MCP Apple Music runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 193 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 22 Oct 2026.
Apple Music MCP server — search catalog, manage playlists, and access your library via Claude.
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
setup.py: выполняет код при установке пакета
ENV APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN=""
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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 mcp-apple-music -e 'APPLE_TEAM_ID=<APPLE_TEAM_ID>' -e 'APPLE_KEY_ID=<APPLE_KEY_ID>' -e 'APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY=<APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY>' -e 'APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN=<APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN>' -- uvx mcp-apple-music-server{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-apple-music": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-apple-music-server"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_KEY_ID": "<APPLE_KEY_ID>",
"APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN": "<APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY": "<APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY>",
"APPLE_TEAM_ID": "<APPLE_TEAM_ID>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-apple-music]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-apple-music-server"]
env = { APPLE_TEAM_ID = "<APPLE_TEAM_ID>", APPLE_KEY_ID = "<APPLE_KEY_ID>", APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY = "<APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY>", APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN = "<APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-apple-music": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-apple-music-server"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_KEY_ID": "<APPLE_KEY_ID>",
"APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN": "<APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY": "<APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY>",
"APPLE_TEAM_ID": "<APPLE_TEAM_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-apple-music": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-apple-music-server"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_KEY_ID": "<APPLE_KEY_ID>",
"APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN": "<APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY": "<APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY>",
"APPLE_TEAM_ID": "<APPLE_TEAM_ID>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<APPLE_TEAM_ID> (Apple Developer Team ID), <APPLE_KEY_ID> (Apple MusicKit Key ID), <APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY> (Apple MusicKit private key content (ES256, PEM format)), <APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN> (Apple Music user token for personal library access).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
APPLE_STOREFRONT (Apple Music storefront country code (default: us)).
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