Pressready

PressReady

Manuscript in, publish-ready book out. Give it Markdown chapters, metadata and a front-cover image. It returns:

1. Kindle EPUB 3 (cover embedded, TOC, front/back matter)
2. Print interior PDF at the requested trim size (5x8, 5.5x8.5, 6x9, 8.5x11)
3. Full-wrap paperback cover PDF (spine width computed from page count and paper type)
4. Upload checklist (JSON) with the values KDP asks for

mcp-name: io.github.ridhwaan-ai/pressready

Install: pip install pressready (or run without installing: uvx pressready mcp). Live API: https://pressready-wp38.onrender.com (agent docs: /llms.txt; pricing: /v1/pricing). Free tier: 3 builds a day per client; unlimited with a license key. The free host sleeps when idle, so the first request can take about a minute.

CLI

pip install pressreadypressready build manuscript/ --trim 5.5x8.5 --paper cream

Optional manuscript/book.json flags (used by the CLI and MCP; the API takes the same names as body fields): "print_toc": true adds a printed Contents page with page numbers to the interior PDF; "own_front_matter": true skips our title/copyright pages when your front matter already has them.

MCP server

uvx pressready mcp

MCP client config:

{"mcpServers": {"pressready": {"command": "uvx", "args": ["pressready", "mcp"]}}}

Tools: build_book, spine_width, list_trim_sizes.

HTTP API

uvicorn pressready.api:app

• POST /v1/books creates a job, GET /v1/books/{id} returns status and download URLs
• GET /v1/limits, GET /v1/pricing: machine-readable limits and pricing
• GET /llms.txt, GET /quickstart.txt: agent docs
• GET /openapi.json: OpenAPI spec
• GET /health: health check

Jobs are in memory and expire after about 15 minutes.

End-to-end example

HOST=https://pressready-wp38.onrender.comCOVER=$(base64 -w0 cover.png)   # PNG or JPG front covercurl -X POST $HOST/v1/books -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{  "title": "My Book", "author": "A. Writer", "trim": "5.5x8.5", "paper": "cream",  "chapters": [{"title": "One", "markdown": "# One\n\nHello."}],  "cover_image_base64": "'"$COVER"'"}'# -> {"id": "...", "status": "done", "checklist": {...}, "files": {"book.epub": "/v1/books/<id>/files/book.epub", ...}}curl -O $HOST/v1/books/<id>/files/book.epub

Unlimited builds: add -H 'Authorization: Bearer <license key>' (key: https://stickfigurefiles.gumroad.com/l/zrvizy).

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Add the MCP client config above to claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor), restart the app, and ask it to build a book from your chapters.

Notes

PressReady produces files; it never logs in to KDP or any other site. Check the output in KDP's previewer before publishing. Output is generated by software; disclose AI use in KDP where its rules require it.