INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_library_work

Returns one parenting library work's bibliographic record and (when profiled) its thesis.

thefamilyalmanac.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://thefamilyalmanac.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for get_library_work and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.family-almanac-discovery]
url = "https://thefamilyalmanac.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "family-almanac-discovery": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://thefamilyalmanac.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: family-almanac-discovery
Remote MCP URL: https://thefamilyalmanac.com/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "family-almanac-discovery": {
      "url": "https://thefamilyalmanac.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "family-almanac-discovery": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://thefamilyalmanac.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "family-almanac-discovery",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://thefamilyalmanac.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

list_family_almanac_feeds — List The Family Almanac's free machine-readable feeds and their MCP/REST availability.
search_library — Search or list the parenting-focused book library by title/author substring and/or classifier tag.
get_guide — Returns one live guide's title, subtitle, access, book count, and reading time — card-level metadata only.
get_magazine_piece — Returns one published magazine piece's question, per-writer sections, and editor's coda — the same content the human page renders, ungated.
get_membership_offer — Get The Family Almanac's Bicycle Cooperative membership offer for the Parenting chapter — five options (enterprise member, practitioner member, worker, practitioner rent, enterprise rent) with chapter-substituted copy, resolved action labels, and the join URL.