Product direction · updated 6 August 2026
MCP and Interactive Books: Intended Direction
The intended direction is an interactive reading layer that can answer constrained questions from authorized content while preserving provenance, entitlement, and reader control. It is not a live public MCP service today.
What an interactive book could do
A reader could inspect a cited section, compare versions, request a scoped explanation, or bring authorized book context into a local tool. Every response should identify the source version and respect the work’s access boundary.
What must exist first
Protected-content access needs entitlement checks, a clear corpus boundary, source citations, logging appropriate to the privacy model, and a way to correct or withdraw content. A local bridge should not silently transmit unrelated files or reader data.
What is available now
Today’s public layer is narrower: Context Packs, metadata-only Release Manifests, public JSON, and local validation. The public demo does not include a live MCP server, authenticated book tools, or executable code.
This page develops ideas first discussed in the Agentic Publishing community. The documentation states the current public boundary and does not turn discussion or roadmap material into a product guarantee.
Related documentation
- Privacy and Access Boundaries
- Source and Provenance Records
- Editorial Workflow
- Start Here: Publishers and Developers
For a concrete public record, inspect the metadata-only Context Pack demo. It remains separate from protected manuscript content and private editorial systems.