Bibliocommons

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MCP server for placing holds, searching, and managing your account at public libraries that use BiblioCommons.

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1# Bibliocommons

README.mdMCP server

Transport: stdio
Status: Local

Power your agent

Add this server

Install from the publisher. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

No packaged release in the registry yet. Follow the repository README.

RepositoryPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
License: MIT
Last checked: 2026-10-28

Stars: 4
Tools: —
Uptime: —

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

How do I install Bibliocommons?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Bibliocommons need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Bibliocommons use?

Bibliocommons runs locally over stdio.

When was Bibliocommons last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-28. MCP server for placing holds, searching, and managing your account at public libraries that use BiblioCommons.

From the publisher

Documentation

bibliocommons-mcp

MCP server for placing holds, searching, and managing your account at BiblioCommons-powered public libraries.

Install

pipx install bibliocommons-mcp

Requires Python 3.11+.

Quick Start

bibliocommons-mcp init
claude mcp add bibliocommons bibliocommons-mcp --scope user

init walks the prompts, validates live against the gateway, and writes the config file for you. Manual setup: docs/configuration.md. For Claude Desktop, Cursor, or other MCP clients: docs/mcp-clients.md.

Try asking

“Place a hold on Project Hail Mary at my branch.”
“Show my current holds and their queue positions.”
“What’s due back this week?”
“Cancel my hold on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.”

Tools

All mutation tools accept a list of IDs/refs — pass [id] for the common single-item case.

Tool	Description
`search`	Search the catalog, optionally filtered by format
`availability`	Show per-branch status for a bib
`place_hold`	Place physical holds at your pickup branch
`borrow_digital`	Borrow one or more available digital items
`place_digital_hold`	Join the Libby waitlist for unavailable digital items
`list_holds`	Show current holds and queue positions
`ready_for_pickup`	Show only the holds waiting at your branch
`cancel_hold`	Cancel holds (native bulk; one DELETE per call)
`list_loans`	Show checkouts with due dates
`renew_loan`	Renew physical checkouts (native bulk; one PATCH per call)
`check_in_loan`	Return digital checkouts early
`list_branches`	List all branches at your library
`library_health`	Check login and report hold quotas

Library compatibility

The same gateway serves every BiblioCommons-powered library — see docs/known-libraries.md for what's been verified. If yours isn't listed, file a compatibility report once you try it.

Requirements

Python 3.11+
A BiblioCommons library account in good standing (card + PIN)
The library must run on BiblioCommons (visit {name}.bibliocommons.com and confirm)

Bibliocommons

pdugan204stars

MCP server for placing holds, searching, and managing your account at public libraries that use BiblioCommons.

Bibliocommons Library Python Seattle Public Library

Install Run on PlugMCP

GitHub Website

Run on PlugMCP

1# Bibliocommons

README.mdMCP server

Transport: stdio
Status: Local

Power your agent

Add this server

Install from the publisher. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

No packaged release in the registry yet. Follow the repository README.

RepositoryPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
License: MIT
Last checked: 2026-10-28

Stars: 4
Tools: —
Uptime: —

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

How do I install Bibliocommons?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Bibliocommons need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Bibliocommons use?

Bibliocommons runs locally over stdio.

When was Bibliocommons last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-28. MCP server for placing holds, searching, and managing your account at public libraries that use BiblioCommons.

From the publisher

Documentation

bibliocommons-mcp

MCP server for placing holds, searching, and managing your account at BiblioCommons-powered public libraries.

Install

pipx install bibliocommons-mcp

Requires Python 3.11+.

Quick Start

bibliocommons-mcp init
claude mcp add bibliocommons bibliocommons-mcp --scope user

Try asking

“Place a hold on Project Hail Mary at my branch.”
“Show my current holds and their queue positions.”
“What’s due back this week?”
“Cancel my hold on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.”

Tools

All mutation tools accept a list of IDs/refs — pass [id] for the common single-item case.

Tool	Description
`search`	Search the catalog, optionally filtered by format
`availability`	Show per-branch status for a bib
`place_hold`	Place physical holds at your pickup branch
`borrow_digital`	Borrow one or more available digital items
`place_digital_hold`	Join the Libby waitlist for unavailable digital items
`list_holds`	Show current holds and queue positions
`ready_for_pickup`	Show only the holds waiting at your branch
`cancel_hold`	Cancel holds (native bulk; one DELETE per call)
`list_loans`	Show checkouts with due dates
`renew_loan`	Renew physical checkouts (native bulk; one PATCH per call)
`check_in_loan`	Return digital checkouts early
`list_branches`	List all branches at your library
`library_health`	Check login and report hold quotas

Library compatibility

The same gateway serves every BiblioCommons-powered library — see docs/known-libraries.md for what's been verified. If yours isn't listed, file a compatibility report once you try it.

Requirements

Python 3.11+
A BiblioCommons library account in good standing (card + PIN)
The library must run on BiblioCommons (visit {name}.bibliocommons.com and confirm)

Bibliocommons

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Bibliocommons?

Does Bibliocommons need an API key?

What transport does Bibliocommons use?

When was Bibliocommons last checked?

Documentation

bibliocommons-mcp

Install

Quick Start

Try asking

Tools

Library compatibility

Requirements

Further reading

Bibliocommons

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Bibliocommons?

Does Bibliocommons need an API key?

What transport does Bibliocommons use?

When was Bibliocommons last checked?

Documentation

bibliocommons-mcp

Install

Quick Start

Try asking

Tools

Library compatibility

Requirements

Further reading