Apple Books MCP - Query Your Library with Claude

Your Apple Books reading copilot for Claude

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What is Apple Books Mcp?

Apple Books MCP is an AI-powered reading copilot that gives Claude access to your Apple Books library, highlights, and reading progress. It lets you ask questions about what you're currently reading, synthesizes your highlights into meaningful insights, and reveals patterns across your entire library. Your data stays local and the tool is open source.

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Key Features of Apple Books Mcp

Access to books, highlights, and reading progress
Chapter tracking and reading position awareness
Highlight synthesis into reading sessions and narratives
Library pattern analysis and theme detection
One-click workflow prompts (weekly digest, explain highlights, library snapshot)
Local-first data processing
Open source implementation
Integration with Claude Desktop

Who Should Use Apple Books Mcp?

Summarize weekly reading insights and highlights

Explain recent highlights in context

Discover themes and patterns across your reading library

Pick up where you left off in your current book

Get an overview of your reading habits and library composition

Apple Books Mcp: Pros & Cons

✓Pros

Local-first architecture keeps your data private
Open source and transparent
Seamless Claude Desktop integration
One-click workflow prompts for common tasks
Synthesizes highlights into meaningful narratives instead of lists
Automatically tracks reading progress and position

Frequently Asked Questions about Apple Books Mcp

What is Apple Books MCP?

Apple Books MCP is an MCP server that integrates your Apple Books library with Claude, giving Claude access to your books, highlights, and reading progress so you can ask questions about what you're reading.

How do I install Apple Books MCP?

You need to have uv installed (brew install uv on macOS), then run uvx apple-books-mcp and add the configuration to your Claude Desktop config file.

Does Apple Books MCP send my data to the cloud?

No, Apple Books MCP is local-first, meaning your reading data stays on your device and is not sent to external servers.

What workflows are included?

The tool includes five one-click workflows: weekly_digest, explain_recent_highlight, what_am_i_reading, library_snapshot, and revisit_book.

Is the code open source?

Yes, Apple Books MCP is open source and available on GitHub.