Musicbrainz MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 9 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add musicbrainz-mcp -- npx -y musicbrainz-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "musicbrainz-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.musicbrainz-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "musicbrainz-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "musicbrainz-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "musicbrainz-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT (Optional override for the User-Agent sent to MusicBrainz.), MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID (OAuth client ID (write tools only). Register at musicbrainz.org/account/applications.), MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET (OAuth client secret (write tools only).), MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN (OAuth refresh token with tag/rating/collection scopes (enables the write tools).). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.