MCP server

Musicbrainz

io.github.cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

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

Working at last checkAbout 4,337 tokens per request once connected10 tools

Source

https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: Not verified
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 10
Token cost: About 4,337 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code VS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.musicbrainz-mcp-server]
url = "https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add musicbrainz-mcp-server https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"musicbrainz-mcp-server","server_url":"https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"musicbrainz-mcp-server","server_url":"https://musicbrainz.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}

Tools

musicbrainz_browse_entities Browses the web · ~1032 tokens
Paginate entities linked to one parent MBID. Accepted parents by target: artist → area, recording, release, release-group, work; label → area, release; release-group → artist, release; release → area, artist, label, recording, release-group; recording → artist, release, work; work → artist. Artist r
musicbrainz_get_artist ~318 tokens
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 upstream page (25); relationships are not capped. For the complete release-group list, call musicbrainz_br
musicbrainz_get_cover_art ~448 tokens
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 defaults to 25 and clamps above 100; offset defaults to 0. Pages retain archive order, totalCount counts all images, and hasArt describes the fu
musicbrainz_get_label ~241 tokens
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 label's releases are a potentially huge linked set (a major label can have tens of thousands), so t
musicbrainz_get_recording ~325 tokens
Recording (a specific performance, distinct from the abstract work) by MBID: length, artist credits, ISRCs, one upstream page of release appearances with completeness metadata, work relationships, and performer/production credits with attributes and dates. Relationships are not capped. Enumerate rel
musicbrainz_get_release ~368 tokens
One edition by MBID: ordered media with tracks, lengths and recording MBIDs, label + catalog number, barcode, country, release date, packaging, text representation, and a cover-art availability stub. media_offset (default 0) and media_limit (default 20, no maximum) select whole media after normaliza
musicbrainz_get_release_group ~332 tokens
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), tags/genres, and cover-art availability from the Cover Art Archive (image count and front/back flag
musicbrainz_get_work ~369 tokens
Work (a composition, distinct from a recording) by MBID: type, languages, ISWCs, writers/composers/lyricists, movements, arrangements, aliases, tags, and external links. Follow work target MBIDs with this tool; direction, orderingKey, and targetDisambiguation distinguish parts and arrangements witho
musicbrainz_lookup_identifier ~448 tokens
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 several recordings); id_type=iswc → works (a composition-level code); id_type=barcode → releases (UPC/E
musicbrainz_search_entities ~456 tokens
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, subtype where applicable, release status, and a 0–100 relevance score (100 = exact). Release rows use

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