io.github.cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server

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Publisher-provided description

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

Summary by lookupd

Searches and looks up MusicBrainz artists, releases, recordings, works and labels, resolves ISRC/ISWC/barcode IDs, and fetches cover art.

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http musicbrainz-mcp-server https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add musicbrainz-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add musicbrainz-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add musicbrainz-mcp-server --url https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add musicbrainz-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add musicbrainz-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

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

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools (10 tools)

Publisher-provided text

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 w
musicbrainz_get_artist Artist profile by MBID: type, country, life span, gender, area with areaId, birth/formation and death/dissolution areas, IPI/ISNI identifiers, aliases, tags/gen
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
musicbrainz_get_release One edition by MBID: ordered media with tracks, track-specific artist credits when supplied, lengths and recording MBIDs, label + catalog number, barcode, count
musicbrainz_get_recording Recording (a specific performance, distinct from the abstract work) by MBID: length, artist credits, ISRCs, one upstream page of release appearances with comple
musicbrainz_get_work Work (a composition, distinct from a recording) by MBID: type, languages, ISWCs, ordered work attributes (rights-society registrations, musical key and other me
musicbrainz_get_label Label by MBID: type (Original Production, Reissue, Imprint, …), country, life span, label code (the LC number), area and areaId, IPI/ISNI identifiers, aliases,
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 r
musicbrainz_browse_entities Paginate entities linked to one parent MBID. Accepted parents by target: artist → area, recording, release, release-group, work; label → area, release; release-
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. limit defa

Details

Version: 0.3.0
Transports: streamable-http, stdio
Uptime (7 days): 100%
Median latency: 714 ms
First indexed: 2026-11-01T09:26:15.124Z
Last seen in registry: 2026-11-03T09:17:23.140Z
Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server

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