mcp-claude-spotify vs filesystem

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	mcp-claude-spotify by imprvhub	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

mcp-claude-spotify · Summary

MCP server for Spotify integration with Claude Desktop, providing music control and playlist management capabilities.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

mcp-claude-spotify · Use cases

Controlling Spotify playback through Claude Desktop voice commands
Creating and managing playlists programmatically
Getting music recommendations and discovering new tracks

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

mcp-claude-spotify · Install

Installation via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify --client claude

Manual Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify
cd mcp-claude-spotify
npm install
npm run build

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotify": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_DIRECTORY/mcp-claude-spotify/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id_here",
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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