Shelfclub
Search 1.7 million books by mood, vibe, pace, genre or author name.
Shelfclub connects to a catalog of 1.7 million books. Muse can search by title or author, browse by mood and genre tags, find trending books, get book details and ratings, discover similar books, and look up author biographies.
Try asking Muse: "Find me a cozy mystery book that's fast-paced and perfect for a weekend read."
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Source: Found in the official MCP Registry (app.shelfclub/books) · First listed October 29, 2026
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Each bar is one check, every 15 minutes. Green means it answered. Last checked 42 min ago.
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What Muse can see: It does not ask you to sign in, so it cannot see your accounts. It only sees what Muse sends it from your request.
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How to add it to Muse
Not in Muse's Connectors list yet, but Muse can still use it. Copy the request below and paste it into Muse. Muse asks before it shares anything with the app's site. Meta does not review apps used this way, so only use ones you trust. We tested this in the Muse app on September 24, 2026: Muse used an app's link directly this way and returned a live answer.
https://mcp.shelfclub.app/mcpNot in Muse's Connectors list yet. Muse can still use it: its page gives you a request to paste into Muse.
Also use it in ChatGPT or Claude
Shelfclub is a remote MCP server, so any assistant that can add a custom connector by link can use it. Same link, same tools.
Add it to ChatGPT
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Open ChatGPT settings
In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Connectors (called Apps & Connectors on some accounts).
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Turn on developer mode
Under Advanced settings, switch on Developer mode. That is what lets you add a connector by link.
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Create the connector
Choose Create, give it a name, paste the link as the MCP server URL, and save. If it needs a sign-in, ChatGPT asks for it here.
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Use it in a chat
Start a chat, open the tools menu, pick the connector, and ask. ChatGPT asks before it runs a tool the first time.
Custom connectors need a paid ChatGPT plan, and on Team, Enterprise and Edu accounts only an admin can add them. Our "Working" label means the server answered us; it cannot tell whether your plan lets you add it. All connectors that work in ChatGPT
Add it to Claude
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Open Claude settings
In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors.
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Add a custom connector
Choose Add custom connector, give it a name, and paste the link.
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Connect and use it
If it needs a sign-in, Claude sends you to it. Then turn the connector on in a chat from the tools menu and ask.
Custom connectors are available on paid Claude plans; on Team and Enterprise accounts an admin may need to add them. Our "Working" label means the server answered us; it cannot tell whether your plan lets you add it. All connectors that work in Claude
https://mcp.shelfclub.app/mcpWhat people ask Muse to do
Technical details: safety screening, tools, response time and recent checks
Response time at the last check: 310ms. Worked in 100% of checks over 30 days.
Screening · October 29, 2026
Screened, no issues found
Screening looks for known threats and hidden instructions at the time of the check, and runs again weekly and whenever the tool list changes. It cannot see the server's code, so only connect what you need and review what Muse asks to do. How screening works.
Tools · 6
search_booksSearch the ShelfClub book catalog by title or author name. Returns up to 10 books, each with its ShelfClub id, authors, description, reader rating, series, shelfclub.app link, and mood, vibe, pace and genre tags (machine-generated, or voted for by at least three readers of the bofind_books_by_moodFind books in the ShelfClub catalog by mood, vibe, pace and genre tags. At least one tag is needed. Books that carry every requested tag are listed first, most read first; when there are fewer of those than asked for, books that carry some of the tags follow, and `matchAll` says get_bookLook up one book in the ShelfClub catalog, by its ShelfClub id or by ISBN. Returns its description, authors, reader rating, series, an edition (ISBN, page count, publisher, publication date, language), its shelfclub.app link, and its mood, vibe, pace and genre tags (machine-generget_similar_booksList the books in the ShelfClub catalog whose mood, vibe, pace and genre tags overlap most with those of a given book, chosen from its 10,000 most-read books. The tags are machine-generated, or voted for by at least three readers of the book, and a book that has none has no similget_trending_booksList the books trending on ShelfClub: the books its readers have been shelving come first, then the catalog's most widely read books. Returns up to 10 books, each with its ShelfClub id, authors, description, reader rating, series, shelfclub.app link, and mood, vibe and pace tags get_authorLook up an author in the ShelfClub catalog by ShelfClub author id, which get_book returns for the authors of a book. Returns the author's name, biography, birth and death dates and shelfclub.app link. With `include_books`, also returns up to 10 of their books, the most recently pRecent checks
Link
https://mcp.shelfclub.app/mcpQuestions about Shelfclub in Muse
How do I connect Shelfclub to Muse?
Not in Muse's Connectors list yet, but Muse can still use it. Paste this into Muse: "Use Shelfclub to help me. It is a free service with an MCP server at https://mcp.shelfclub.app/mcp. It does not need an API key. Ask me before you share anything with it." Muse asks before it shares anything with the app's site. Meta does not review apps used this way, so only use ones you trust. We tested this in the Muse app on September 24, 2026: Muse used an app's link directly this way and returned a live answer.
Is Shelfclub working right now?
At the last check (October 29, 2026, 11:15 UTC) the endpoint was working, answering in 310ms. Over the last 7 days it answered 100% of health checks. It is checked every 15 minutes.
Is Shelfclub safe to connect to Muse?
It was screened on October 29, 2026 with the result "screened, no issues found". Screening checks the domain against threat feeds and reads the tools for hidden instructions and requests for passwords or card numbers. It cannot see the server's code, so grant only the access you need.
What can Shelfclub do in Muse?
It exposes 6 tools, including search_books, find_books_by_mood, get_book, get_similar_books. For example, you could ask Muse: "Find me a cozy mystery book that's fast-paced and perfect for a weekend read."
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