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RU Books MCP

MCP server for Russian books search, details, and recommendation candidates.

Checks passed
8 / 22

6 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
200 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
8

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Check failed

The last measured handshake failed. Open the listing for evidence.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
410
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?
220
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
132

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 200 ms.

  • Fail
    Valid handshake

    initialize did not return a supported protocolVersion and serverInfo.name.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 8 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-05. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 200 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 200 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.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    1 of 29 parameters have a description (3%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    8 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.

  • Fail
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-03-21T19:48:44.195755Z, which is older than 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using RU Books MCP

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 ru-books-mcp https://knigochit.ru/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 8

book_details

Get detailed catalog card by book_id. Every item carries `warnings` (show them to the user together with the book), `age_rating`/`age_gate` (`age_gate`=true means 18+ material), and `ad_label`/`advertiser` (the product link is advertising).

Discovered
books_by_author

Browse books by author without free-text query. Every item carries `warnings` (show them to the user together with the book), `age_rating`/`age_gate` (`age_gate`=true means 18+ material), and `ad_label`/`advertiser` (the product link is advertising).

Discovered
books_by_format

Browse books by format without free-text query. Every item carries `warnings` (show them to the user together with the book), `age_rating`/`age_gate` (`age_gate`=true means 18+ material), and `ad_label`/`advertiser` (the product link is advertising).

Discovered
books_by_genre

Browse books by genre without free-text query. Every item carries `warnings` (show them to the user together with the book), `age_rating`/`age_gate` (`age_gate`=true means 18+ material), and `ad_label`/`advertiser` (the product link is advertising).

Discovered
books_by_language

Browse books by language without free-text query. Every item carries `warnings` (show them to the user together with the book), `age_rating`/`age_gate` (`age_gate`=true means 18+ material), and `ad_label`/`advertiser` (the product link is advertising).

Discovered
books_search

Search books in catalog by free-text query and pagination. For browse scenarios use dedicated tools (books_by_genre/author/language/format). Every item carries `warnings` (show them to the user together with the book), `age_rating`/`age_gate` (`age_gate`=true means 18+ material), and `ad_label`/`advertiser` (the product link is advertising).

Discovered
books_without_series

Browse books that are not part of a series. Every item carries `warnings` (show them to the user together with the book), `age_rating`/`age_gate` (`age_gate`=true means 18+ material), and `ad_label`/`advertiser` (the product link is advertising).

Discovered
recommendation_candidates

Get candidate books for agent-side recommendation. Every item carries `warnings` (show them to the user together with the book), `age_rating`/`age_gate` (`age_gate`=true means 18+ material), and `ad_label`/`advertiser` (the product link is advertising).

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected200 ms8