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To add Spotify MCP to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares one environment variable, listed below.
Install
npx -y @novalux12/spotify-mcp@3.1.1Environment variables
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_IDSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
Install with your client
claude mcp add spotify --env SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR_SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID> -- npx -y @novalux12/spotify-mcp@3.1.1
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Spotify MCP exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Spotify MCP?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Spotify MCP to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Spotify MCP?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Spotify MCP as well.
Does Spotify MCP need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use this environment variable: SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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