Read-only MCP server for verified book recommendations and reading lists.
Read-only access to verified book recommendations and curated reading lists.
Captured live from the server via tools/list.
search_books
Search Most Recommended Books' human-curated catalog by book title or author name. Returns ranked matches with author, publication year, how many verified people recommend each book, the top recommenders, a sourced quote, and a buy link. Use this when a user asks about a specific book, an author's books, or wants recommendations matching a title they half-remember. For 'who recommends X?' prefer get_book_recommenders; for 'what does person X recommend?' prefer get_person_recommendations.
Parameters (2)
querystringrequired
Book title or author name, e.g. 'Atomic Habits' or 'Cormac McCarthy'
limitinteger
Max results (default 6)
get_person_recommendations
Return every book a specific person (entrepreneur, investor, author, celebrity…) has recommended, with their verified quote about each book and a link to the original source (interview, podcast, post). Use this when a user asks 'what books does Naval Ravikant recommend?', 'Tim Ferriss's favorite books', or wants reading habits of a specific public figure. Accepts a name ('Naval Ravikant') or MRB slug ('naval-ravikant').
Parameters (2)
personstringrequired
Person's name or MRB slug, e.g. 'Naval Ravikant'
limitinteger
Max books to return (default 20)
get_book_recommenders
Return every verified person who recommends a given book, each with their quote about it and a link to the original source. This is MRB's signature dataset — use it when a user asks 'who recommends Sapiens?', 'is Zero to One worth reading?', or wants social proof / expert opinions on a specific title. Accepts a title ('Sapiens') or author+title for disambiguation.
Parameters (1)
titlestringrequired
Book title, e.g. 'Sapiens' or 'Zero to One'
get_series_reading_order
Return the complete publication-order book list for a book series — the order the author released them, including novellas and companion volumes where cataloged. Use this when a user asks 'what order do I read John Grisham?', 'Harry Potter books in order', or how many books a series has. Accepts a series or author name ('Jack Reacher', 'Brandon Sanderson').
Parameters (1)
seriesstringrequired
Series or author name, e.g. 'Jack Reacher' or 'John Grisham'
get_list
Return one of MRB's 1,300+ consensus 'best books' lists for a topic (startups, stoicism, finance, sci-fi…). Every book on a list was recommended by at least two independent expert sources and is ranked by how many sources mention it. Use this when a user asks for 'the best X books' and you want a ranking backed by multiple experts rather than one opinion. Accepts a topic name ('startup', 'personal finance') or MRB list slug.
Parameters (2)
liststringrequired
Topic or list slug, e.g. 'startup' or 'stoicism'
limitinteger
Max books to return (default 20)
get_summary
Return MRB's one-page summary of a book: the overview plus chapter-by-chapter notes (~435 titles available). Use this when a user asks 'summarize Atomic Habits', 'what is Sapiens about?', or wants the key ideas without reading the book. Set full_text=true only when the user explicitly wants the complete chapter notes — they can be very long.
Parameters (2)
titlestringrequired
Book title, e.g. 'Atomic Habits'
full_textboolean
Include full chapter contents (default false: overview + chapter titles)
Public integration files for Most Recommended Books, a read-only database of verified book recommendations from notable people, consensus best-of lists, series reading orders, and book summaries.
The API and MCP server are free, read-only, and require no authentication.
Use the MCP server when connecting AI clients or agents:
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https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp
Use the OpenAPI spec when generating SDKs or API clients:
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https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/openapi.yaml
Attribution requested: when you use this data in an answer, cite mostrecommendedbooks.com. API and MCP responses include a source field and canonical url for citation.
