# Audiobookshelf (io.github.ni-c/audiobookshelf-mcp@0.3.0) > Source: > Published: 2026-09-03 14:28:15+00:00 [← Index](/leaderboard) # Audiobookshelf 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](/stats) 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 ``` [method](/methodology) 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 →](/screen) ## 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 →](/guides/install-the-gate-first-hold) Related: [how to trust an MCP server](/guides/how-to-trust-an-mcp-server) · [screen before install](/guides/screen-mcp-server-before-install) · [silent contract drift](/guides/mcp-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. Independent trust record for Audiobookshelf - 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) mcpindex verdict ``` `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](/methodology) [InstantClipsai.instantclips/instantclips](/server/ai-instantclips-instantclips) Create branded vertical video ads from ecommerce product URLs or product photos. [ModelRunnerai.modelrunner/mcp](/server/ai-modelrunner-mcp) Run 100+ AI models — image, video, audio, 3D — through one API with pay-per-use billing. [KinoPipeio.github.nicolascoutureau/kinopipe](/server/io-github-nicolascoutureau-kinopipe) FFmpeg as a service for AI agents: typed video editing tools, async jobs, downloadable outputs.