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Spotify MCP server

by XavierFabregat·io.github.XavierFabregat/spotify-mcp·v0.1.2
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Conversational Spotify control from AI clients: play, queue, devices, playlists, and library.

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Spotify tools (11)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

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  • authenticate

    Connects the user's Spotify account via OAuth. Opens a browser on this machine for

  • devices

    action=list shows available Spotify devices; action=transfer moves playback to a device

  • get_playlist_items

    Lists the tracks in one of the user's own or collaborative playlists

  • get_playlists

    Lists the user's playlists with item counts and URIs.

  • library

    Saves, removes, or checks items in the user's Spotify library ('liked'). Works with any

  • modify_playlist

    action=create makes a new playlist (private by default); action=add_items appends

  • now_playing

    Current track, artist, album, progress, device, and shuffle/repeat state.

  • play

    Plays music by free-text query (searches and starts the best match) or by Spotify URI.

  • playback

    Transport controls for the active playback: pause, resume, next, previous,

  • queue

    action=add queues a track by query or URI; action=list shows what's playing and up next.

  • search

    Searches the Spotify catalog. Use when the user wants options to choose from;

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-26 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan12 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
  • Maintenancelast push 23 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Spotify compares

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

Safety score
92/100
higher than 90% of 1,337 Media servers
Tools
11
the typical Media server has 7
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 5%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Downloads a week
107
more than 65% of 358 Media servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 10 read · 1 change

Install Spotify in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y @xavifabregat/spotify-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add spotify-mcp -- npx -y @xavifabregat/spotify-mcp
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What the publisher says

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

spotify-mcp

Control Spotify by talking to your AI. An MCP server for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and any other MCP client.

You: play something like early Bill Evans

AI: ▶ Now playing: "Peace Piece" — Bill Evans · Everybody Digs Bill Evans

You: perfect, queue the whole album and save this one

AI: ➕ Queued Everybody Digs Bill Evans · ❤️ Saved "Peace Piece" to your library

Built against the current (post-February-2026) Spotify Web API — many older Spotify MCP servers predate those changes and are partially broken.

Requirements

for creating the developer app you'll use.

  • Spotify Premium — Spotify requires it for playback control and (since Feb 2026)
  • Node.js ≥ 20

Quick start

npx -y @xavifabregat/spotify-mcp init

The wizard walks you through creating your own (free) Spotify developer app, asks for its Client ID, and opens a browser to connect your account — about 2 minutes total.

Why your own app? Spotify caps third-party apps at a handful of users, so every user brings their own; the wizard makes that painless. No client secret is involved (PKCE). Tokens stay in ~/.spotify-mcp/ on your machine and refresh silently.

The one detail that must be exact — your app's Redirect URI:

http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback

Add to your MCP client

Claude Code

claude mcp add -s user spotify -- npx -y @xavifabregat/spotify-mcp

Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json) or Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@xavifabregat/spotify-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart the client and start talking.

Tools

Design

the server searches, picks the best match, starts playback, and reports what it chose so you can correct it. No search → choose → play round trips.

  • Tools are intents, not endpoints. "Play some Radiohead" is one tool call —

accurate across different AI clients and context lean.

  • Small surface. 11 tools instead of one per API endpoint keeps tool selection

chain without re-searching. Raw API payloads never reach the model.

  • Responses are compact text with Spotify URIs, so follow-ups ("queue that")

says how to pick one. Not logged in? It points at the authenticate tool. The model relays the fix instead of a stack trace.

  • Errors are instructions. No active device? The response lists your devices and

Troubleshooting

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Spotify: common questions

Is Spotify MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Spotify safety report
How do I install Spotify?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Spotify need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Spotify maintained?
The last commit was 60 days ago (2026-09-03). The latest release is v0.1.2.
What can I use instead of Spotify?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: smartest-tv MCP server, FunASR MCP server and Transcription MCP server.
How does Spotify compare with other Media MCP servers?
safety score 92/100 (higher than 90% of 1,337 Media servers); tools 11 (the typical Media server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 5%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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