getMyPlaylists
Retrieve your Spotify playlists to view and manage your music collections. Specify a limit to control how many playlists are returned.
Instructions
Get a list of the current user's playlists on Spotify
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | Maximum number of playlists to return (1-50) |
Implementation Reference
- src/read.ts:211-249 (handler)The main handler function that implements the tool logic: fetches the current user's playlists using the Spotify API, handles empty results, formats the playlist list with track counts and IDs, and returns a formatted text response.handler: async (args, _extra: SpotifyHandlerExtra) => { const { limit = 50 } = args; const playlists = await handleSpotifyRequest(async (spotifyApi) => { return await spotifyApi.currentUser.playlists.playlists( limit as MaxInt<50>, ); }); if (playlists.items.length === 0) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: "You don't have any playlists on Spotify", }, ], }; } const formattedPlaylists = playlists.items .map((playlist, i) => { const tracksTotal = playlist.tracks?.total ? playlist.tracks.total : 0; return `${i + 1}. "${playlist.name}" (${tracksTotal} tracks) - ID: ${ playlist.id }`; }) .join('\n'); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `# Your Spotify Playlists\n\n${formattedPlaylists}`, }, ], }; }, };
- src/read.ts:203-210 (schema)Zod schema defining the optional 'limit' parameter for the number of playlists to fetch (1-50).schema: { limit: z .number() .min(1) .max(50) .optional() .describe('Maximum number of playlists to return (1-50)'), },
- src/index.ts:12-14 (registration)Registration of all tools, including getMyPlaylists from readTools, with the MCP server using server.tool().[...readTools, ...playTools, ...albumTools].forEach((tool) => { server.tool(tool.name, tool.description, tool.schema, tool.handler); });
- src/read.ts:603-612 (registration)The getMyPlaylists tool is included in the exported readTools array, which is imported and registered in index.ts.export const readTools = [ searchSpotify, getNowPlaying, getMyPlaylists, getPlaylistTracks, getRecentlyPlayed, getUsersSavedTracks, getQueue, getAvailableDevices, ];