@pmillerd/bookstore

MCP server for the Pathless Bookstore for AI Agents — Paul Millerd's books in agent-readable formats.

What This Does

Gives AI agents tools to browse, purchase, and download Paul Millerd's books (The Pathless Path, Good Work) as watermarked, citable files with machine-readable licensing.

Formats: Markdown bundle (.zip), Structured JSON, EPUB — each with embedded AGENTS.md citation instructions.

Quick Start

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pathless-bookstore": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pmillerd/bookstore"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Other MCP Clients

{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "@pmillerd/bookstore"]
}

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | browse_catalog | List all books with prices, descriptions, and formats | | get_book_info | Detailed info for a specific book — TOC, sample, citations, pricing | | purchase | Initiate a purchase — returns a Stripe checkout URL | | get_citation | Get citation in APA, MLA, BibTeX, Chicago, or JSON-LD (free) | | check_purchase | Check payment status for a download token | | download | Download your watermarked copy (structured_json, markdown_bundle, or epub) |

Pricing Tiers

| Tier | Price | Quoting Rights | |------|-------|----------------| | Personal | $25 | Up to 150 words with attribution | | Commercial | $200 | Up to 500 words, RAG-friendly | | Training | $2,000 | Full text for training/RAG pipelines |

Example Agent Flow

1. browse_catalog()                    → See available books
2. get_citation("the-pathless-path")   → Get citation formats (free)
3. purchase("the-pathless-path", "[email protected]", "commercial")
   → Returns Stripe checkout URL for the user
4. User completes payment
5. download(token, "structured_json")  → Get the full book as JSON

Environment Variables

| Variable | Default | Description | |----------|---------|-------------| | PATHLESS_STORE_URL | https://agent.pathlesspublishing.com | API base URL |

Links

• Storefront: https://agent.pathlesspublishing.com
• API Docs: https://agent.pathlesspublishing.com/llms.txt
• Author: Paul Millerd