MCP server for Calibre-Web — read-only library access via the OPDS feed
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add calibre-web --env CALIBRE_WEB_URL='<CALIBRE_WEB_URL>' --env CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD='<CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y calibreweb-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.calibre-web]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "calibreweb-mcp"]
env = { CALIBRE_WEB_URL = "<CALIBRE_WEB_URL>", CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD = "<CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD>" }
# codex mcp add calibre-web --env CALIBRE_WEB_URL='<CALIBRE_WEB_URL>' --env CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD='<CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y calibreweb-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"calibre-web": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"calibreweb-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CALIBRE_WEB_URL": "<CALIBRE_WEB_URL>",
"CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD": "<CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"calibre-web": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"calibreweb-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CALIBRE_WEB_URL": "<CALIBRE_WEB_URL>",
"CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD": "<CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"calibre-web": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"calibreweb-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CALIBRE_WEB_URL": "<CALIBRE_WEB_URL>",
"CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD": "<CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"calibre-web": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"calibreweb-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CALIBRE_WEB_URL": "<CALIBRE_WEB_URL>",
"CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD": "<CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"calibre-web": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"calibreweb-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CALIBRE_WEB_URL": "<CALIBRE_WEB_URL>",
"CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD": "<CALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
CALIBRE_WEB_URLCALIBRE_WEB_PASSWORD
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.