Applemusic MCP
Applemusic MCP is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Apple Music MCP server: playlists, library, catalog, playback and Up Next, on Mac/Windows/Linux. It has 122 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx applemusic-mcp.
github.com/epheterson/applemusic-mcp (opens in a new tab)
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Install Applemusic MCP
Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.
Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"applemusic-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"applemusic-mcp"
]
}
}
}Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio applemusic-mcp -- uvx applemusic-mcpCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"applemusic-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"applemusic-mcp"
]
}
}
}Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.
VS Code
{
"servers": {
"applemusic-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"applemusic-mcp"
]
}
}
}Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).
Tools (7)
Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.
playlistlist, folders, tracks, search, create, add, copy, move, remove, delete, rename, path (playlists and folders)
librarysearch, add, browse, favorites, recentlyplayed, recentlyadded, rate, remove, snapshot
catalogsearch, resolve, albumtracks, albumdetails, songdetails, artistdetails, genres, suggestions
discoverrecommendations, heavyrotation, charts, topsongs, similarartists, personalstation, song_station
playbackplay (track / album / playlist / URL), control, now_playing, settings, reveal, airplay
queuelist, set, playnext, playlast, remove, jump, clear, autoplay (Up Next — Safari on macOS, Chrome elsewhere; engine= to…
configstatus, signin, logout, reset, set-pref, audit-log, clear-audit-log, list-storefronts
About Applemusic MCP
MCP server for Apple Music. It gives any MCP client (Claude, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf) control of your playlists, library, catalog, discovery, playback, and the Up Next queue. Runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- apple-music
- applescript
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-desktop
- cursor
- macos
- mcp
- mcp-server
- model-context-protocol
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How do I install the Applemusic MCP MCP server?
Add the command uvx applemusic-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.
Is Applemusic MCP free?
The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.
Is Applemusic MCP actively maintained?
The most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. The latest release is v0.21.0, published Oct 23, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.