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Summary
Drive GitBook (docs platform) from any AI agent: spaces, pages, content, search, collections. 9 tools, Bearer auth.
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Example prompts for GitBook
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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GitBook + Cursor
Drive GitBook (docs platform) from any AI agent: spaces, pages, content, search, collections. 9 tools, Bearer auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
GITBOOK_API_TOKEN
Step 1 — Get credentials
gitbook.com).
Setup:
- Sign in to https://app.gitbook.com → bottom-left avatar → Settings → Developer → Personal access tokens → Create new token.
- Copy the token. Set
GITBOOK_API_TOKEN.
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${GITBOOK_API_TOKEN}.
Hierarchy: Organization → Collection → Space → Page (a tree of pages, sub-pages, content).
Space IDs: each space has a UUID-like ID. Discover via gitbook_list_spaces.
Pages: content lives in pages. Each page has id, slug, title, type (document, group, link), revision_id (every change creates a new revision).
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → MCP Servers → your server → API keys.
- Save the file and restart Cursor.
- Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify
GitBookis listed and "Connected". - Start chatting — all
GitBooktools are now invokable.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
gitbook_get_me | Return the user the token belongs to: id, displayName, email, photoURL |
gitbook_list_organizations | List organizations the user is a member of |
gitbook_list_spaces | List spaces in an organization |
gitbook_get_space | Fetch a single space with full metadata |
gitbook_get_space_content | Get the table of contents / page tree for a space (latest revision) |
gitbook_get_page | Fetch a page's content (the JSON AST) |
gitbook_search_content | Full-text search across spaces |
gitbook_list_collections | List collections in an organization |
gitbook_import_markdown_to_page | Import Markdown content into a page (replaces the page's content) |
FAQ
Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.
Next steps
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