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MCP-AppleMusic

by kennethreitz
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Python
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MIT License
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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

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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": ["-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

  1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-applemusic.git cd mcp-applemusic

  1. Install development dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository

  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)

  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')

  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)

  5. 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

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security – no known vulnerabilities
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