Spotify Claude connector

Music and podcast recommendations, just for you.

Add to Claude

URL https://mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net/mcp

$ claude mcp add --transport http spotify https://mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net/mcp

Step-by-step setup below All setup steps

Spotify in Claude at a glance

Reads: 3 tools; Currently playings, workspace content and tracks
Creates & edits: 2 tools; Libraries and playlists
Deletes: 1 tool; Libraries
Acts as: No sign-in; Connects without an account

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

1 · You ask

“Search Spotify for [a topic] and summarize what you find.”
→
2 · Claude calls
search
Searches across your Spotify workspace
→
3 · Server runs it

mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net

Remote MCP server
→
4 · Answer

Reply in the chat

Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Spotify’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Spotify to Claude

Spotify docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Spotify.
2 Click Connect.
3 In a chat, check Spotify is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

Add the server:

claude mcp add --transport http spotify https://mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net/mcp

Add --scope user to use it in every project.

2 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Spotify MCP server URL

https://mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net/mcp

Spotify MCP tools

3 read, 2 write, 1 delete. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

Acts on Reads · 3 Changes data · 3

Workspace 1 tool
- search Searches across your Spotify workspace (our summary)
- None
Libraries 2 tools
- No read tools
- add_to_library Writes Adds a new library (our summary)
- Remove_from_library Deletes Deletes a library (our summary)
Playlists 1 tool
- No read tools
- create_playlist Writes Adds a new playlist (our summary)
Currently playings 1 tool
- get_currently_playing Opens one currently playing with its details (our summary)
- None
Tracks 1 tool
- fetch_tracks Pulls up a list of tracks (our summary)
- None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Spotify

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Spotify offers. Not from Spotify or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

Search Spotify for [a topic] and summarize what you find.

uses search
Create a Spotify library for [what it is about].

uses add_to_library
Turn these notes into Spotify libraries, one per action item: [paste notes].

uses add_to_library
Open the Spotify currently playing [name or link] and give me the key points.

uses get_currently_playing
Create a Spotify playlist for [what it is about].

uses create_playlist

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net

A different domain from the developer site (spotify.com). Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

No sign-in

Connects without an account, according to the official listing.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Published by Spotify and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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Questions people ask

What does the Spotify connector do in Claude?

Explore a new way to discover music, podcasts, and audiobooks, with recommendations that are uniquely you. Want music to power your next run, study session, or party? Just ask and Spotify will drop the right songs, artists, or playlists into your conversation. With Spotify in Claude you can: Ask for songs, artists, albums, or playlists and play them in Spotify. Find podcasts and audiobooks that match your interests. Spotify Premium listeners can describe a vibe and get a personalized playlist made to match. Easily see where Spotify is playing and switch devices to keep listening wherever you are.

Is the Spotify connector official?

It is made by Spotify and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

What is the Spotify MCP server URL?

https://mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http spotify https://mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net/mcp

How do I add Spotify to Claude Code?

Run "claude mcp add --transport http spotify https://mcp-gateway-external-pilot.spotify.net/mcp" in your terminal. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

Do I need a Spotify account?

No sign-in is required to connect it, according to the official listing.

Can Claude change or delete my Spotify data?

Judging by tool names, 3 of its 6 tools can change data, including 1 that delete or remove things. The other 3 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.