What is librarian-cli?
librarian-cli is a MCP server by Terobyte that ebook-to-Markdown pipeline (FB2, EPUB, DOCX, HTML, PDF) with full-text search and read-only tools to browse, read chapters and verify quotes offline. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Terobyte |
| Repository | Terobyte/librarian-cli |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,920 of 4,418 MCP servers; #311 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-01 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is librarian-cli safe to install?
librarian-cli scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install librarian-cli?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/Terobyte/librarian-cli
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add librarian-cli -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http librarian-cli <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs librarian-cli for you:
Add the "librarian-cli" MCP server from https://github.com/Terobyte/librarian-cli to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.