Head to head
Books vs SerpApi
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
Books
Cio.github.mrfentmen/books-mcpNo reviews yet
Search books and fetch volume details from the Google Books API. No key required.
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The short version
Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours SerpApi (88/100 against 65). SerpApi is hosted and callable through the gateway; Books runs on your own machine. SerpApi has noticeably more public adoption.
| Books | SerpApi | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C65/100 | A88/100 |
| Adoption | — | Growing |
| GitHub stars | – | 171 |
| Downloads / week | – | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 2 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-18 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |