mcp-apple-music
local MCP servermcp-apple-music is a local MCP server: Apple Music MCP server — search catalog, manage playlists, and access your library via Claude. Install it from pypi as mcp-apple-music-server.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add mcp-apple-music -e APPLE_TEAM_ID=... -e APPLE_KEY_ID=... -e APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY=... -e APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN=... -e APPLE_STOREFRONT=... -- uvx mcp-apple-music-server
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-apple-music": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-apple-music-server"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_TEAM_ID": "...",
"APPLE_KEY_ID": "...",
"APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY": "...",
"APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN": "...",
"APPLE_STOREFRONT": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
APPLE_TEAM_ID,APPLE_KEY_ID,APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY,APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN,APPLE_STOREFRONT
Summary
Apple Music MCP server — search catalog, manage playlists, and access your library via Claude.
mcp-apple-music vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp-apple-music | 43 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| applemusic-mcp | 101 | Local | No | pypi |
| leclerc-drive | 20 | Local | Yes | npm |
| kaneo | 9,252 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Firecrawl MCP Server | 7,526 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
It reads 5 environment variables: APPLE_TEAM_ID, APPLE_KEY_ID, APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY, APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN, APPLE_STOREFRONT. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
mcp-apple-music is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package mcp-apple-music-server.
Run: claude mcp add mcp-apple-music -e APPLE_TEAM_ID=... -e APPLE_KEY_ID=... -e APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY=... -e APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN=... -e APPLE_STOREFRONT=... -- uvx mcp-apple-music-server
Run: codex mcp add mcp-apple-music --env APPLE_TEAM_ID=... --env APPLE_KEY_ID=... --env APPLE_PRIVATE_KEY=... --env APPLE_MUSIC_USER_TOKEN=... --env APPLE_STOREFRONT=... -- uvx mcp-apple-music-server
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