marcelmarais/Spotify

Spotify MCP Server

A lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants like Cursor & Claude to control Spotify playback and manage playlists.

Example Interactions

• "Play Elvis's first song"
• "Create a Taylor Swift / Slipknot fusion playlist"
• "Copy all the techno tracks from my workout playlist to my work playlist"
• "Turn the volume down a bit"

Tools

Read Operations

1. searchSpotify

   • Description: Search for tracks, albums, artists, or playlists on Spotify
   • Parameters:
     • query (string): The search term
     • type (string): Type of item to search for (track, album, artist, playlist)
     • limit (number, optional): Maximum number of results to return (10-50)
   • Returns: List of matching items with their IDs, names, and additional details
   • Example: searchSpotify("bohemian rhapsody", "track", 20)

2. getNowPlaying

   • Description: Get information about the currently playing track on Spotify, including device and volume info
   • Parameters: None
   • Returns: Object containing track name, artist, album, playback progress, duration, playback state, device info, volume, and shuffle/repeat status
   • Example: getNowPlaying()

3. getMyPlaylists

   • Description: Get a list of the current user's playlists on Spotify
   • Parameters:
     • limit (number, optional): Maximum number of playlists to return (default: 20)
     • offset (number, optional): Index of the first playlist to return (default: 0)
   • Returns: Array of playlists with their IDs, names, track counts, and public status
   • Example: getMyPlaylists(10, 0)

4. getPlaylistTracks

   • Description: Get a list of tracks in a specific Spotify playlist
   • Parameters:
     • playlistId (string): The Spotify ID of the playlist
     • limit (number, optional): Maximum number of tracks to return (default: 100)
     • offset (number, optional): Index of the first track to return (default: 0)
   • Returns: Array of tracks with their IDs, names, artists, album, duration, and added date
   • Example: getPlaylistTracks("37i9dQZEVXcJZyENOWUFo7")

5. getRecentlyPlayed

   • Description: Retrieves a list of recently played tracks from Spotify.
   • Parameters:
     • limit (number, optional): A number specifying the maximum number of tracks to return.
   • Returns: If tracks are found it returns a formatted list of recently played tracks else a message stating: "You don't have any recently played tracks on Spotify".
   • Example: getRecentlyPlayed({ limit: 10 })

6. getUsersSavedTracks

   • Description: Get a list of tracks saved in the user's "Liked Songs" library
   • Parameters:
     • limit (number, optional): Maximum number of tracks to return (1-50, default: 50)
     • offset (number, optional): Offset for pagination (0-based index, default: 0)
   • Returns: Formatted list of saved tracks with track names, artists, duration, track IDs, and when they were added to Liked Songs. Shows pagination info (e.g., "1-20 of 150").
   • Example: getUsersSavedTracks({ limit: 20, offset: 0 })

7. getQueue

   • Description: Get the currently playing track and upcoming items in the Spotify queue
   • Parameters:
     • limit (number, optional): Maximum number of upcoming items to show (1-50, default: 10)
   • Returns: Currently playing track and list of upcoming tracks in the queue
   • Example: getQueue({ limit: 20 })

8. getAvailableDevices

   • Description: Get information about the user's available Spotify Connect devices
   • Parameters: None
   • Returns: List of available devices with name, type, active status, volume, and device ID
   • Example: getAvailableDevices()

9. removeUsersSavedTracks

   • Description: Remove one or more tracks from the user's "Liked Songs" library (max 40 per request)
   • Parameters:
     • trackIds (array): Array of Spotify track IDs to remove (max 40)
   • Returns: Success confirmation message
   • Example: removeUsersSavedTracks({ trackIds: ["4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh", "1301WleyT98MSxVHPZCA6M"] })