TIDAL MCP Server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/tidal_mcp/server.py:1147-1187 (handler)

  Core handler function for the get_favorite_albums tool. Fetches user's saved albums using tidalapi.session.user.favorites.albums(), transforms them into Album models, and returns an AlbumList.

  @mcp.tool()
  async def get_favorite_albums(limit: int = 50) -> AlbumList:
      """
      Get user's favorite (saved) albums from TIDAL.
  
      Args:
          limit: Maximum albums to retrieve (default: 50)
  
      Returns:
          List of favorite albums
      """
      if not await ensure_authenticated():
          raise ToolError("Not authenticated. Please run the 'login' tool first.")
  
      try:
          favorites = await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(
              lambda: session.user.favorites.albums(limit=limit)
          )
  
          albums = []
          for album in favorites:
              release_date = None
              if hasattr(album, "release_date") and album.release_date:
                  release_date = str(album.release_date)
  
              albums.append(
                  Album(
                      id=str(album.id),
                      title=album.name,
                      artist=album.artist.name if album.artist else "Unknown Artist",
                      release_date=release_date,
                      num_tracks=getattr(album, "num_tracks", 0),
                      duration_seconds=getattr(album, "duration", 0),
                      url=f"https://tidal.com/browse/album/{album.id}",
                  )
              )
  
          return AlbumList(status="success", count=len(albums), albums=albums)
      except Exception as e:
          raise ToolError(f"Failed to get favorite albums: {str(e)}")

• src/tidal_mcp/models.py:71-78 (schema)

  Pydantic schema for the AlbumList return type of get_favorite_albums.

  class AlbumList(BaseModel):
      """List of albums with metadata."""
  
      status: str = Field(description="Operation status (success/error)")
      query: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Search query used (for search results)")
      count: int = Field(description="Number of albums returned")
      albums: List[Album] = Field(description="List of album objects")

• src/tidal_mcp/models.py:27-37 (schema)

  Pydantic schema for individual Album objects contained in the AlbumList response.

  class Album(BaseModel):
      """Structured representation of a TIDAL album."""
  
      id: str = Field(description="Unique TIDAL album ID")
      title: str = Field(description="Album title")
      artist: str = Field(description="Primary artist name")
      release_date: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Release date (YYYY-MM-DD)")
      num_tracks: int = Field(description="Number of tracks in album")
      duration_seconds: int = Field(description="Total album duration in seconds")
      url: str = Field(description="TIDAL web URL for the album")

• src/tidal_mcp/server.py:1147-1147 (registration)

  FastMCP decorator that registers the get_favorite_albums function as a tool.

  @mcp.tool()