Most Recommended Books
REMOTE · MOSTRECOMMENDEDBOOKS.COM · SCANNED AUG 3
Read-only MCP server for verified book recommendations and reading lists.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →
Endpoint Security83
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability84
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 895 tokens (~127/item across 7 items; 6 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
- Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
- Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.
remote · mostrecommendedbooks.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-mostrecommendedbooks-books https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp
[mcp_servers.com-mostrecommendedbooks-books] url = "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"com-mostrecommendedbooks-books": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add com-mostrecommendedbooks-books --url https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
com-mostrecommendedbooks-books:
url: "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp" {
"mcpServers": {
"com-mostrecommendedbooks-books": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 3 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Jul 26 +4
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 29 Jul 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 28 Jul 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 27 Jul 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 26 Jul 26 72
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Probed https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=mostrecommendedbooks.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 25 Jun 2026 | 23 Sept 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | a79de78f81d3abfe0e22bf450d907b62 |
| SANs: mostrecommendedbooks.com, *.mostrecommendedbooks.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
DNSSEC secure
Validation of mostrecommendedbooks.com. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| mostrecommendedbooks.com. | present | 2371 | 13 | Verified |
| mostrecommendedbooks.com. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=2592000 |
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/api/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.
get_book_recommenders Who recommends this book? ~117
Return every verified person who recommends a given book, each with their quote about it and a link to the original source. This is MRB's signature dataset — use it when a user asks 'who recommends Sapiens?', 'is Zero to One worth reading?', or wants social proof / expert opinions on a specific title. Accepts a title ('Sapiens') or author+title for disambiguation.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | string | yes | Book title, e.g. 'Sapiens' or 'Zero to One' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| source | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_list Get a consensus best-books list ~146
Return one of MRB's 1,300+ consensus 'best books' lists for a topic (startups, stoicism, finance, sci-fi…). Every book on a list was recommended by at least two independent expert sources and is ranked by how many sources mention it. Use this when a user asks for 'the best X books' and you want a ranking backed by multiple experts rather than one opinion. Accepts a topic name ('startup', 'personal finance') or MRB list slug.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | — | Max books to return (default 20) |
| list | string | yes | Topic or list slug, e.g. 'startup' or 'stoicism' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| source | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_person_recommendations Get a person's book recommendations ~148
Return every book a specific person (entrepreneur, investor, author, celebrity…) has recommended, with their verified quote about each book and a link to the original source (interview, podcast, post). Use this when a user asks 'what books does Naval Ravikant recommend?', 'Tim Ferriss's favorite books', or wants reading habits of a specific public figure. Accepts a name ('Naval Ravikant') or MRB slug ('naval-ravikant').
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | — | Max books to return (default 20) |
| person | string | yes | Person's name or MRB slug, e.g. 'Naval Ravikant' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | array | yes | — |
| mode | string | yes | — |
| source | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_series_reading_order Get a series' reading order ~116
Return the complete publication-order book list for a book series — the order the author released them, including novellas and companion volumes where cataloged. Use this when a user asks 'what order do I read John Grisham?', 'Harry Potter books in order', or how many books a series has. Accepts a series or author name ('Jack Reacher', 'Brandon Sanderson').
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| series | string | yes | Series or author name, e.g. 'Jack Reacher' or 'John Grisham' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| source | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No examples provided.
get_summary Get a book summary ~122
Return MRB's one-page summary of a book: the overview plus chapter-by-chapter notes (~435 titles available). Use this when a user asks 'summarize Atomic Habits', 'what is Sapiens about?', or wants the key ideas without reading the book. Set full_text=true only when the user explicitly wants the complete chapter notes — they can be very long.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| full_text | boolean | — | Include full chapter contents (default false: overview + chapter titles) |
| title | string | yes | Book title, e.g. 'Atomic Habits' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| source | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No examples provided.
search_books Search books ~149
Search Most Recommended Books' human-curated catalog by book title or author name. Returns ranked matches with author, publication year, how many verified people recommend each book, the top recommenders, a sourced quote, and a buy link. Use this when a user asks about a specific book, an author's books, or wants recommendations matching a title they half-remember. For 'who recommends X?' prefer get_book_recommenders; for 'what does person X recommend?' prefer get_person_recommendations.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | — | Max results (default 6) |
| query | string | yes | Book title or author name, e.g. 'Atomic Habits' or 'Cormac McCarthy' |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | array | yes | — |
| mode | string | yes | — |
| source | string | yes | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No examples provided.