Spotify MCP Server

The Spotify MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to interact with the Spotify API. It provides tools to control Spotify playback, such as playing, pausing, skipping tracks…

Local serverstdio

What is the Spotify MCP Server?

Spotify MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the 254binaryninja/spotify-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “The Spotify MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to interact with the Spotify API. It provides tools to control Spotify playback…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using ~path-to-project\spotify-mcp-server\.venv\Scripts\python.exe. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET, TRANSPORT. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Spotify MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotify-mcp-server": {
      "command": "~path-to-project\\spotify-mcp-server\\.venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",
      "args": [
        "~path-to-project\\spotify-mcp-server\\server.py"
      ],
      "transport": "stdio",
      "env": {
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "############",
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET",
        "TRANSPORT": "stdio"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_IDDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRETDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
TRANSPORTDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation