mcp-open-library vs ultimate_mcp_server

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	mcp-open-library by 8enSmith	ultimate_mcp_server by Dicklesworthstone
Stars	★ 71	★ 149
30d uses	—	—
Score	46	85
Official	—	—
Categories	Knowledge GraphAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	AI / LLM ToolsBrowser AutomationFile System
Language	TypeScript	Python
Last commit	1 mo ago	2 mo ago

mcp-open-library · Summary

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

ultimate_mcp_server · Summary

Comprehensive MCP server providing dozens of capabilities for AI agents including LLM delegation, browser automation, document processing, and cognitive memory systems.

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

ultimate_mcp_server · Use cases

Complex document processing and analysis with OCR and structured data extraction
Web automation and research across multiple sites with browser control
Cost-optimized AI workflows through intelligent task delegation between models

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"]
    }
  }
}

ultimate_mcp_server · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/ultimate_mcp_server.git
cd ultimate_mcp_server

Install dependencies:

pip install -e .

For Claude Desktop integration, add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ultimate-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "ultimate_mcp_server"],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "."
      }
    }
  }
}

Run the server:

python -m ultimate_mcp_server

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