Inspect and safely operate Audiobookshelf libraries over MCP.
To add Audiobookshelf MCP to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 12 environment variables, listed below.
Install
docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.6.0Environment variables
ABS_BASE_URLSet in your MCP configABS_API_KEYSet in your MCP configABS_READ_ONLYSet in your MCP configABS_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP configABS_FIXTURE_DIRSet in your MCP configABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILESet in your MCP configABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILESet in your MCP configABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFYSet in your MCP configABS_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP configABS_HTTP_ADDRSet in your MCP configABS_HTTP_PATHSet in your MCP configABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKENSet in your MCP configWhat this does
Audiobookshelf MCP exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
ABS_BASE_URL ABS_API_KEY ABS_READ_ONLY ABS_TIMEOUT ABS_FIXTURE_DIR ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY ABS_TRANSPORT ABS_HTTP_ADDR ABS_HTTP_PATH ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Audiobookshelf MCP?
The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for Audiobookshelf MCP, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Audiobookshelf MCP?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Audiobookshelf MCP as well.
Does Audiobookshelf MCP need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: ABS_BASE_URL, ABS_API_KEY, ABS_READ_ONLY, ABS_TIMEOUT, ABS_FIXTURE_DIR, ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE, ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE, ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY, ABS_TRANSPORT, ABS_HTTP_ADDR, ABS_HTTP_PATH, ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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