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{
"GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"GUTENBERG_BOOK_ID": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096",
"GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-bobbyhouse-project-gutenberg-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-io-github-bobbyhouse-project-gutenberg-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GUTENBERG_BASE_URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"GUTENBERG_TOOLS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"GUTENBERG_BOOK_ID": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE": "4096",
"GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE": "en"
}
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonNo remote HTTP endpoint is advertised. Use the package or stdio setup shown in Install.
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Project Gutenberg MCP is marked with Auth required by registry metadata auth. You may need provider login, an API key, a bearer token, or a session header.
| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
roberthouse224/project-gutenberg-mcp:1.2.0stdio | oci | Not captured | Env: GUTENBERG_BASE_URL required Env: GUTENBERG_TOOLS required Env: GUTENBERG_BOOK_ID Env: GUTENBERG_CHUNK_SIZE Env: GUTENBERG_LANGUAGE |