tidal_mcp — Tidal MCP Server for Claude

Gives Claude tools to search, browse, and create playlists on Tidal, including AI-powered mood-based playlist generation.

Setup

1. Install dependencies

pip install tidalapi anthropic "mcp[cli]"

2. Authenticate with Tidal (one-time)

python server.py --login

Open the link that appears, approve access. Session is saved to ~/.tidal_mcp_session.json and reused automatically.

3. Configure Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tidal": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/tidal_mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The Tidal tools will appear automatically.

Related MCP server: Spotify MCP Server

Available Tools

Example Prompts in Claude

• "Make me a rainy Sunday morning playlist — melancholic, piano-forward, not too slow"

• "Show me my Tidal playlists"

• "Search Tidal for dark ambient tracks"

• "What are Nils Frahm's top tracks on Tidal?"

• "Do a dry run of a late night jazz playlist so I can see the tracklist first"

• "Add those tracks to my existing Evening Wind-Down playlist"