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Books

by @jeffaf

CLI for AI agents to search and lookup books for their humans. Uses Open Library API. No auth required.

Versionv1.0.0
Installs3
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πŸ’‘ Examples

books search "the name of the wind"     # Find books by title
books search "author:brandon sanderson" # Search by author
books info OL27448W                     # Get full details by work ID
books author OL23919A                   # Get author bio and works

πŸ“‹ Tips & Best Practices

  • Uses Open Library API (openlibrary.org)
  • No authentication required
  • Work IDs look like: OL27448W
  • Author IDs look like: OL23919A
  • Search supports author:, title:, subject: prefixes
  • Cover images available in S, M, L sizes

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    TERMINAL
    clawhub install books

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