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Instantly search and query your Calibre library.

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Authorstbenjam
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you quickly search and query your Calibre library databases using calibredb, enabling you to locate books, track reading status, and derive library statistics without manually inspecting records.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Library-wide search: Query your Calibre library using calibredb with the configured library URL and credentials.
  • Custom field support: Return results including standard and custom fields (e.g., read, dateread, goodreads rating, pages).
  • Use Case: Generate a TBR list by filtering for unread and non-archived books, or compute library statistics over time.

Quick Start

Run a sample query using calibredb, for example:

/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/calibredb list --with-library='http://killington.home.bitbin.de:8454/#' --username='calibre' --password='calibre' --fields='title,authors,series,series_index,*read,*archived' --search='#read:No' --for-machine | python3 -m json.tool

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Required Modules

None required

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Name: calibre
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