Apple Music MCP server

The MCP-AppleMusic server allows you to control Apple Music on macOS through AppleScript commands via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementation. This enables AI assistants like Claude to interact with your Apple Music library.

Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• macOS with Apple Music app installed
• MCP library ≥1.2.1

Installation

First, install uv using Homebrew:

brew install uv

Then, configure Claude Desktop by adding the following to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iTunesControlServer": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["-n", "mcp-applemusic"]
    }
  }
}

Available Commands

The MCP server provides several commands to control Apple Music:

itunes_play()         # Start playback
itunes_pause()        # Pause playback
itunes_next()         # Skip to next track
itunes_previous()     # Go to previous track
itunes_search(query)  # Search library for tracks
itunes_play_song(song)  # Play specific song
itunes_create_playlist(name, songs)  # Create new playlist
itunes_library()      # Get library statistics

Usage

Starting the Server

Launch the server with:

python server.py

Example Interactions

Search for music in your library:

# Search for a song
results = itunes_search("Hey Jude")

Create a new playlist with your favorite songs:

# Create a new playlist
itunes_create_playlist("Beatles Favorites", ["Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Let It Be"])

Play a specific song:

# Play a specific song
itunes_play_song("Hey Jude")

Control playback using simple commands:

# Basic playback controls
itunes_play()
itunes_pause()
itunes_next()
itunes_previous()

Get information about your music library:

# Get library statistics
library_info = itunes_library()

Important Notes

This tool only works on macOS systems due to its AppleScript dependency and requires Apple Music (formerly iTunes) to be installed on your system.

How to add this MCP server to 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 > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

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

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

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 explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.