# Send Hardcover.app skill for tracking books you're reading, reading goal, and finding books you'd love to read 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
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "hardcover",
    "name": "Hardcover.app skill for tracking books you're reading, reading goal, and finding books you'd love to read",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/asaphko/hardcover",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/asaphko/hardcover",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/hardcover",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=hardcover",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "references/entities.md",
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "hardcover",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-04T01:32:56.407Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-11T01:32:56.407Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=hardcover",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=hardcover",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"hardcover-1.0.7.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "hardcover"
      },
      "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/hardcover"
    },
    "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/hardcover",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/hardcover",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hardcover/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hardcover/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hardcover/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Hardcover GraphQL API

Query your reading library, book metadata, and search Hardcover's catalog.

### Configuration

Env variable: HARDCOVER_API_TOKEN from https://hardcover.app/settings
Endpoint: https://api.hardcover.app/v1/graphql
Rate limit: 60 req/min, 30s timeout, max 3 query depth

### Authentication

All queries require Authorization: Bearer {token} header (token from settings, add Bearer  prefix):

curl -X POST https://api.hardcover.app/v1/graphql \\
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HARDCOVER_API_TOKEN" \\
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
  -d '{"query": "query { me { id username } }"}'

### Workflow

Get user ID first — most queries need it:
query { me { id username } }



Query by status — use status_id filter:

1 = Want to Read
2 = Currently Reading
3 = Read
4 = Paused
5 = Did Not Finish



Paginate large results — use limit/offset, add distinct_on: book_id

### Currently Reading with Progress

query {
  me {
    user_books(where: { status_id: { _eq: 2 } }) {
      user_book_reads { progress_pages }
      book {
        title
        pages
        image { url }
        contributions { author { name } }
      }
    }
  }
}

### Library by Status

query ($userId: Int!, $status: Int!) {
  user_books(
    where: { user_id: { _eq: $userId }, status_id: { _eq: $status } }
    limit: 25
    offset: 0
    distinct_on: book_id
  ) {
    book {
      id
      title
      pages
      image { url }
      contributions { author { name } }
    }
  }
}

### Search Books/Authors/Series

query ($q: String!, $type: String!) {
  search(query: $q, query_type: $type, per_page: 10, page: 1) {
    results
  }
}

query_type: Book, Author, Series, Character, List, Publisher, User

### Book Details by Title

query {
  editions(where: { title: { _eq: "Oathbringer" } }) {
    title
    pages
    isbn_13
    edition_format
    publisher { name }
    book {
      slug
      contributions { author { name } }
    }
  }
}

### Limitations

Read-only (no mutations yet)
No text search operators (_like, _ilike, _regex)
Access limited to: your data, public data, followed users' data
Tokens expire after 1 year

### Entity Reference

For detailed field documentation on Books, Editions, Authors, Series, User Books, Activities, Lists, Goals, and other entities, see references/entities.md.

### Response Codes

CodeMeaning200Success401Invalid/expired token429Rate limited
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: asaphko
- Version: 1.0.7
## 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: 2026-05-04T01:32:56.407Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-11T01:32:56.407Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hardcover)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hardcover/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hardcover/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/hardcover/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/hardcover)