Apple Music MCP Server

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

# Build the project
cargo install --path .

Usage

The Apple Music MCP server requires authentication credentials to access the Apple Music API. These are provided via command-line arguments.

cargo run -- --team-id YOUR_TEAM_ID --key-id YOUR_KEY_ID --private-key-path /path/to/AuthKey.p8

Command-line Arguments

Usage: applemusic-mcp-server [OPTIONS]

Options:
--team-id <TEAM_ID>                    Apple Developer Team ID
--key-id <KEY_ID>                      Apple Music Key ID
--private-key-path <PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>  Path to the Apple Music private key file (.p8)
--storefront <STOREFRONT>              Storefront for Apple Music (e.g. us, jp) [default: jp]
-h, --help                                 Print help
-V, --version                              Print version

API Tools

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