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musicbrainz-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server

Search MusicBrainz artists, releases, works, labels; resolve ISRC/ISWC/barcode; fetch cover art.

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Uptime
100.0%
4 direct probes · 30d
Response
1295ms
last probe
Tools
10
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
why this score
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
10 tools, 0 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
10 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
96 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 10

musicbrainz_search_entities

Full-text search across a MusicBrainz entity type (artist, release-group, release, recording, work, label) using a Lucene query string. Returns ranked matches with MBID, name/title, disambiguation, su…

musicbrainz_get_artist

Artist profile by MBID: type, country, life span, gender, area, aliases, tags/genres, release-groups, band-membership / collaboration relationships, and external links. Release-groups embed one upstre…

musicbrainz_get_release_group

Release-group ("the album" above specific pressings) by MBID: primary type (Album/Single/EP) and secondary types (Live/Compilation), first-release date, artist credit, the list of releases (editions),…

musicbrainz_get_release

One edition's full detail by MBID: the tracklist (media → tracks → recordings with lengths and recording MBIDs), label + catalog number, barcode, country, release date, format, packaging, text represe…

musicbrainz_get_recording

Recording (a specific performance, distinct from the abstract work) by MBID: length, artist credits, ISRCs, release appearances, work relationships, and performer/production credits with attributes an…

musicbrainz_get_work

Work (a composition, distinct from a recording) by MBID: type, languages, ISWCs, writers/composers/lyricists, aliases, tags, and external links. This server returns the first 25 recording relationship…

musicbrainz_get_label

Label by MBID: type (Original Production, Reissue, Imprint, …), country, life span, label code (the LC number), area, aliases, tags, and external links (url-rels — Wikidata, Discogs, official site). A…

musicbrainz_lookup_identifier

Resolve a standard identifier to MusicBrainz entities without a name search — the deterministic path when you already hold an ID. id_type=isrc → recordings (a recording-level code, often shared by sev…

musicbrainz_browse_entities

Paginate entities linked to one parent MBID: release-groups by artist; releases by artist, label, release-group, or recording; recordings by artist, work, or release; works by artist; artists/labels b…

musicbrainz_get_cover_art

Cover Art Archive images for a release or release-group MBID: front/back flags, image types, full-resolution URLs, and 250/500/1200px thumbnail URLs. Returns an empty image set (NOT an error) when the…

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}