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Anna's Archive
Search Anna's Archive for books and papers, inspect metadata, check membership status, and download selected files through MCP or CLI.
Install Anna's Archive
Pick your client, then add it in one click or paste the config.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json{
"mcpServers": {
"anna-s-archive": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"annas-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Settings → Developer → Edit Config, merge this into mcpServers, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
Values are written into the snippet above so you can paste it as is. They never leave your browser.
Install not yet sandbox-tested— we haven't run this command through our automated sandbox yet. Not a red flag; we're working through the catalog.
Overview
Use cases
- Search for an ebook by title and format
- Find a journal article by DOI
- Compare editions and ISBNs across library catalogs
- Check membership status and remaining fast downloads
- Download a selected book or article by hash
Key features
- Search books by title, author, topic, format, language, source, or year
- Search articles by keyword, author, year, or DOI
- Query Open Library, WorldCat, and ISBNdb metadata
- Inspect book identifiers, editions, descriptions, and reported problems
- Download books and articles with hash verification
- Access the same operations through MCP, CLI, or Go SDK
How Anna's Archive works
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Frequently Asked Questions about Anna's Archive
Anna's Archive is an MCP server that connects AI clients to Anna's Archive for member-authenticated book and article retrieval. Its main tools search books and articles, inspect book details, query catalog metadata, check account status, and download selected books or articles by URL, hash, or DOI.
Install or run the npm package with Node.js 18 or newer, then add `annas-mcp` to your MCP client with `ANNAS_SECRET_KEY` configured. The README documents setup for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Docker.
A paid Anna's Archive membership is required for the documented operations. Brilliant Bookworm supports downloads, while MCP searching requires Lucky Librarian or a higher tier; the higher tier is recommended when an agent must search and download.
Downloads go to the `annas-archive` folder in the user's home directory by default. Set `ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH` to choose another folder; Docker users should mount that destination at `/downloads` inside the container.
Yes, Anna's Archive can be configured in Cursor through `~/.cursor/mcp.json`. Add the `annas-mcp` command and pass `ANNAS_SECRET_KEY` in the server environment, then restart the client.
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