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Annas MCP

iosifache/annas-mcp

An MCP server and CLI tool for searching and downloading documents (books and articles) from Anna's Archive, with optional automatic selection of a mirror reported as healthy by SLUM.

Install

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server": {
      "command": "/Users/iosifache/Downloads/annas-mcp",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "<ANNAS_SECRET_KEY>",
        "ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH": "<ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH>",
        "ANNAS_BASE_URL": "<ANNAS_BASE_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

ANNAS_SECRET_KEYANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATHANNAS_BASE_URL
Category
Education & Learning, Search Tools
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

About Annas MCP

[!NOTE] Notwithstanding prevailing public sentiment regarding Anna's Archive, the platform serves as a comprehensive repository for automated retrieval of documents released under permissive licensing frameworks (including Creative Commons publications and public domain materials). This software does not endorse unauthorized acquisition of copyrighted content and should be regarded solely as a utility. Users are urged to respect the intellectual property rights of authors and acknowledge the considerable effort invested in document creation.

Tools (4)

  • ANNAS_SECRET_KEY

    The Anna's Archive API key.

  • ANNAS_DOWNLOAD_PATH

    The path where the documents should be downloaded.

  • ANNAS_BASE_URL

    The Anna mirror to use (defaults to annas-archive.gl).

  • ANNAS_AUTO_BASE_URL

    Set to true to discover the best available Anna mirror automatically from SLUM.

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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Clients mentioned in this server's README:

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