About SpotifyMcpServer
SpotifyMcpServer is a .NET 8 STDIO MCP server that provides access to Spotify user playlists. It is configured with Spotify API credentials and includes a tool to retrieve playlists by user ID.
Key features
- 01STDIO MCP server for Spotify
- 02Retrieve playlists by user ID
- 03Uses Spotify API credentials
Use cases
- 01Retrieve a Spotify user's playlists
- 02Provide playlist lookup to an MCP client
MCP support
Exposes a GetUserPlaylists tool over STDIO for MCP clients, retrieving playlists for a specified Spotify user ID.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMESpotify MCP Server
A simple STDIO MCP server for Spotify.
After not having any luck with existing tools that required a return url, I decided to write one myself.
Requirements
- .NET 8.0 SDK
Following environment variables
SPOTIFY_API_CLIENTID
SPOTIFY_API_SECRET
You can get these by creating an application in Spotify developer portal. You can enter anything for the return url as it will not be used, as long as it accepts what you enter.
Configure in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"spotify": {
"command": "<full path>\\SpotifyMcpServer.exe",
"args": []
}
}
}
Current Tools
- GetUserPlaylists - Gets playlists for a specific user by user id.
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