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Return every verified person who recommends a given book, each with their quote about it and a link to the original source. This is MRB's signature dataset — use it when a user asks 'who recommends Sapiens?', 'is Zero to One worth reading?', or wants social proof / expert opinions on a specific title. Accepts a title ('Sapiens') or author+title for disambiguation.
Book title, e.g. 'Sapiens' or 'Zero to One'
Return every verified person who recommends a given book, each with their quote about it and a link to the original source. This is MRB's signature dataset — use it when a user asks 'who recommends Sapiens?', 'is Zero to One worth reading?', or wants social proof / expert opinions on a specific title. Accepts a title ('Sapiens') or author+title for disambiguation.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| title* | string | Book title, e.g. 'Sapiens' or 'Zero to One' |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"title"
],
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Book title, e.g. 'Sapiens' or 'Zero to One'"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Return one of MRB's 1,300+ consensus 'best books' lists for a topic (startups, stoicism, finance, sci-fi…). Every book on a list was recommended by at least two independent expert sources and is ranked by how many sources mention it. Use this when a user asks for 'the best X books' and you want a ranking backed by multiple experts rather than one opinion. Accepts a topic name ('startup', 'personal finance') or MRB list slug.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| list* | string | Topic or list slug, e.g. 'startup' or 'stoicism' |
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20) |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"list"
],
"properties": {
"list": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Topic or list slug, e.g. 'startup' or 'stoicism'"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 100,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Max books to return (default 20)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Return every book a specific person (entrepreneur, investor, author, celebrity…) has recommended, with their verified quote about each book and a link to the original source (interview, podcast, post). Use this when a user asks 'what books does Naval Ravikant recommend?', 'Tim Ferriss's favorite books', or wants reading habits of a specific public figure. Accepts a name ('Naval Ravikant') or MRB slug ('naval-ravikant').
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20) |
| person* | string | Person's name or MRB slug, e.g. 'Naval Ravikant' |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"person"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 100,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Max books to return (default 20)"
},
"person": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Person's name or MRB slug, e.g. 'Naval Ravikant'"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Return the complete publication-order book list for a book series — the order the author released them, including novellas and companion volumes where cataloged. Use this when a user asks 'what order do I read John Grisham?', 'Harry Potter books in order', or how many books a series has. Accepts a series or author name ('Jack Reacher', 'Brandon Sanderson').
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| series* | string | Series or author name, e.g. 'Jack Reacher' or 'John Grisham' |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"series"
],
"properties": {
"series": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Series or author name, e.g. 'Jack Reacher' or 'John Grisham'"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Return MRB's one-page summary of a book: the overview plus chapter-by-chapter notes (~435 titles available). Use this when a user asks 'summarize Atomic Habits', 'what is Sapiens about?', or wants the key ideas without reading the book. Set full_text=true only when the user explicitly wants the complete chapter notes — they can be very long.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| title* | string | Book title, e.g. 'Atomic Habits' |
| full_text | boolean | Include full chapter contents (default false: overview + chapter titles) |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"title"
],
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Book title, e.g. 'Atomic Habits'"
},
"full_text": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Include full chapter contents (default false: overview + chapter titles)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Search Most Recommended Books' human-curated catalog by book title or author name. Returns ranked matches with author, publication year, how many verified people recommend each book, the top recommenders, a sourced quote, and a buy link. Use this when a user asks about a specific book, an author's books, or wants recommendations matching a title they half-remember. For 'who recommends X?' prefer get_book_recommenders; for 'what does person X recommend?' prefer get_person_recommendations.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max results (default 6) |
| query* | string | Book title or author name, e.g. 'Atomic Habits' or 'Cormac McCarthy' |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 25,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Max results (default 6)"
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Book title or author name, e.g. 'Atomic Habits' or 'Cormac McCarthy'"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}