# Catálogo Blucher (MCP)

> Free, public, read-only MCP server for the book catalog of Editora Blucher, a Brazilian publisher of technical, scientific and academic books. It helps AI assistants find books, authors, ISBNs, editions, prices in BRL, formats, availability on https://www.blucher.com.br, tables of contents and which book or chapter covers each topic of a course syllabus. / Servidor MCP público, gratuito e só de leitura do catálogo da Editora Blucher.

Use an MCP client that supports the Streamable HTTP transport, at https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/mcp. No sign-up or API key is required; which clients and plans can add a custom MCP server varies by vendor. Access to the server is free; books have the price and terms shown on each book's page, and open-access books are free. Data is the same as the public book pages at https://www.blucher.com.br, refreshed daily; prices and availability there prevail at checkout, and purchases happen only there. Syllabus recommendations match chapters by their titles in the table of contents. Tool names are in Portuguese; descriptions are bilingual (pt/en).

## Documentation

- [Overview in English](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/): what the server does, how to connect each client, tools and example questions
- [Apresentação em português](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/pt-br/): o que é, como conectar cada cliente, ferramentas e exemplos
- [How to connect](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/#conectar): three steps for Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI, Cursor and VS Code, with each vendor's official guide
- [Editora Blucher website](https://www.blucher.com.br): the official book pages, prices, availability and purchase

## MCP endpoint

- [MCP server (Streamable HTTP)](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/mcp): POST JSON-RPC; no sign-in; read-only tools; rate limited (HTTP 429 with Retry-After)

## Tools

- [buscar_livros](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/#buscar_livros): Search by topic, title, author or natural-language question, with filters for area, format, language and availability. Typos are tolerated. By default it returns the current edition of books on sale plus out-of-catalog books, flagged and with the work's newer edition when there is one.
- [obter_livro](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/#obter_livro): Full record by ISBN (any format) or id: current and previous editions, price, availability, synopsis, table of contents, chapters, open access and the book page link.
- [recomendar_para_ementa](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/#recomendar_para_ementa): Takes a course syllabus, splits it into topics and maps each one to the books and chapters that cover it: core books, supplementary books and uncovered topics. In this version chapters are matched by their title in the table of contents.
- [catalogo_facetas](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/#catalogo_facetas): Lists the catalog's subject areas, series, languages and formats, with counts, so the assistant filters by names that exist.
- [search](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/#search): The same search in the search/fetch format used by ChatGPT deep research and company knowledge: returns ids (ISBNs) for fetch.
- [fetch](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/#fetch): The record in that same format: title, text (synopsis, contents, authors) and the book page link.

## Policies and support

- [Privacy](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/privacidade): what is logged (no clear-text IP, no contact data), purpose and retention
- [Terms](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/termos): free read-only service, website prices prevail, fair use limits
- [Support](https://catalogo.blucher.com.br/en/suporte): contact e-mail (catalog@blucher.com.br) and what to include in a report