Provides 41 read-only tools for interacting with Last.fm, including searching artists, albums, and tracks; retrieving artist, album, and track details; accessing user scrobble history, loved tracks, friends, top artists/tracks/albums/tags, and weekly charts; fetching global, tag, and country charts; obtaining name corrections; and library lookups.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@mcp-lastfm Search for the artist 'Mogwai'"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
MCP server for Last.fm — discover artists, albums and tracks, and browse scrobble history and charts.
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41 read-only tools — search, artist, album/track, user, chart, tag, geo, and library lookups, all backed by the official Last.fm API
Scrobble history at a glance — pull any user's recent tracks, loved tracks, friends, top artists/tracks/albums/tags, and weekly charts over a chosen time period
Global, tag, and country charts — surface what's trending on Last.fm overall, within a tag (e.g. shoegaze), or by country
Name corrections — check Last.fm's canonical-name correction data for misspelled artists and tracks
Just an API key — a single MCP_LASTFM_API_KEY, no OAuth flow or session handshake; set an optional MCP_LASTFM_USERNAME to default the user tools to your own account
Safe by design — read-only throughout; no scrobbling, no writes, nothing that touches a user's Last.fm account
Related MCP server: lastfm-mcp
npm install -g @kud/mcp-lastfmOr install as a Claude plugin from the kud marketplace:
/plugin install lastfm@kudnpm publish is pending — until
@kud/mcp-lastfmlands on the registry, install from source (see Development).
Go to last.fm/api/account/create (you'll need to be signed in to a Last.fm account).
Fill in Application name (e.g. mcp-lastfm) and a short description. Leave Callback URL blank — it's only used for the web login flow, which this read-only server doesn't need.
Submit. Last.fm shows you an API key and a shared secret — you only need the API key. (The shared secret is for signed write calls like scrobbling, which aren't supported here.)
Add it to your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"lastfm": {
"command": "mcp-lastfm",
"env": {
"MCP_LASTFM_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
"MCP_LASTFM_USERNAME": "your-lastfm-username"
}
}
}
}Variable | Required | Purpose |
| yes | Authenticates every request |
| no | Default account for the |
Once connected, ask your MCP client things like:
> Search for the artist "Slowdive"
> What are Radiohead's top tracks?
> Show me my recent scrobbles
> What's trending on the shoegaze tag right now?Tool | Description |
| Search for artists by name |
| Search for albums by name |
| Search for tracks by name, optionally scoped to an artist |
Tool | Description |
| Artist bio, listener/play stats, and tags |
| Artists similar to a given one, with match scores |
| An artist's most-played tracks |
| An artist's most-played albums |
| The tags most applied to an artist |
| Last.fm's canonical spelling for a misspelled artist name |
Tool | Description |
| Album info, tracklist, and tags |
| The tags most applied to an album |
| Track info, stats, and tags |
| Tracks similar to a given one |
| The tags most applied to a track |
| Last.fm's canonical spelling for a misspelled track/artist |
Tool | Description |
| A user's profile and listening stats |
| Recent scrobbles, including the currently playing track |
| Most-played artists over a time period |
| Most-played tracks over a time period |
| Most-played albums over a time period |
| Tracks the user has marked as loved |
| The user's Last.fm friends |
| Items the user has tagged with a given tag |
| The user's most-used tags |
| Album play chart for a given week |
| Artist play chart for a given week |
| Track play chart for a given week |
| Available weekly-chart date ranges |
Tool | Description |
| The most popular artists on Last.fm right now |
| The most popular tracks on Last.fm right now |
| The most popular tags on Last.fm right now |
Tool | Description |
| Top artists for a tag |
| Top tracks for a tag |
| A tag's description and usage stats |
| Tags similar to a given one |
| Top albums for a tag |
| The most popular tags globally |
| Available weekly-chart date ranges for a tag |
Tool | Description |
| Top artists in a given country |
| Top tracks in a given country |
Tool | Description |
| Artists in a user's library, with play counts |
git clone https://github.com/kud/mcp-lastfm.git
cd mcp-lastfm
npm install
MCP_LASTFM_API_KEY=your-api-key MCP_LASTFM_USERNAME=your-username npm run devInspect the server interactively with the MCP inspector:
npm run inspect:dev📚 Full documentation → mcp-lastfm/docs
Check Last.fm's correction data for a canonical artist name
Inputs: artist (required).
Check Last.fm's correction data for a canonical track name
Inputs: track (required), artist (required).
Get detailed info for an album: tracklist, tags, wiki
Inputs: mbid, album, artist, autocorrect.
Get the top tags applied to an album
Inputs: mbid, album, artist, autocorrect.
Get detailed info for an artist: bio, stats, tags, similar artists
Inputs: lang, mbid, artist, autocorrect.
Get an artist's most popular albums
Inputs: mbid, page, limit, artist, +1 more.
Get the top tags applied to an artist
Inputs: mbid, artist, autocorrect.
Get an artist's most popular tracks
Inputs: mbid, page, limit, artist, +1 more.
Get the current global top artists chart
Inputs: page, limit.
Get the current global top tags chart
Inputs: page, limit.
Get the current global top tracks chart
Inputs: page, limit.
Get the most popular artists for a given country
Inputs: country (required), page, limit.
Get the most popular tracks for a given country
Inputs: country (required), page, limit, location.
Get all the artists in a user's library
Inputs: page, user, limit.
Get artists similar to a given artist
Inputs: mbid, limit, artist, autocorrect.
Get tags similar to a given tag
Inputs: tag (required).
Get tracks similar to a given track
Inputs: mbid, limit, track, artist, +1 more.
Get metadata and wiki for a tag
Inputs: tag (required), lang.
Get the top albums tagged with a given tag
Inputs: tag (required), page, limit.
Get the top artists tagged with a given tag
Inputs: tag (required), page, limit.
Get the top tracks tagged with a given tag
Inputs: tag (required), page, limit.
Get the list of available weekly chart date ranges for a tag
Inputs: tag (required).
Get the top global tags on Last.fm, sorted by popularity
Inputs: no named parameters.
Get detailed info for a track: stats, album, tags, wiki
Inputs: mbid, track, artist, autocorrect.
Get the top tags applied to a track
Inputs: mbid, track, artist, autocorrect.
Get a user's Last.fm friends
Inputs: page, user, limit, recenttracks.
Get a Last.fm user's profile info
Inputs: user.
Get the tracks a user has loved
Inputs: page, user, limit.
Get items a user has tagged with a given tag (artists, albums, or tracks)
Inputs: tag (required), taggingtype (required), page, user, +1 more.
Get a user's recent scrobbles, including the currently playing track
Inputs: to, from, page, user, +2 more.
Get a user's most-played albums over a time period
Inputs: page, user, limit, period.
Get a user's most-played artists over a time period
Inputs: page, user, limit, period.
Get the tags a user applies most often
Inputs: user, limit.
Get a user's most-played tracks over a time period
Inputs: page, user, limit, period.
Get a user's album chart for a given week (or the latest)
Inputs: to, from, user.
Get a user's artist chart for a given week (or the latest)
Inputs: to, from, user.
Get the list of available weekly chart date ranges for a user
Inputs: user.
Get a user's track chart for a given week (or the latest)
Inputs: to, from, user.
Search for albums by name
Inputs: album (required), page, limit.
Search for artists by name
Inputs: artist (required), page, limit.
Search for tracks by name, optionally narrowed by artist
Inputs: track (required), page, limit, artist.
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Scored across 41 tools
Each tool targets a distinct resource and action (e.g., get_artist vs get_artist_top_albums). Even tools that seem similar like get_tag_top_albums and get_album_top_tags are clearly inverses with different inputs and outputs, leaving no ambiguity.
All tool names follow a verb_noun pattern using snake_case (correct_, get_, search_). The naming is predictable, making it easy for an agent to infer functionality from the name.
41 tools is high but justified by the broad Last.fm API domain (artists, albums, tracks, tags, users, charts, geo). The count is within the upper bound of a well-scoped set; it covers essential endpoints without being excessive.
The tool set provides thorough read coverage of Last.fm data: artists, albums, tracks, tags, users, charts, and search. Minor gaps like missing artist events or user library management are acceptable for a read-only server, and core workflows are complete.
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