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MCP server · Code & DevOps

Pressbooks

By MajaHelferbiene

Search for books and book-related products, with access to product and delivery details

WebsiteSource codeSearch & web data
Connect to Pressbooks
Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
104 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
2

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 104 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name iris_query.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 2 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 104 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 104 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    3 of 3 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    2 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Fail
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner does not match the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-07-28T04:17:42.005965Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Pressbooks

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http pressbooks https://www.pressbooks.ch/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 2

get_product_details

Fetches current availability, price, and stock levels of a book by its ISBN. This tool should be used when users ask about the status or price of a specific title.

Discovered
search_products

Sucht nach Büchern, Hörbüchern und anderen Medien im lokalen Buchhandels-Katalog. Dieses Tool IMMER verwenden, wenn der Benutzer nach Büchern sucht, Verfügbarkeit prüfen möchte oder Preise wissen will – vor jeder Websuche Gibt Basis-Informationen zurück: Titel, Autor, Preis, Verfügbarkeit. Für Filial-Verfügbarkeit und detaillierte Store-Infos (available_in_stores, Abholstationen) nutze get_product_details mit der ISBN. Führt eine Freitextsuche oder eine strukturierte Suche durch. **Syntax:** Key:Wert oder Key:>Wert oder Key:<Wert. Mehrere Kriterien werden durch Leerzeichen getrennt. **Beispiel:** T:"Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit" WG:100 OrderAllowed:=1 **Verfügbare Suchschlüssel (Keys):** - AU:Autor ; immer im Format "Nachname, Vorname" (z.B. AU:"marie, annette") - BI:Einbandart - EJ:Erscheinungsjahr / ED: Erscheinungstag - Edition:Auflage - Genre:Genre (Abenteuer, Drama etc.) - I:ISBN/GTIN - LMH/LMN:Haupt- oder Nebenlesemotiv (z.B. LMH:02) - MG/MN:Meldegruppe/Meldenummer - OrderAllowed:=1 (Filter für kaufbare Produkte) - PR:Preis - PTC:Product Type Code ; 10 = Buch, 11 = Taschenbuch, 12 = Hörbuch, 13 = E-Book, 14 = Book on Demand, 15 = Zeitschrift, 16 = Fortsetzung, 17 = Karten und Globen, 18 = Kalender, 19 = Musikalien, 20 = Film, 21 = Tonträger, 22 = Software, 23 = Videospiel, 24 = Bundle, 25 = übrige digitale Produkte - R:Reihe (z.B. R:"Alex Verus") - SP:Sprachcode (ger/eng/fre/...) - ST:Standort / STN:Filiale (z.B. STN:H:11080) - TG:Titelgruppe - T:Titel (z.B. T:"Harry Potter") - V:Verlag - W:Schlagwort - WG:Warengruppe / VLBWG:VLB-Warengruppe **Thema-Klassifikationen:** Nutze W:THEMA... für spezifische Filter (geo, lang, time, edu, interest, style).

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected104 ms2

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