Audiobookshelf MCP

io.github.jeeftor/abs-mcp

Inspect and safely operate Audiobookshelf libraries over MCP.

Connect this server

Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abs-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.6.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ABS_BASE_URL": "<your ABS_BASE_URL>",
        "ABS_API_KEY": "<your ABS_API_KEY>",
        "ABS_READ_ONLY": "true",
        "ABS_TIMEOUT": "30s",
        "ABS_FIXTURE_DIR": "test/abs",
        "ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY": "false",
        "ABS_TRANSPORT": "stdio",
        "ABS_HTTP_ADDR": "127.0.0.1:3333",
        "ABS_HTTP_PATH": "/mcp",
        "ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN": "<your ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • ABS_BASE_URLrequiredBase URL of your Audiobookshelf server.
  • ABS_API_KEYrequiredsecretAudiobookshelf API key or bearer token.
  • ABS_READ_ONLYSet to false to enable scan and cleanup tools.
  • ABS_TIMEOUTAudiobookshelf request timeout as a Go duration or seconds.
  • ABS_FIXTURE_DIROptional local ABS fixture directory for fixture resources.
  • ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFYTemporary TLS verification bypass for local troubleshooting.
  • ABS_TRANSPORTMCP transport to run at startup. Use stdio for local launchers or http for Streamable HTTP.
  • ABS_HTTP_ADDRBind address used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.
  • ABS_HTTP_PATHStreamable HTTP endpoint path used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.
  • ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKENsecretOptional bearer token required from Streamable HTTP MCP clients.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.6.0
Registry
active
Published
7/29/2026
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