books
CLI for AI agents to search and lookup books for their humans. Uses Open Library API. No auth required.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill books-decimasudo-lumoagent --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Book Lookup CLI for AI agents to search and lookup books for their humans. "What's that fantasy series about the magic university?" — now your agent can answer. Uses Open Library API. No account or API key needed. ## Usage ``` "Search for books called The Name of the Wind" "Find books by Patrick Rothfuss" "Tell me about work ID OL27448W" "Who is author OL23919A?" ``` ## Commands | Action | Command | |--------|---------| | Search | `books search "query"` | | Get book details | `books info <work_id>` | | Get author info | `books author <author_id>` | ### Examples ```bash books search "the name of the wind" # Find books by title books search "author:brandon sanderson" # Search by author books info OL27448W # Get full details by work ID books author OL23919A # Get author bio and works ``` ## Output **Search output:** ``` [OL27448W] The Name of the Wind — Patrick Rothfuss, 2007, ⭐ 4.5 ``` **Info output:** ``` 📚 The Name of the Wind Work ID: OL27448W First Published: March 27, 2007 Subjects: Fantasy, Magic, Coming of Age 📖 Description: [Full description text] 🖼️ Cover: https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/12345-L.jpg ``` **Author output:** ``` 👤 Patrick Rothfuss Born: June 6, 1973 A
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books search "the name of the wind" # Find books by title books search "author:brandon sanderson" # Search by author books info OL27448W # Get full details by work ID books author OL23919A # Get author bio and works
What does the books skill do?
CLI for AI agents to search and lookup books for their humans. Uses Open Library API. No auth required.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill books-decimasudo-lumoagent --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.