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Audiobookshelf (io.github.ni-c/audiobookshelf-mcp@0.3.0)

Audiobookshelf, an MCP server for browsing Audiobookshelf libraries and syncing listening progress, bookmarks, and playlists, was published as version 0.3.0 to the official MCP registry on 2026-09-03. The server, distributed as audiobookshelf-mcp on npm and as the Docker image ghcr.io/ni-c/audiobookshelf-mcp:0.3.0, declares 6 environment variables and passed a semantic screen by mcpindex with no manipulation pattern found in its description.

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Audiobookshelf (io.github.ni-c/audiobookshelf-mcp@0.3.0)
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Browse your Audiobookshelf libraries and keep listening progress, bookmarks and playlists in sync

The current version, v0.3.0, was published to the official MCP registry on 2026-09-03. It is distributed as audiobookshelf-mcp on npm and as the Docker image ghcr.io/ni-c/audiobookshelf-mcp:0.3.0, filed under Image, Video & Audio by this index, and declares 6 environment variables. Removals and unreachable sources are measured across every server this index tracks, contract drift across the servers that answer in consecutive snapshots; the index's current counts put this record in context.

Using Audiobookshelf in Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, or Zed? #

MCP tool contracts can change remotely with no version bump. The mcpindex gate pins each contract and HOLDs the call when it drifts-before your agent acts. Zero credentials. This is not the package install for this server itself (use Install this server for that).

Rewrites your MCP host config so each server launches behind the gate. Inspect first: curl -fsSL https://mcpindex.ai/install.sh | less

uv tool install mcpindex-gate && mcpindex-config-wire

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Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.

mcpindex.integrity.description

passINFOevidence“Normal browsing and sync capability”via static_description

    • Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
    • Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
    • Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
    • advisory
    • registry description only no input schema
    • screen model 8b
    • The registry listing (version, packages, links) changed after this screen ran - the description we assessed did not

Semantic screen: an LLM judge reads the tool description for hidden instructions (status PARTIAL). A pass means the description is not lying, not that the tool is safe: a high-capability tool with an honest description still warrants caution. The deterministic conformance probe has not been run on this server yet, so the screen here is semantic-only. Posture: advisory. Confidences are reported but not yet calibrated (calibrated=false at v1). Full verdict history is not shown on this page.

Own this server? Screen its description →

That verdict was true at screening time (snapshot 2026-09-03). #

Contracts can change after screening, with no version bump. The gate pins Audiobookshelf’s tool contracts on first sight and holds any silent change before your agent acts - the check that keeps being true on Tuesday.

See your first HOLD in 2 minutes →

Related: how to trust an MCP server · screen before install · silent contract drift

People vet a server before wiring it in. One line on your project site or docs answers that with an independent record: screening verdict, registry provenance, contract drift history. It stays current as new screens and drift events land.

[Independent trust record for Audiobookshelf](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-ni-c-audiobookshelf-mcp) - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring.
<a href="https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-ni-c-audiobookshelf-mcp">Independent trust record for Audiobookshelf</a> - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring.

A live verdict badge for your README or listing. It reflects the current screen, links back here, and updates when the verdict does.

[![mcpindex](https://mcpindex.ai/api/v1/badge/io-github-ni-c-audiobookshelf-mcp)](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-ni-c-audiobookshelf-mcp)
<a href="https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-ni-c-audiobookshelf-mcp"><img src="https://mcpindex.ai/api/v1/badge/io-github-ni-c-audiobookshelf-mcp" alt="mcpindex verdict" height="20" /></a>

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_URL

Base URL of the Audiobookshelf instance, e.g. https://abs.example.com

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_API_KEY

API key from Settings -> Users -> API Keys (Audiobookshelf 2.26.0 or newer)

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_READ_ONLY

Set to true to register only the 29 read tools and no write tools

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_INSECURE_TLS

Set to true to accept self-signed certificates for this connection only

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS

Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_DENY_TOOLS

Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS left

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_URL

Base URL of the Audiobookshelf instance, e.g. https://abs.example.com

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_API_KEY

API key from Settings -> Users -> API Keys (Audiobookshelf 2.26.0 or newer)

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_READ_ONLY

Set to true to register only the 29 read tools and no write tools

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_INSECURE_TLS

Set to true to accept self-signed certificates for this connection only

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS

Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)

AUDIOBOOKSHELF_DENY_TOOLS

Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS left

methodology

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ModelRunnerai.modelrunner/mcp

Run 100+ AI models — image, video, audio, 3D — through one API with pay-per-use billing.

KinoPipeio.github.nicolascoutureau/kinopipe

FFmpeg as a service for AI agents: typed video editing tools, async jobs, downloadable outputs.

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