Model Context Protocol server for Spotify using Claude Desktop
MCP Claude Spotify MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Model Context Protocol server for Spotify using Claude Desktop.
Once MCP Claude Spotify is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
Configuration — Edit this file to add the Spotify MCP configuration. If the file doesn't exist, create it:Authentication — The Authentication tool exposed by this serverSearch — The Search tool exposed by this serverInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @smithery/cli on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
You will need 2 environment variables: SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP Claude Spotify's toolset — Configuration, Authentication, Search — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by imprvhub; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against MCP Claude Spotify's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Configuration | Edit this file to add the Spotify MCP configuration. If the file doesn't exist, create it: |
| Authentication | The Authentication tool exposed by this server. |
| Search | The Search tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-spotify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
A knowledge graph your assistant keeps between sessions — entities, relations and observations that persist.
Kill hallucinated APIs — version-accurate, up-to-date library documentation injected straight into context.
Your workspace, on speaking terms with AI — search, read and write Notion pages and databases.
A structured scratchpad for hard problems — stepwise reasoning with revisions, branches and visible logic.
Symbol-level code navigation, refactoring and memory for coding agents — the IDE brain your assistant has been missing.
Chat with your second brain — search, read and write vault notes through the Local REST API.