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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add spotify --env CLIENT_ID='<CLIENT_ID>' --env CLIENT_SECRET='<CLIENT_SECRET>' -- node /full/path/to/spotify-mcp-server/build/spotify-mcp-server.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.spotify]
command = "node"
args = ["/full/path/to/spotify-mcp-server/build/spotify-mcp-server.js"]
env = { CLIENT_ID = "<CLIENT_ID>", CLIENT_SECRET = "<CLIENT_SECRET>" }
# codex mcp add spotify --env CLIENT_ID='<CLIENT_ID>' --env CLIENT_SECRET='<CLIENT_SECRET>' -- node /full/path/to/spotify-mcp-server/build/spotify-mcp-server.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/full/path/to/spotify-mcp-server/build/spotify-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"spotify": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/full/path/to/spotify-mcp-server/build/spotify-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/full/path/to/spotify-mcp-server/build/spotify-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/full/path/to/spotify-mcp-server/build/spotify-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/full/path/to/spotify-mcp-server/build/spotify-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
"CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
CLIENT_IDCLIENT_SECRET
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.