INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

update_library

Manage your reading library — add books, update status, log reading sessions.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://mcp.readingrate.com/mcp

No auth detected

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

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Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.readingrate]
url = "https://mcp.readingrate.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readingrate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.readingrate.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: readingrate
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.readingrate.com/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": {
    "readingrate": {
      "url": "https://mcp.readingrate.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "readingrate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.readingrate.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "readingrate",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.readingrate.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

search_books — Search ReadingRate's catalog of analyzed literary works by title, author, genre, theme, or difficulty.
get_book_details — Get a book's full ReadingRate analysis: difficulty, literary regard, reading time, awards, themes, and editions.
compare_books — Compare 2-3 books side-by-side on measured difficulty, themes, length, style, and awards.
get_award_winners — Browse literary award winners and nominees by award name, year, and category.
lookup_books_batch — REQUIRED for bookshelf photos and book lists.
get_poem — Fetch a poem's text by anchor or slug.
search_poems — Semantic search over the poem corpus — finds stanzas and whole poems by meaning, not just keyword.
get_personalized_recommendations — REQUIRED before any book recommendation for a signed-in user.