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

Author ID: OL23919A

📖 Bio:

[Author biography]

=== Works ===

[OL27448W] The Name of the Wind, 2007

[OL16313124W] The Wise Man's Fear, 2011

```

Notes

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Agent Implementation Notes

**Script location:** `{skill_folder}/books` (wrapper to `scripts/books`)

**When user asks about books:**

1. Run `./books search "title or author"` to find work ID

2. Run `./books info <work_id>` for full details

3. Run `./books author <author_id>` for author info and bibliography

**Search tips:**

**Don't use for:** E-books, audiobooks, purchasing, or reading the actual content.