---
bezeichner: "io.github.vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp"
art: "mcp_server"
slug: "io-github-vgnshiyer-apple-books-mcp"
paketkoordinate: "pypi:apple-books-mcp"
status: "aktiv"
homepage: "https://vgnshiyer.me/AppleBooksMcp"
erhebungsstand: "2026-10-10T01:17:01.464Z"
namensraum: "io.github.vgnshiyer"
registerseite: "https://tracevero.com/mcp/io-github-vgnshiyer-apple-books-mcp"
abgerufen_am: "2026-10-10"
zugangsdaten_erforderlich: false
ausfuehrungsort: "lokal"
dateisystem_pfadargument: true
quelloffen_einsehbar: true
roh_beschreibung: "Access your Apple Books library, annotations, reading progress, and highlights through Claude"
version: "0.9.0"
roh_umgebungsvariablen: "APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES, APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR, APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_THREADS, APPLE_BOOKS_QUERY_TIMEOUT"
roh_geheime_pflichtvariablen: ""
roh_transportarten: "stdio, stdio"
roh_pfadargumente: ""
roh_repository_url: "https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp"
roh_paketquellen: "mcpb, pypi"
roh_geheime_pflichtkopfzeilen: ""
roh_pfad_umgebungsvariablen: "APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR"
roh_remote_adressen: ""
roh_remote_hosts: ""
roh_statusmeldung: ""
roh_veroeffentlicht_am: "2026-10-01"
roh_aktualisiert_am: "2026-10-01"
roh_schemafassung: "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json"
roh_bereitstellungsform: "paket"
roh_repository_quelle: "github"
roh_repository_unterordner: ""
roh_paketbezeichner: "apple-books-mcp, https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp/releases/download/v0.9.0/apple-books-mcp-0.9.0.mcpb"
roh_paketversionen: "0.9.0"
roh_laufzeithinweise: "uvx"
roh_umgebungsformate: "boolean, filepath, number"
roh_umgebungsbeschreibungen: "APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR=Folder holding the Apple Books stores (BKLibrary and AEAnnotation), if not ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iBooksX/Data/Documents. · APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES=Allow the collection write tools (create, rename and delete collections; add and remove books). Writes refuse to run while Books is open and take a backup first. · APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_THREADS=How many tool calls may run at once (default 8; 0 runs them one at a time on the event loop). · APPLE_BOOKS_QUERY_TIMEOUT=Seconds a library query may run before it is stopped (default 30; 0 for no limit)."
roh_symbolformate: ""
roh_verbindungswege: "{\"packages\":[{\"registryType\":\"pypi\",\"identifier\":\"apple-books-mcp\",\"version\":\"0.9.0\",\"runtimeHint\":\"uvx\",\"transport\":\"stdio\",\"environment\":[{\"name\":\"APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES\",\"description\":\"Allow the collection write tools (create, rename and delete collections; add and remove books). Writes refuse to run while Books is open and take a backup first.\",\"format\":\"boolean\",\"required\":false,\"secret\":false},{\"name\":\"APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR\",\"description\":\"Folder holding the Apple Books stores (BKLibrary and AEAnnotation), if not ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iBooksX/Data/Documents.\",\"format\":\"filepath\",\"required\":false,\"secret\":false},{\"name\":\"APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_THREADS\",\"description\":\"How many tool calls may run at once (default 8; 0 runs them one at a time on the event loop).\",\"format\":\"number\",\"required\":false,\"secret\":false},{\"name\":\"APPLE_BOOKS_QUERY_TIMEOUT\",\"description\":\"Seconds a library query may run before it is stopped (default 30; 0 for no limit).\",\"format\":\"number\",\"required\":false,\"secret\":false}],\"additional_arguments_declared\":false},{\"registryType\":\"mcpb\",\"identifier\":\"https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp/releases/download/v0.9.0/apple-books-mcp-0.9.0.mcpb\",\"version\":\"0.9.0\",\"transport\":\"stdio\",\"environment\":[],\"additional_arguments_declared\":false}],\"remotes\":[]}"
---

# Apple Books

## Measured values

| Property | Value | Source | Collected on | Level of trust | Raw declaration |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Required secrets declared | false | MCP-Register | 2026-08-06T13:57:41.838Z | abgeleitet | roh_geheime_pflichtvariablen: ; roh_geheime_pflichtkopfzeilen: |
| Execution location | lokal | MCP-Register | 2026-08-06T13:57:41.838Z | abgeleitet | roh_transportarten: stdio, stdio |
| Path argument present | true | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | abgeleitet | roh_pfadargumente: ; roh_pfad_umgebungsvariablen: APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR |
| Repository URL listed | true | MCP-Register | 2026-08-06T13:57:41.838Z | abgeleitet | roh_repository_url: https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp |
| Description (raw) | Access your Apple Books library, annotations, reading progress, and highlights through Claude | MCP-Register | 2026-08-26T16:45:01.514Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Declared version | 0.9.0 | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Environment variables (raw) | APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES, APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR, APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_THREADS, APPLE_BOOKS_QUERY_TIMEOUT | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Required secret variables (raw) |  | MCP-Register | 2026-08-06T13:57:41.838Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Transports (raw) | stdio, stdio | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Path arguments (raw) |  | MCP-Register | 2026-08-06T13:57:41.838Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Repository (raw) | https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp | MCP-Register | 2026-08-06T13:57:41.838Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Package registries (raw) | mcpb, pypi | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Required secret headers (raw) |  | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Path environment variables (raw) | APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Remote URLs (raw) |  | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Remote hosts (raw) |  | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Registry status message (raw) |  | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| First listed in the registry (raw) | 2026-10-01 | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Last changed in the registry (raw) | 2026-10-01 | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Schema version of the raw record (raw) | https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Delivery form (raw) | paket | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Repository platform (raw) | github | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Repository subfolder (raw) |  | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Package identifiers (raw) | apple-books-mcp, https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp/releases/download/v0.9.0/apple-books-mcp-0.9.0.mcpb | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Package versions (raw) | 0.9.0 | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Runtime hints (raw) | uvx | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Environment variable formats (raw) | boolean, filepath, number | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Environment variable descriptions (raw) | APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR=Folder holding the Apple Books stores (BKLibrary and AEAnnotation), if not ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iBooksX/Data/Documents. · APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES=Allow the collection write tools (create, rename and delete collections; add and remove books). Writes refuse to run while Books is open and take a backup first. · APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_THREADS=How many tool calls may run at once (default 8; 0 runs them one at a time on the event loop). · APPLE_BOOKS_QUERY_TIMEOUT=Seconds a library query may run before it is stopped (default 30; 0 for no limit). | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Icon formats (raw) |  | MCP-Register | 2026-08-16T01:17:01.420Z | selbstauskunft |  |
| Connection paths (source structure) | {"packages":[{"registryType":"pypi","identifier":"apple-books-mcp","version":"0.9.0","runtimeHint":"uvx","transport":"stdio","environment":[{"name":"APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES","description":"Allow the collection write tools (create, rename and delete collections; add and remove books). Writes refuse to run while Books is open and take a backup first.","format":"boolean","required":false,"secret":false},{"name":"APPLE_BOOKS_DATA_DIR","description":"Folder holding the Apple Books stores (BKLibrary and AEAnnotation), if not ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iBooksX/Data/Documents.","format":"filepath","required":false,"secret":false},{"name":"APPLE_BOOKS_MCP_THREADS","description":"How many tool calls may run at once (default 8; 0 runs them one at a time on the event loop).","format":"number","required":false,"secret":false},{"name":"APPLE_BOOKS_QUERY_TIMEOUT","description":"Seconds a library query may run before it is stopped (default 30; 0 for no limit).","format":"number","required":false,"secret":false}],"additional_arguments_declared":false},{"registryType":"mcpb","identifier":"https://github.com/vgnshiyer/apple-books-mcp/releases/download/v0.9.0/apple-books-mcp-0.9.0.mcpb","version":"0.9.0","transport":"stdio","environment":[],"additional_arguments_declared":false}],"remotes":[]} | MCP-Register | 2026-10-02T01:17:01.536Z | selbstauskunft |  |

## Links

- Namespace: [[namensraum/io-github-vgnshiyer|io.github.vgnshiyer]]

---

- Registry page: <https://tracevero.com/mcp/io-github-vgnshiyer-apple-books-mcp>
- Retrieved on: 2026-10-10
