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Open Library — Book Metadata from the Terminal

Search books and authors, look up works and ISBNs, and fetch detailed metadata from the public Open Library API. No API key, no registration — just works.

Why Install This Skill

When your agent loads this skill, it can access 50M+ book records without any setup. That means:

  • Search by keyword — find books by title, author, or subject
  • Look up by ISBN — get detailed metadata for any ISBN
  • Author details — bio, birth/death dates, top works
  • Work and edition info — publication dates, languages, formats
  • Filter and sort — by language, year, rating, or new arrivals

What You Get

Directory Purpose
SKILL.md Complete command reference with examples
scripts/openlibrary CLI tool for the Open Library API

Quick Start

openlibrary search --query "dune"
openlibrary search --isbn "9780439358064"
openlibrary search-authors --query "asimov"

Triggers

Load this for book research, ISBN lookups, author information, or cataloging projects.

Requirements

Python 3.8+ with requests library. No API key needed — fully public API.