Controls Spotify from Claude Desktop: playback, music search, playlist management and recommendations.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add spotify-for-claude --env SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID='<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>' --env SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET='<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y @smithery/cli install @imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify --client claude~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.spotify-for-claude]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@smithery/cli", "install", "@imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify", "--client", "claude"]
env = { SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID = "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>", SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET = "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>" }
# codex mcp add spotify-for-claude --env SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID='<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>' --env SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET='<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>' -- npx -y @smithery/cli install @imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify --client claude~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify-for-claude": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"spotify-for-claude": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify-for-claude": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify-for-claude": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify-for-claude": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@imprvhub/mcp-claude-spotify",
"--client",
"claude"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID>",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "<SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_IDSPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.