# Mostrecommendedbooks Books MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.mostrecommendedbooks%2Fbooks
Registry id: `mcp-registry/com.mostrecommendedbooks/books`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T00:28:58.801Z)

## Verdict

Mostrecommendedbooks Books MCP server answered 99.02% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 8% of MCP servers, with 524 ms median handshake and 333 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (100/100) across 6 tools, costing an agent about 1,290 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.02% | 8% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 524 ms | 48% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3000 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 5,050 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 333 | — |
| Median recovery | 3 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 100/100 (A) | 94% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 6 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~1,290 tokens | 62% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mostrecommendedbooks-books-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http mostrecommendedbooks-books-mcp-server https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp
```

## Tools (9)

- `get_book`: Get details about a specific book by its ID.
- `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 — us
- `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
- `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 or
- `get_recommendations`: Get book recommendations from a notable person or list.
- `get_series`: Get reading order for a book series.
- `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
- `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'
- `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 peopl

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.