mcp-open-library vs mcp-server-chart

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	mcp-open-library by 8enSmith	mcp-server-chart by antvis
Stars	★ 71	★ 4,068
30d uses	—	10,239
Score	46	84
Official	—	—
Categories	Knowledge GraphAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

mcp-open-library · Summary

An MCP server providing book and author information search via Open Library API with comprehensive tools for AI assistants.

mcp-server-chart · Summary

A TypeScript MCP server for generating 26+ visualization charts using AntV, supporting multiple chart types and deployment options.

mcp-open-library · Use cases

AI assistants providing book recommendations and author information
Research tools that need to access bibliographic data
Applications that display book covers and author photos

mcp-server-chart · Use cases

Data analysts creating visual reports from datasets
AI assistants generating custom charts based on user requests
Web applications embedding visualization capabilities via HTTP API

mcp-open-library · Install

Installing via Smithery

To install MCP Open Library for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@8enSmith/mcp-open-library):

npx -y @smithery/cli install @8enSmith/mcp-open-library --client claude

Manual Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/8enSmith/mcp-open-library.git
cd mcp-open-library

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-library": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-open-library/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

mcp-server-chart · Install

Installation

Install globally:

npm install -g @antv/mcp-server-chart

For Desktop Apps (e.g., Claude Desktop, VSCode):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

For Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-chart": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@antv/mcp-server-chart"]
    }
  }
}

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