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Bibooks

By bibooks.org Verified namespace

Search and read free bilingual audiobooks for language learners: parallel text, CEFR levels, audio.

WebsiteSource codeSearch & web dataDesign & media
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Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
537 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
5

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

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?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

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 537 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

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

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 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 537 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 537 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

    17 of 17 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-30T16:03:56.494054Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Bibooks

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 bibooks https://bibooks.org/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

find_related_books

Find other public audiobooks in the same target language as a given book: the books its reader page recommends. Optionally narrow them to a learner's CEFR level (or the nearest level that has books).

Discovered
get_book

Get one public audiobook by id: title, author, languages, CEFR level, audience, length, and links to its reader page, audio and share image.

Discovered
list_languages

List every content language books are written in or translated into: its code (used by the other tools), English and native names, and how many public books are translated into it. Optionally render the names in a display locale (e.g. 'es').

Discovered
read_book

Read a public audiobook's bilingual text: its sentence pairs (each original sentence with its translation, plus a Latin-script romanization for languages that have one), in reading order. Returns at most `limit` pairs starting at `offset`; continue with offset + limit while has_more is true. total_pairs is the book's length.

Discovered
search_books

Search the public library of bilingual audiobooks. All filters are optional; values within one filter are OR'd, different filters are AND'd. With no arguments, lists every public book, easiest first. Returns one page of books (see has_more and page) with each book's id, title, author, languages, CEFR level, length and links. Language filters take content-language codes from list_languages (e.g. 'es', 'zh', 'fil').

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected537 ms5

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