Spotify MCP server

The Spotify MCP server integrates with Cursor to provide voice-controlled access to your Spotify account. Using natural language commands, you can control music playback, manage playlists, search for content, and get recommendations—all without leaving your development environment.

Prerequisites

• uv package manager
• Spotify API credentials

Installation

Follow these steps to set up the Spotify MCP server:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/username/mcp-spotify.git
   

2. Create an environment file:

   • Copy the .env.example file to a new .env file in the repository root
   • Fill in your Spotify API credentials

3. Get Spotify API credentials:

   • Go to the Spotify Developer Dashboard
   • Create a new application
   • Copy the client ID and client secret to your .env file

4. Configure Cursor to use the MCP server:

   • Open Cursor Settings > Features > MCP Servers
   • Click "+ Add new MCP server"
   • Enter the following details:
     • Name: Spotify
     • Type: command
     • Command: uv --directory <path-to-repository/mcp-spotify> run main.py

After completing these steps, the Spotify MCP tool should appear in your list of installed MCP servers.

Usage

Getting Started

Open Cursor Composer in "agent" mode to start controlling Spotify. Make sure Spotify is already open on an active device.

Available Commands

Here are examples of commands you can use with the Spotify MCP:

Playlist Management

• "Show me my playlists"
• "Play my 'Chill Vibes' playlist"
• "Add this track to my 'Chill Vibes' playlist"

Playback Control

• "Pause song"
• "Resume song"
• "Set it on repeat"
• "Seek to 2:30"

Current Track Information

• "What song is this?"
• "Tell me about this artist and show me some popular tracks"

Discovery

• "Show me my top artists from the last 6 months"
• "Search for Coldplay"
• "I like this song. Recommend some similar tracks"

Queue Management

• "Show me my queue"
• "Add 'Paradise' to my queue"
• "Move 'Paradise' up in the queue"
• "Skip to next song"

Example Interaction

A typical interaction with the Spotify MCP might look like this:

1. Ask to see your playlists: "Show me my playlists"
2. Request to play something: "Play my Workout Mix playlist"
3. Get information: "What song is this?"
4. Control playback: "Pause" or "Skip to next track"
5. Discover new music: "Recommend songs similar to this one"

The MCP server will respond to your commands by controlling your Spotify account accordingly and providing relevant information in the Cursor Composer interface.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "spotify" '{"command":"uv","args":["--directory","<path-to-repository/mcp-spotify>","run","main.py"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "spotify": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "<path-to-repository/mcp-spotify>",
                "run",
                "main.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "spotify": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "<path-to-repository/mcp-spotify>",
                "run",
                "main.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect