Spotify MCP Server

# spotify-mcp MCP server [](https://smithery.ai/server/@varunneal/spotify-mcp) MCP project to connect Claude with Spotify. Built on top of [spotipy-dev's API](https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/tree/2.24.0). ## Features - Start, pause, and skip playback - Search for tracks/albums/artists/playlists - Get info about a track/album/artist/playlist - Manage the Spotify queue ## Demo Make sure to turn on audio <details> <summary> Video </summary> https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/20ee1f92-f3e3-4dfa-b945-ca57bc1e0894 </summary> </details> ## Configuration ### Getting Spotify API Keys Create an account on [developer.spotify.com](https://developer.spotify.com/). Navigate to [the dashboard](https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard). Create an app with redirect_uri as http://localhost:8888. (You can choose any port you want but you must use http and localhost). I set "APIs used" to "Web Playback SDK". ### Run this project locally This project is not yet set up for ephemeral environments (e.g. `uvx` usage). Run this project locally by cloning this repo ```bash git clone https://github.com/varunneal/spotify-mcp.git ``` Add this tool as a mcp server. On MacOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` ```json "spotify": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/spotify_mcp", "run", "spotify-mcp" ], "env": { "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": YOUR_CLIENT_ID, "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET, "SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI": "http://localhost:8888" } } ``` ### Troubleshooting Please open an issue if you can't get this MCP working. Here are some tips: 1. Make sure `uv` is updated. I recommend version `>=0.54`. 2. Make sure claude has execution permisisons for the project: `chmod -R 755`. 3. Ensure you have Spotify premium (needed for running developer API). ## TODO Unfortunately, a bunch of cool features have [now been deprecated](https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/27/spotify-cuts-developer-access-to-several-of-its-recommendation-features/) from the Spotify API. Most new features will be relatively minor or for the health of the project: - tests. - adding API support for managing playlists. - adding API support for paginated search results/playlists/albums. ## Deployment (todo) ### Installing via Smithery To install spotify-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@varunneal/spotify-mcp): ```bash npx -y @smithery/cli install @varunneal/spotify-mcp --client claude ``` ### Building and Publishing To prepare the package for distribution: 1. Sync dependencies and update lockfile: ```bash uv sync ``` 2. Build package distributions: ```bash uv build ``` This will create source and wheel distributions in the `dist/` directory. 3. Publish to PyPI: ```bash uv publish ``` Note: You'll need to set PyPI credentials via environment variables or command flags: - Token: `--token` or `UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN` - Or username/password: `--username`/`UV_PUBLISH_USERNAME` and `--password`/`UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD` ### Debugging Since MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging experience, we strongly recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector). You can launch the MCP Inspector via [`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) with this command: ```bash npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /Users/varun/Documents/Python/spotify_mcp run spotify-mcp ``` Upon launching, the Inspector will display a URL that you can access in your browser to begin debugging.