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Musicbrainz MCP server

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by cyanheads·io.github.cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server·v0.3.0·1 stars
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Search MusicBrainz artists, releases, works, labels; resolve ISRC/ISWC/barcode; fetch cover art.

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How Musicbrainz compares

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
93/100
higher than 95% of 3,470 Web search servers
Uptime
100%
of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%
Response time
544 ms
faster than 27% of 2,238 Web search servers
GitHub stars
1
more than 55% of 1,786 Web search servers
Downloads a week
604
more than 88% of 827 Web search servers with a package

Release history: 7 versions in the registry since 2026-08-21, latest 2026-11-03, typically one every 11 days.

Install Musicbrainz in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http musicbrainz-mcp-server https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp
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What the publisher says

From the Musicbrainz repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

@cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server Search artists, releases, recordings, works, and labels; traverse relationships; resolve ISRC/ISWC/barcode; fetch cover art via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. 10 Tools • 1 Resource

Public Hosted Server: https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Overview

Open music metadata over the live MusicBrainz Web Service v2 and the Cover Art Archive. Search by name, look up entities by MBID or a standard identifier (ISRC/ISWC/barcode), browse the complete linked set beyond what the lookup tools embed, and fetch cover art from any MCP client. Runs as a stdio process, a local Streamable HTTP server, or the public hosted endpoint above.

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Musicbrainz: common questions

Is Musicbrainz MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (93/100). Read the Musicbrainz safety report
How do I install Musicbrainz?
It runs remotely at musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Musicbrainz need an API key?
No secret keys are declared. It reads 11 settings from the environment.
Is Musicbrainz maintained?
The last commit was 22 days ago (2026-10-13). The latest release is v0.3.0.
Is Musicbrainz up?
100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
What can I use instead of Musicbrainz?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Apple Contacts MCP server and Workopia — Job Search MCP server.
How does Musicbrainz compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 93/100 (higher than 95% of 3,470 Web search servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%); response time 544 ms (faster than 27% of 2,238 Web search servers). Full comparison.

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