# Greenlit Books

Search book passages, check AI-related claims, and look up defined terms. Useful when an agent needs a cited answer or a reading suggestion.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: greenlitbooks
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/greenlitbooks/mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-03
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/greenlit-books

## What it does

Greenlit Books connects an agent to a catalog of books about working with AI. Its tools can search for passages that address a question, return the full text of a book’s first chapter, explain glossary terms, and find claims relevant to a statement. Results include citation links.

The server also searches the site, matches topics to books, and provides series reading order. All tools are read-only. It connects over HTTPS to `https://greenlitbooks.com/api/mcp` without credentials and reads from the live catalog, so requests depend on network access to that endpoint.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://greenlitbooks.com/api/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http catalog https://greenlitbooks.com/api/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add greenlit-books --url https://greenlitbooks.com/api/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "greenlit-books": {
            "url": "https://greenlitbooks.com/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "greenlit-books": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://greenlitbooks.com/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http greenlit-books https://greenlitbooks.com/api/mcp
```

## When to use it
- find a book passage that answers a question about AI agents
- check what sources support a claim about AI
- look up a term defined in the books
- choose a book for a topic and get its series order
- get a citation link for a chapter or book

## Example prompts
- Find book passages explaining how to protect an AI agent from prompt injection.
- Check which sources support this claim about AI agents.
- Recommend a book on agent reliability and give me the series reading order.

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