An MCP server that helps YouTube content creators find perfect background music for their shorts by analyzing script content and recommending tracks
An MCP server that helps YouTube content creators find perfect background music for their shorts by analyzing script content and recommending tracks from YouTube Music. That is what the mcp bgm recommender mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
The server publishes 3 tools. What each one is for:
Parameters — The Parameters tool exposed by this serverScriptAnalyzer — Analyzes script content to detect mood, theme, and pacing using natural language processingBGMTools — MCP tool interface that orchestrates script analysis and music recommendationsThe server ships on PyPI as ytmusicapi, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.
Configuration is passed through the environment: BGM_LOG_LEVEL, BGM_OAUTH_FILE, BGM_MAX_DURATION, BGM_SEARCH_LIMIT. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP Bgm Recommender's toolset — Parameters, ScriptAnalyzer, BGMTools — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by opiuman; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against MCP Bgm Recommender's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Parameters | The Parameters tool exposed by this server. |
| ScriptAnalyzer | Analyzes script content to detect mood, theme, and pacing using natural language processing. |
| BGMTools | MCP tool interface that orchestrates script analysis and music recommendations. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"bgm-recommender": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["ytmusicapi"],
"env": {
"BGM_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value",
"BGM_OAUTH_FILE": "your-value",
"BGM_MAX_DURATION": "your-value",
"BGM_SEARCH_LIMIT": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| BGM_LOG_LEVEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| BGM_OAUTH_FILE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| BGM_MAX_DURATION | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| BGM_SEARCH_LIMIT | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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