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Show HN: MCP server for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive

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252 points iosifache | 14 comments | 09 Jul 25 21:06 UTC | HN request time: 1.682s | source | bottom

I was looking around for an MCP server that could connect Anna's Archive to Claude Desktop, as I wanted to be able to search and download books directly through the interface.

I couldn't find any public implementations, so ended up building one myself.

What it does?

- It searches Anna's Archive by keywords. - It downloads books from search results. - It works directly in Claude Desktop through MCP.

Check out the repository's README for detailed installation and configuration instructions.

The code is fully open source and builds run on GitHub Actions for transparency.

I figured I'd share, since I couldn't be the only one wanting this functionality!

1. snickerdoodle12 ◴[10 Jul 25 13:54 UTC] No.44521139[source]▶
Insane how HN cheers on piracy nowadays, all because it helps them train their LLMs
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2. artninja1988 ◴[10 Jul 25 14:12 UTC] No.44521333[source]▶
I only see comments complaining about imaginary property "violations" on ai threads funnily enough.
3. hombre_fatal ◴[10 Jul 25 14:33 UTC] No.44521560[source]▶
This isn’t about training LLMs at all.

Also, HN like the rest of the world was always pro-piracy and getting the fruits of your labor without paying for it.

The only time I’ve seen anti-piracy comments has been been wrt LLM training. Suddenly people pretend to care but it feels performative.

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4. GuinansEyebrows ◴[10 Jul 25 16:20 UTC] No.44522679[source]▶
i wonder if you're considering the huge difference between:

- individuals pirating copies of things for sole consumption or relatively-miniscule distribution; and

- large highly-funded institutions that pirate content for the sole purpose of generating revenue from it

...and why that might lead people to feel differently about one and the other (not to mention the outsized punitive response to the former compared to the latter).

5. MisterTea ◴[10 Jul 25 16:22 UTC] No.44522693[source]▶
Information wants to be free.
6. CamperBob2 ◴[10 Jul 25 17:30 UTC] No.44523367[source]▶
The evolution of intelligence and its intersection with universal access to knowledge is more important than copyright.

To the extent copyright interests want to pick a fight with AI, they must lose, and decisively so.

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7. hollerith ◴[10 Jul 25 17:33 UTC] No.44523420[source]▶
Lots of things are more important than the evolution of intelligence. This blind faith in technological progress is becoming grossly incompatible with the interests of ordinary people.
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8. CamperBob2 ◴[10 Jul 25 17:43 UTC] No.44523537{3}[source]▶
TBH, I'm not super impressed with "ordinary people" lately. Most of the time, I don't spare "ordinary people" a thought. Lately, I have, though. The thought is primarily something along the lines of, "How can these people be stopped before they hose us all?"
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9. slim ◴[10 Jul 25 18:07 UTC] No.44523817[source]▶
IMHO the whole annas archive is a false flag op by a major AI startup
10. hollerith ◴[10 Jul 25 18:10 UTC] No.44523855{4}[source]▶
The only sector of our society that needs to be stopped before they hose us all is the AI labs IMHO.
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11. GuinansEyebrows ◴[10 Jul 25 21:22 UTC] No.44525763{5}[source]▶
maybe not the only... but they're certainly nontrivial in that distinction
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12. hollerith ◴[11 Jul 25 05:41 UTC] No.44528722{6}[source]▶
My "only" is an exaggeration, but the AI labs are definitely the societal force I'm most worried about. If they were closed down or some talented person figures out how to control AIs (so they stay controlled even if the become more capable than us) I'd be fairly optimistic about humanity's future.
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13. xboxnolifes ◴[11 Jul 25 09:09 UTC] No.44529947[source]▶
I don't think HN was ever much against piracy. At least not personal use piracy.
14. CamperBob2 ◴[11 Jul 25 16:19 UTC] No.44533992{7}[source]▶
Yes, if only you were in charge, things would be... different.