spotify-mcp
An MCP server that enables users to control Spotify playback, search for music, and manage playlists through MCP-compatible clients. It supports features like track recommendations and playback management using secure OAuth authentication.
README
spotify-mcp
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Spotify. Control playback, search for music, manage playlists, and get personalized recommendations -- all through any MCP-compatible client like Claude.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
auth-spotify |
Authenticate with Spotify via OAuth |
search-spotify |
Search for tracks, albums, artists, or playlists |
get-current-playback |
Get the current playback state (track, device, progress) |
play-track |
Play a specific track on an active device |
pause-playback |
Pause playback |
next-track |
Skip to the next track |
previous-track |
Skip to the previous track |
get-user-playlists |
List the user's playlists |
create-playlist |
Create a new playlist |
add-tracks-to-playlist |
Add tracks to a playlist |
get-playlist-tracks |
Get the tracks in a playlist |
rename-playlist |
Rename a playlist (and optionally update description/visibility) |
unfollow-playlist |
Unfollow (or delete) a playlist |
get-recommendations |
Get track recommendations based on seed tracks, artists, or genres |
get-top-tracks |
Get the user's top played tracks over a time range |
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID |
Yes | Spotify app client ID |
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET |
Yes | Spotify app client secret |
SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI |
No | OAuth redirect URI (defaults to http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback) |
Create a Spotify app at developer.spotify.com and add your redirect URI to the app's settings.
Setup
npm ci
Usage
Stdio mode (for MCP clients that launch the server directly)
node build/index.js
HTTP mode (using mcp-proxy)
mcp-proxy --port 8002 -- node build/index.js
Authentication
On first use, call the auth-spotify tool. It will open a browser window for Spotify OAuth. Tokens are persisted to ~/.spotify-mcp/tokens.json so you only need to authenticate once.
License
MIT
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