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everything
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-spotify-player
by vsaez
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Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
MediaAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
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Last committhis month8 mo ago

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-spotify-player · Summary

An MCP server that integrates Spotify control with AI assistants for natural music commands.

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-spotify-player · Use cases

  • Controlling Spotify playback through AI assistants like Claude or Cursor
  • Creating and managing playlists using natural language commands
  • Searching for music and artists with AI assistance

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

mcp-spotify-player · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone <repository-url>
cd mcp-spotify-player
  1. Install the package:
pip install .
  1. Set up environment variables:
cp env.example .env

Edit the .env file with your Spotify credentials.

  1. Configure Claude Desktop:

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotify-player": {
      "command": "/path/to/python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "mcp_spotify_player"
      ],
      "cwd": "/path/to/cloned/repo/mcp-spotify-player",
      "env": {
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/auth/callback"
      }
    }
  }
}
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