Apple Books MCP

Apple Books MCP is a command-line tool designed to act as a reading copilot for users of Apple Books. The tool enables integration with Claude, allowing access to personal books, highlights, and reading progress within the Apple Books ecosystem. It is aimed at readers who wish to interact with their reading data in more dynamic and insightful ways.

With Apple Books MCP, users can leverage Claude to see their current chapter, recent highlights, and the exact place where they left off in a book. The tool synthesizes highlights by clustering them into reading sessions and threading them into a narrative, providing context beyond simple lists of quotes. It also offers insights into the user's library, such as totals, patterns, and recurring themes, along with honest observations about reading habits. Several one-click workflows are provided, including weekly digests, explanations of recent highlights, snapshots of the library, and options to revisit books or attach currently reading materials.

The tool is delivered as a local-first, open-source command-line application. Installation requires the use of 'uv' on macOS, with instructions to install via Homebrew and to add the tool to the Claude Desktop configuration. Apple Books MCP is available on platforms such as GitHub, PyPI, and the MCP Registry, and is designed and crafted by vgnshiyer.

This tool is intended for readers seeking deeper engagement with their Apple Books data, providing both automation and narrative-driven insights through a command-line interface.