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A MCP server that supports mainstream eBook formats including ePub, PDF and more

The page introduces a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that supports mainstream eBook formats such as ePub and PDF, enabling AI assistants to read and process digital books.

Background

- MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard developed by Anthropic that lets AI assistants (like Claude) interact with external tools and data sources in a structured way. It's similar to plugins or function-calling APIs. - This project ("ebook-mcp") is a server that implements the MCP standard specifically for eBook files — it allows an AI assistant to read, search, and extract content from formats like ePub, PDF, MOBI, and others. - The key use case: instead of copying/pasting book text into a chat, an AI can directly access a local eBook file, search within it, or pull specific chapters/passages, making the assistant far more useful for research, study, or long-form reading. - This is part of a broader ecosystem where developers build "MCP servers" for specific domains (databases, file systems, code repositories, etc.), turning AI models into agents that can use real-world tools rather than just generating text.

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