MusicBrainz MCP — search/browse music metadata, cover art, and submit tags/ratings/collections
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claude mcp add musicbrainz-mcp -e MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT=<MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT> -e MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID> -e MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET> -e MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN=<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"musicbrainz-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT": "<MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"musicbrainz-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT": "<MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"musicbrainz-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT": "<MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENTOptional | Optional override for the User-Agent sent to MusicBrainz. |
MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDOptional, secret | OAuth client ID (write tools only). Register at musicbrainz.org/account/applications. |
MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETOptional, secret | OAuth client secret (write tools only). |
MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKENOptional, secret | OAuth refresh token with tag/rating/collection scopes (enables the write tools). |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.chrischall/musicbrainz-mcp |
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