About NeoDB MCP Server
NeoDB MCP Server connects MCP clients to NeoDB, a social book cataloging service. It provides tools to look up user information, search catalog items, and retrieve details for a book by ID.
Key features
- 01Get current user information
- 02Search catalog items
- 03Retrieve book details by ID
Use cases
- 01Checking NeoDB account information
- 02Finding books in the catalog
- 03Looking up a book's detailed record
MCP support
Exposes NeoDB API access to MCP clients through tools for user information, catalog search, and book details. The README describes configuration for Claude Desktop using a NeoDB access token.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMENeoDB MCP Server
A Message Control Protocol (MCP) server implementation for interacting with NeoDB, a social book cataloging service. This server provides tools to fetch user information, search books, and retrieve detailed book information through NeoDB's API.
Setup
Install UV
First, install UV package installer:
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
Create Virtual Environment
Create and activate a Python virtual environment using UV:
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate # On Unix/macOS
# or
.venv\Scripts\activate # On Windows
Install Dependencies
Install project dependencies using UV:
uv pip install .
Available Tools
The server provides the following tools:
-
get-user-info
- Gets current user's basic information
- No parameters required
-
search-books
- Searches items in the catalog
- Parameters:
query(string): Search query for books
-
get-book
- Gets detailed information about a specific book
- Parameters:
book_id(string): The ID of the book to retrieve
Usage with Claude Desktop
Get Access Token
There are two ways to get your access token:
-
Using the official guide: Follow the official documentation to obtain your access token.
-
Using automated script: You can use the neodb-get-access-token script which provides a simplified way to get your access token.
Update Config claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"neodb": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<PATH_TO_PROJECT_DIR>",
"run",
"<PATH_TO_SCRIPT>",
"<API_BASE> e.g. https://neodb.social",
"<ACCESS_TOKEN>"
]
}
}
}
Where:
<API_BASE>: The base URL for the NeoDB API<ACCESS_TOKEN>: Your NeoDB API access token
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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