# Send Books For Agents to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
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    "slug": "books-for-agents",
    "name": "Books For Agents",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/danpalmieri/books-for-agents",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/danpalmieri/books-for-agents",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/books-for-agents",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=books-for-agents",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "books-for-agents",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-04-30T23:52:46.079Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-07T23:52:46.079Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=books-for-agents",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=books-for-agents",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"books-for-agents-0.1.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "books-for-agents"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/books-for-agents"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/books-for-agents",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/books-for-agents",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/books-for-agents/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/books-for-agents/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/books-for-agents/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Books for Agents

An open source knowledge base of structured book summaries, available to any AI agent via MCP.

### Setup

If you don't have the books-for-agents MCP server installed, add it:

claude mcp add --transport http books-for-agents https://booksforagents.com/mcp

Or add to your MCP config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "books-for-agents": {
      "url": "https://booksforagents.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Once connected, you have access to all tools below.

### Search for books

Use search_books to find books by topic, keyword, or question. Supports hybrid search (full-text + semantic vector embeddings).

search_books({ query: "how to build better habits" })
search_books({ query: "leadership", category: "business" })
search_books({ query: "cognitive biases and decision making", limit: 3 })

### Read a book summary

Use get_book to retrieve the full structured summary of a specific book by slug or title (partial match supported).

get_book({ slug: "atomic-habits" })
get_book({ title: "Deep Work" })

### Read a specific section

Use get_book_section to retrieve only one section of a book — saves tokens when you don't need the full summary. Available sections: ideas, frameworks, quotes, connections, when-to-use.

get_book_section({ slug: "the-lean-startup", section: "frameworks" })
get_book_section({ slug: "clean-code", section: "quotes" })
get_book_section({ slug: "thinking-fast-and-slow", section: "when-to-use" })

### Browse categories

Use list_categories to see all available categories and how many books each one has.

list_categories()

### Suggest a new book

Use suggest_book to add a book to the generation backlog. Checks for duplicates against published books and existing backlog entries.

suggest_book({ title: "Thinking in Bets", author: "Annie Duke", category: "psychology" })

### See the backlog

Use list_backlog to see all pending books waiting to be generated, along with their status.

list_backlog()

### Generate a book summary

Use generate_book to get the template, example, metadata, and instructions needed to generate the next book summary. You can specify a title or let it pick the next pending one.

generate_book()
generate_book({ title: "Never Split the Difference" })

After generating the content, call submit_book to publish it.

### Publish a book summary

Use submit_book to publish a generated summary directly to the knowledge base. Call this after generating content with generate_book.

submit_book({
  slug: "never-split-the-difference",
  title: "Never Split the Difference",
  author: "Chris Voss",
  category: "business",
  content: "---\\ntitle: \\"Never Split the Difference\\"\\n..."
})

### Tips

Use get_book_section instead of get_book when you only need one part — it saves significant tokens.
Use search_books with natural language queries — the semantic search understands meaning, not just keywords.
When generating a book, follow the template and instructions returned by generate_book exactly. All content must be in English.
Connections between books use [[slug]] format and must reference existing books only.
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: danpalmieri
- Version: 0.1.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-04-30T23:52:46.079Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-07T23:52:46.079Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/books-for-agents)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/books-for-agents/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/books-for-agents/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/books-for-agents/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/books-for-agents)