Spotify Control

Control Spotify playback and manage playlists via MCP.

When to Use

• Play specific songs, albums, artists, or playlists
• Control playback (pause, skip, previous)
• Search Spotify catalog
• Create and manage playlists
• Check what's currently playing
• Add tracks to queue

Setup

MCP server configured in ~/.mcp.json:

{
  "spotify": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/Users/alice/Projects/spotify-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
  }
}

OAuth config in /Users/alice/Projects/spotify-mcp-server/spotify-config.json.

Available Tools

Read Operations

Tool	Description
searchSpotify	Search tracks, albums, artists, playlists
getNowPlaying	Get currently playing track
getMyPlaylists	List user's playlists
getPlaylistTracks	Get tracks in a playlist
getRecentlyPlayed	Recently played tracks
getUsersSavedTracks	Liked songs library

Playback Control

Tool	Description
playMusic	Play track/album/artist/playlist
pausePlayback	Pause current playback
skipToNext	Skip to next track
skipToPrevious	Skip to previous track
addToQueue	Add item to queue

Playlist Management

Tool	Description
createPlaylist	Create new playlist
addTracksToPlaylist	Add tracks to playlist

Album Operations

Tool	Description
getAlbums	Get album details
getAlbumTracks	Get tracks from album
saveOrRemoveAlbumForUser	Save/remove albums
checkUsersSavedAlbums	Check if albums saved

Example Usage

Play a Song

searchSpotify(query="bohemian rhapsody", type="track", limit=5)
playMusic(uri="spotify:track:6rqhFgbbKwnb9MLmUQDhG6")

Check What's Playing

getNowPlaying()

Create a Playlist

createPlaylist(name="Workout Mix", description="Pump up songs", public=false)
addTracksToPlaylist(playlistId="...", trackUris=["spotify:track:..."])

Add to Queue

addToQueue(type="track", id="6rqhFgbbKwnb9MLmUQDhG6")

Notes

• Requires Spotify Premium for playback control
• Run npm run auth in spotify-mcp-server to set up OAuth if tokens expired
• Active Spotify device required for playback (phone, desktop app, etc.)