get_release_group_details
Retrieve album, EP, or single metadata from MusicBrainz database by providing a release group ID to access conceptual details across multiple editions.
Instructions
Get details about a release group (the album/EP/single concept). A release group contains one or more releases (specific editions). Use get_release_details for a specific edition's tracklist and barcode.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| release_group_id | Yes |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- mcp_musicbrainz/server.py:539-569 (handler)The handler implementation for the get_release_group_details tool.
def get_release_group_details(release_group_id: str) -> str: """Get details about a release group (the album/EP/single concept). A release group contains one or more releases (specific editions). Use get_release_details for a specific edition's tracklist and barcode.""" res = musicbrainzngs.get_release_group_by_id( release_group_id, includes=["artists", "releases", "tags", "ratings", "url-rels"], ) rg = res["release-group"] tags = [t["name"] for t in rg.get("tag-list", [])] genres = ", ".join(tags) if tags else "" artist = rg.get("artist-credit-phrase", "Unknown") rtype = rg.get("type", "Unknown") date = rg.get("first-release-date", "Unknown") releases = [ f" - {r['title']} ({r.get('date', '?')}) | release ID: {r['id']}" for r in rg.get("release-list", []) ] parts = [ f"Title: {rg['title']}", f"Artist: {artist}", f"Type: {rtype}", f"First Release Date: {date}", f"Genres: {genres or 'None listed'}", f"MBID: {release_group_id}", f"\nReleases in this group ({len(releases)}):", *releases[:25], ] return "\n".join(parts) - mcp_musicbrainz/server.py:537-538 (registration)Registration of the get_release_group_details tool.
@mcp.tool() @cached_tool()