Spotify runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 061 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 7 Nov 2026.
MCP server connecting LLMs to Spotify, with smart-batching and large-playlist tools
What the code does
We read the source, 23 h 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.
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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 spotify-mcp -e 'SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>' -e 'SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>' -e 'SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI=<SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI>' -- uvx spotify-mcp-jamiew{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"spotify-mcp-jamiew"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI": "<SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.spotify-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["spotify-mcp-jamiew"]
env = { SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID = "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>", SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET = "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>", SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI = "<SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"spotify-mcp-jamiew"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI": "<SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"spotify-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"spotify-mcp-jamiew"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI": "<SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID> (Spotify app Client ID from developer.spotify.com), <SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET> (Spotify app Client Secret from developer.spotify.com), <SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI> (OAuth redirect URI registered in your Spotify app).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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