spotify

Control Spotify playback and manage playlists via MCP.

When to Use

• Play specific songs, albums, artists, or playlists
• Control playback (pause, skip, previous)
• Search Spotify catalog
• Create and manage playlists
• Check what's currently playing
• Add tracks to queue

Setup

MCP server configured in ~/.mcp.json:

{
  "spotify": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/Users/alice/Projects/spotify-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
  }
}

OAuth config in /Users/alice/Projects/spotify-mcp-server/spotify-config.json.

Available Tools

Read Operations

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | searchSpotify | Search tracks, albums, artists, playlists | | getNowPlaying | Get currently playing track | | getMyPlaylists | List user's playlists | | getPlaylistTracks | Get tracks in a playlist | | getRecentlyPlayed | Recently played tracks | | getUsersSavedTracks | Liked songs library |

Playback Control

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | playMusic | Play track/album/artist/playlist | | pausePlayback | Pause current playback | | skipToNext | Skip to next track | | skipToPrevious | Skip to previous track | | addToQueue | Add item to queue |

Playlist Management

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | createPlaylist | Create new playlist | | addTracksToPlaylist | Add tracks to playlist |

Album Operations

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | getAlbums | Get album details | | getAlbumTracks | Get tracks from album | | saveOrRemoveAlbumForUser | Save/remove albums | | checkUsersSavedAlbums | Check if albums saved |

Example Usage

Play a Song

searchSpotify(query="bohemian rhapsody", type="track", limit=5)
playMusic(uri="spotify:track:6rqhFgbbKwnb9MLmUQDhG6")

Check What's Playing

getNowPlaying()

Create a Playlist

createPlaylist(name="Workout Mix", description="Pump up songs", public=false)
addTracksToPlaylist(playlistId="...", trackUris=["spotify:track:..."])

Add to Queue

addToQueue(type="track", id="6rqhFgbbKwnb9MLmUQDhG6")

Notes

• Requires Spotify Premium for playback control
• Run npm run auth in spotify-mcp-server to set up OAuth if tokens expired
• Active Spotify device required for playback (phone, desktop app, etc.)