Anna's Archive MCP

An MCP server and CLI for searching Anna's Archive for books and papers by title, author, or DOI, and downloading the selected file. It supports tools for book search, article search, metadata search, account status checks, and downloads, integrating with AI clients like Claude, Cursor, and Codex.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by SokolskyNikita

You need:A paid Anna's Archive membership is required

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What you can do with it

Search for books and papers by title, author, or DOI
Download books and articles using file hashes or URLs
Search library catalogs for edition metadata
Check membership status and download limits

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.7.0

mcp-registry: io.github.SokolskyNikita/annas-mcp@0.7.0 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

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annas-mcp 0.7.0

npm

annas-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "0.7.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "annas-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "The secret key you log in to Anna's Archive with. The server signs in with it and uses it for downloads."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH",
      "format": "filepath",
      "description": "Folder for downloaded files. Defaults to annas-archive in your home folder."
    },
    {
      "name": "ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE",
      "description": "Optional aa_account_id2 cookie from a signed-in browser, for when signing in with the secret key fails."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anna-s-archive-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "annas-mcp@0.7.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "<YOUR_ANNAS_SECRET_KEY>",
        "ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH": "<YOUR_ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH>",
        "ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE": "<YOUR_ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anna-s-archive-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "annas-mcp@0.7.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "<YOUR_ANNAS_SECRET_KEY>",
        "ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH": "<YOUR_ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH>",
        "ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE": "<YOUR_ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "anna-s-archive-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "annas-mcp@0.7.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "<YOUR_ANNAS_SECRET_KEY>",
        "ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH": "<YOUR_ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH>",
        "ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE": "<YOUR_ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anna-s-archive-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "annas-mcp@0.7.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "<YOUR_ANNAS_SECRET_KEY>",
        "ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH": "<YOUR_ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH>",
        "ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE": "<YOUR_ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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