About
This Claude Skill enables AI agents to search for books and retrieve detailed information via the Open Library API. It provides CLI commands to search by title/author and fetch specific book or author details without requiring authentication. Use it to add book discovery and lookup capabilities to your agent for answering literature-related questions.
Quick Install
Claude Code
Recommendednpx skills add openclaw/skills -a claude-code/plugin add https://github.com/openclaw/skillsgit clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills.git ~/.claude/skills/booksCopy and paste this command in Claude Code to install this skill
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Frequently asked questions
What is the books skill?
books is a Claude Skill by openclaw. Skills package instructions and resources that Claude loads on demand, so Claude can perform books-related tasks without extra prompting.
How do I install books?
Use the install commands on this page: add books to Claude Code as a plugin, or clone its repository into your skills directory, then restart Claude so it picks up the skill.
What category does books belong to?
books is in the Design category, tagged ai, api and design.
Is books free to use?
Yes. books is listed on AIMCP and free to install. It runs inside Claude, so no separate service account is required to use the skill itself.
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