Audiobookshelf MCP Server

Inspect and safely operate Audiobookshelf libraries over MCP.

Local serverstdio

What is the Audiobookshelf MCP Server?

Audiobookshelf MCP is an MCP integration. Inspect and safely operate Audiobookshelf libraries over MCP.

Packages and local setup

The published oci package is ghcr.io/jeeftor/abs-mcp:0.6.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares ABS_BASE_URL (required): Base URL of your Audiobookshelf server.; ABS_API_KEY (required): Audiobookshelf API key or bearer token.; ABS_READ_ONLY: Set to false to enable scan and cleanup tools.; ABS_TIMEOUT: Audiobookshelf request timeout as a Go duration or seconds.; ABS_FIXTURE_DIR: Optional local ABS fixture directory for fixture resources.; ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILE: Optional JSON file containing extra request headers.; ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILE: Optional PEM CA bundle for private or corporate ABS TLS.; ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY: Temporary TLS verification bypass for local troubleshooting.; ABS_TRANSPORT: MCP transport to run at startup. Use stdio for local launchers or http for Streamable HTTP.; ABS_HTTP_ADDR: Bind address used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.; ABS_HTTP_PATH: Streamable HTTP endpoint path used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.; ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKEN: Optional bearer token required from Streamable HTTP MCP clients..

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 0.6.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ABS_BASE_URLBase URL of your Audiobookshelf server.Yes
ABS_API_KEYAudiobookshelf API key or bearer token.Yes
ABS_READ_ONLYSet to false to enable scan and cleanup tools.Optional
ABS_TIMEOUTAudiobookshelf request timeout as a Go duration or seconds.Optional
ABS_FIXTURE_DIROptional local ABS fixture directory for fixture resources.Optional
ABS_EXTRA_HEADERS_FILEOptional JSON file containing extra request headers.Optional
ABS_TLS_CA_CERT_FILEOptional PEM CA bundle for private or corporate ABS TLS.Optional
ABS_TLS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFYTemporary TLS verification bypass for local troubleshooting.Optional
ABS_TRANSPORTMCP transport to run at startup. Use stdio for local launchers or http for Streamable HTTP.Optional
ABS_HTTP_ADDRBind address used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.Optional
ABS_HTTP_PATHStreamable HTTP endpoint path used when ABS_TRANSPORT=http.Optional
ABS_HTTP_BEARER_TOKENOptional bearer token required from Streamable HTTP MCP clients.Optional