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 authin spotify-mcp-server to set up OAuth if tokens expired - Active Spotify device required for playback (phone, desktop app, etc.)
Scientific Skill Interleaving
This skill connects to the K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills ecosystem:
Graph Theory
- networkx [○] via bicomodule
- Universal graph hub
Bibliography References
general: 734 citations in bib.duckdb
Cat# Integration
This skill maps to Cat# = Comod(P) as a bicomodule in the equipment structure:
Trit: 0 (ERGODIC)
Home: Prof
Poly Op: ⊗
Kan Role: Adj
Color: #26D826
GF(3) Naturality
The skill participates in triads satisfying:
(-1) + (0) + (+1) ≡ 0 (mod 3)
This ensures compositional coherence in the Cat# equipment structure.