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Search for artists, albums, recordings, labels, and more — directly from your AI assistant.\n\n## Tools\n\n| Tool | Description |\n|---|---|\n| `search_artists` | Search for artists with filters (country, type, gender) |\n| `search_releases` | Search for releases with filters (title, artist, label, barcode, catalog number, format) |\n| `search_recordings` | Search for recordings with filters (title, artist, release, ISRC) |\n| `search_release_groups` | Search for release groups (albums/EPs/singles) with filters (artist, type) |\n| `search_labels` | Search for record labels with filters (type, country) |\n| `search_works` | Search for musical works/compositions with filters (artist, type) |\n| `search_areas` | Search for geographic areas with filters (type) |\n| `search_events` | Search for music events with filters (artist, type) |\n| `search_instruments` | Search for musical instruments with filters (type) |\n| `search_places` | Search for places (venues, studios) with filters (type, area) |\n| `search_series` | Search for series (release series, tours) with filters (type) |\n| `search_entities_fuzzy` | Typo-tolerant search with automatic exact-first fallback |\n| `browse_entities` | Browse entities linked to another entity with paging and optional includes (e.g. all releases by an artist with label info) |\n| `get_artist_details` | Artist info with aliases, genres, ratings, URLs, and paged discography |\n| `get_release_details` | Release (specific edition) tracklist, barcode, label, and catalog number |\n| `get_release_group_details` | Release group (album concept) details with type, genres, and editions (with label, format, country) |\n| `get_recording_details` | Recording info with appearances, ISRCs, and genres |\n| `get_album_tracks` | Tracklist with durations and performer credits (instruments, vocals) for a release group |\n| `get_album_recording_rels` | Recording-level relationships (studios, engineers, producers, works) for all tracks on an album in one call |\n| `get_work_details` | Musical work details with composers and lyricists |\n| `get_area_details` | Geographic area info (country, city) with aliases |\n| `get_label_details` | Label info with type, area, genres, and URLs |\n| `get_event_details` | Event info (concert, festival) with date, time, aliases, and tags |\n| `get_instrument_details` | Musical instrument info with type, description, aliases, and tags |\n| `get_place_details` | Place info (venue, studio) with address, coordinates, aliases, and tags |\n| `get_series_details` | Series info (release series, tour) with type, aliases, and tags |\n| `get_entity_relationships` | Relationships for any entity type (band members, producers, etc.) |\n| `get_cover_art_urls` | Cover art image URLs from the Cover Art Archive |\n| `get_release_group_cover_art` | Cover art image URLs for a release group (album concept) |\n| `lookup_recording_by_isrc` | Translate a commercial ISRC (Spotify/Apple) to a MusicBrainz recording |\n| `lookup_work_by_iswc` | Translate a publisher's ISWC to a MusicBrainz work (composition) |\n\n## Setup\n\nRequires Python 3.12+ and [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/).\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/zas/mcp-musicbrainz.git\ncd mcp-musicbrainz\nuv sync\n```\n\n## Usage\n\n### Standalone\n\n```bash\nuv run mcp-musicbrainz\n```\n\n### Claude Desktop\n\nAdd to `claude_desktop_config.json`:\n\n### Kiro CLI\n\nAdd to `~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json`:\n\n### Cursor\n\nAdd to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project:\n\n### Windsurf\n\nAdd to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`:\n\nAll use the same configuration:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"musicbrainz\": {\n      \"command\": \"uv\",\n      \"args\": [\"run\", \"--directory\", \"/path/to/mcp-musicbrainz\", \"mcp-musicbrainz\"]\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\n## Development\n\n```bash\nuv sync\nuv run pytest tests/ -v\nuv run ruff check .\n```\n\n### Pre-commit hooks\n\nInstall [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) hooks to automatically run linting and formatting on commit, and tests on push:\n\n```bash\nuv run pre-commit install\n```\n\n## Caching\n\nResponses are cached locally in `.musicbrainz_cache/` using [diskcache](https://github.com/grantjenks/python-diskcache) with a 24-hour TTL to respect MusicBrainz rate limits.\n\n## License\n\n[GPL-3.0-or-later](LICENSE)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fzas%2Fmcp-musicbrainz","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fzas%2Fmcp-musicbrainz","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fzas%2Fmcp-musicbrainz/lists"}