About Applemusic
Applemusic is an MCP server published by kennethreitz in the Developer Tools category: an experimental MCP server for controlling Apple Music.
The repository has 91 stars and 24 forks, with the last commit a year ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.
Install
git clone https://github.com/kennethreitz/mcp-applemusicThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
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MCP-AppleMusic
A FastMCP server implementation for controlling Apple Music (formerly iTunes) on macOS through AppleScript commands.
Requirements
- Python 3.13+
- macOS with Apple Music app installed
- MCP library ≥1.2.1
Installation
First, ensure you have uv installed:
$ brew install uv
Then, with Claude Desktop, add the following to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"iTunesControlServer": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["-p", "3.13", "-n", "mcp-applemusic"]
}
}
}
Available Commands
The following commands are available through the MCP server:
itunes_play() # Start playback
itunes_pause() # Pause playback
itunes_next() # Skip to next track
itunes_previous() # Go to previous track
itunes_search(query) # Search library for tracks
itunes_play_song(song) # Play specific song
itunes_create_playlist(name, songs) # Create new playlist
itunes_library() # Get library statistics
Usage
Start the server:
python server.py
Example interactions:
# Search for a song
results = itunes_search("Hey Jude")
# Create a new playlist
itunes_create_playlist("Beatles Favorites", ["Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Let It Be"])
# Play a specific song
itunes_play_song("Hey Jude")
Development
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-applemusic.git
cd mcp-applemusic
- Install development dependencies:
pip install -e ".[dev]"
Contributing
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Notes
- This tool only works on macOS systems due to its AppleScript dependency
- Requires Apple Music (formerly iTunes) to be installed
README fetched from the repository 5 days ago. The original is authoritative.