{"id":"b46d48f6-c93b-4eed-8728-35f90cab6b29","task":"Search Open Library's book catalog with the Search API","domain":"openlibrary.org","steps":["Query GET https://openlibrary.org/search.json?q={QUERY} for general search; append &fields= to limit returned fields and &sort= to control ordering.","Use the &limit= parameter to page through large result sets.","No API key is required, but Open Library asks clients to set a descriptive User-Agent header identifying the app.","Combine with the separate Read API (openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/read) to check public-domain/lending availability of a matched edition.","Cache results locally where possible -- Open Library explicitly asks integrators to avoid repeated identical queries."],"gotchas":["Open Library is community-edited, similar to Wikipedia for books; metadata completeness and accuracy varies by title.","There is no formal SLA or authenticated higher-tier quota; heavy unthrottled use risks being rate-limited without notice."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T14:27:43.306Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b46d48f6-c93b-4eed-8728-35f90cab6b29"}