Apple Books MCP Server

Access your Apple Books library, annotations, reading progress, and highlights through Claude. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with apple and productivity and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-02 · ★ 57 · #172 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Apple Books

Claude Code

claude mcp add vgnshiyer-apple-books-mcp -- uvx apple-books-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vgnshiyer-apple-books-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-books-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

pypi package apple-books-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.vgnshiyer is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Apple Books can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.8.0 · 2026-07-02

Collection editing (opt-in) · The MCP graduates from reading copilot to librarian: Claude can now organize your library - not just read it. · Five new tools · | Tool | Notes | · |---|---| · | create_collection(title…

v0.7.3 · 2026-04-24

Patch release · Trimmed prompt picker (5 → 3) · The MCP prompt picker is now curated to 3 prompts along a clean cadence × zoom taxonomy, each earning a distinct slot that a natural-language question wouldn't reach: · |…

v0.7.2 · 2026-04-20

Patch release · Reading-position fallback gains a third tier · Observed in the wild: Apple Books sometimes writes a type=3 bookmark row but leaves the CFI empty - a tombstone bookmark. v0.7.1's tier-1 (ToC lookup) and…

04 · Who maintains Apple Books

Apple Books is maintained by vgnshiyer. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp
category: other - ranked #172 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-02)
registry: io.github.vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp (active, first published 2026-04-15 · 7 versions)
packages: pypi:apple-books-mcp

06 · Apple Books FAQ

What is Apple Books?

Access your Apple Books library, annotations, reading progress, and highlights through Claude. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Apple Books still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-07-02 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Apple Books?

Run `uvx apple-books-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Apple Books run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Apple Books

Alternatives to Apple Books

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