Most Recommended Books

Read-only MCP server for verified book recommendations and reading lists.

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What it can do

  • Search Books: Search Most Recommended Books' human-curated catalog by book title or author name.
  • Get Person Recommendations: Return every book a specific public figure has recommended, with verified quotes and original sources.
  • Get Book Recommenders: Return every verified person who recommends a given book, with quotes and original source URLs.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Read-only MCP server for verified book recommendations and reading lists. Ask who recommends a book, what books a public figure recommends, consensus best-of lists, series reading orders, and book summaries. No authentication required.

How to connect

How to connect Most Recommended Books to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://books--mostrecommendedbooks.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Most Recommended Books to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://books--mostrecommendedbooks.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Most Recommended Books to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://books--mostrecommendedbooks.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (6)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_booksSearch Most Recommended Books' human-curated catalog by book title or author name.
get_person_recommendationsReturn every book a specific public figure has recommended, with verified quotes and original sources.
get_book_recommendersReturn every verified person who recommends a given book, with quotes and original source URLs.
get_series_reading_orderReturn the complete publication-order book list for a book series.
get_listReturn one of MRB's consensus best-books lists, ranked by independent expert-source mentions.
get_summaryReturn MRB's one-page summary of a book, optionally including complete chapter notes.