Apple Music
About
Integrates with Apple Music API to enable song searching and playback link generation for music discovery applications
Details
- Repository
- akr4/applemusic-mcp-server
- License
- MIT
Explore
- Search for songs by title, artist, or album
- Generate deep links for songs and playlists
- Simple command-line interface
- Uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to interact with clients
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Apple MusicCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
@highlight/mcp-server
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
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Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
- Rust (nightly, because of rmcp)
- Apple Developer account with Apple Music API access
- Apple Music API Key (.p8 file)
searchSongs
Search for songs from Apple Music by title, album name, or artist name. Parameters: query (string) - The search query text. Returns: Array of Song objects with details including title, artist, album, duration, and URLs.
generatePlaybackLink
Generate a deep link for playback of a song or playlist. Parameters: Either song_id or playlist_id must be provided. Returns: Object containing the Apple Music URL.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple music": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "cmd"
}
An MCP server for interacting with the Apple Music API. This server provides tools for searching songs, generating playback links.
Features
- Search for songs by title, artist, or album
- Generate deep links for songs and playlists
- Simple command-line interface
- Uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to interact with clients
Requirements
- Rust (nightly, because of rmcp)
- Apple Developer account with Apple Music API access
- Apple Music API Key (.p8 file)
Installation
```bash
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