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Audiobookshelf
Browse your Audiobookshelf libraries and keep listening progress, bookmarks and playlists in sync
Topics: Podcasts
Connect
Review any command before running it. Package names and URLs come from the server's own registry entry.
Package (npm 0.4.0)
npx -y [email protected]
Or add to your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"audiobookshelf-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_URL": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_API_KEY": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_INSECURE_TLS": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_DENY_TOOLS": "<YOUR_VALUE>"
}
}
}
}
AUDIOBOOKSHELF_URLrequired — Base URL of the Audiobookshelf instance, e.g. https://abs.example.comAUDIOBOOKSHELF_API_KEYrequired secret — API key from Settings -> Users -> API Keys (Audiobookshelf 2.26.0 or newer)AUDIOBOOKSHELF_READ_ONLY— Set to true to register only the 29 read tools and no write toolsAUDIOBOOKSHELF_INSECURE_TLS— Set to true to accept self-signed certificates for this connection onlyAUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS— Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)AUDIOBOOKSHELF_DENY_TOOLS— Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS left
Package (oci)
docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/ni-c/audiobookshelf-mcp:0.4.0
Or add to your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"audiobookshelf-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/ni-c/audiobookshelf-mcp:0.4.0"
],
"env": {
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_URL": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_API_KEY": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_INSECURE_TLS": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
"AUDIOBOOKSHELF_DENY_TOOLS": "<YOUR_VALUE>"
}
}
}
}
AUDIOBOOKSHELF_URLrequired — Base URL of the Audiobookshelf instance, e.g. https://abs.example.comAUDIOBOOKSHELF_API_KEYrequired secret — API key from Settings -> Users -> API Keys (Audiobookshelf 2.26.0 or newer)AUDIOBOOKSHELF_READ_ONLY— Set to true to register only the 29 read tools and no write toolsAUDIOBOOKSHELF_INSECURE_TLS— Set to true to accept self-signed certificates for this connection onlyAUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS— Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)AUDIOBOOKSHELF_DENY_TOOLS— Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS left
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