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Spotify MCP Server

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Spotify MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 447 installs a week from npm. Last commit 9 Oct 2026.

Spotify Web API MCP: playback, library, playlists, search, podcasts. Not affiliated with Spotify.

Installs per day peak 577 · avg 85 · -28% w/w
a month agotoday
447
Installs / week
npm · @novalux12/spotify-mcp
1
Stars
2 open issues
9 Oct 2026
Last commit
47 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 6 d ago · rules ccca72095570

Capabilities

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.

Runs an external command src/cli/init.ts:300
      const child = spawn(process.execPath, [entry], {

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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.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add spotify-mcp-server -- npx -y @novalux12/spotify-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotify-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@novalux12/spotify-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.spotify-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@novalux12/spotify-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotify-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@novalux12/spotify-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotify-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@novalux12/spotify-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID (Spotify developer app client ID (from developer.spotify.com/dashboard)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Spotify MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Spotify MCP?
Spotify MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @novalux12/spotify-mcp was installed 447 times last week.
How do I connect Spotify MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @novalux12/spotify-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Spotify MCP?
The npm package @novalux12/spotify-mcp was installed 447 times in the last week. Week over week that is -28%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Spotify MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.