Rootvine MCP - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Rootvine MCP

Claude Code

claude mcp add ragingorangutan-rootvine-mcp --transport http https://mcp.rootvine.ai/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ragingorangutan-rootvine-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.rootvine.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.rootvine.ai/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-30

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.rootvine.ai

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package rootvine-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.RagingOrangutan is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Rootvine MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can find where to stream, buy, or collect a song or album, get an artist's profile and full discography, and browse curated music collections - charts, genre walls, moods, editorial playlists, artist spotlights, and historic charts back to 1946.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Rootvine MCP lets an agent do.

Resolve

2 tools - e.g. Find where to stream, buy, or collect a song or album.; Get an artist's profile and full discography.

resolve_music · resolve_artist

Streaming

1 tool - e.g. Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, YouTube Music, Deezer

Streaming

Discover

1 tool - e.g. Browse curated music collections - charts, genre walls, moods, editorial playlists, artist spotlights, and historic charts back to 1946.

discover_music

read & search

1 tool - e.g. Smart router - reads the category from the user's words and routes to the right resolver.

find_product

Latest releases

v1.4.0 · 2026-09-26

RootVine now takes the user's own words, answers with structured data as well as text, and says "did you mean" instead of guessing. · Ask in plain words · Every tool takes query - "galway girl by ed sheeran", "where…

v1.3.2 · 2026-09-26

Two changes users can see, and one security update. No API change - 1.3.1 callers need change nothing. · add RootVine by URL, nothing to install · RootVine now runs as a hosted, streamable-HTTP MCP server: · Add it…

v1.3.1 · 2026-08-30

Dependency maintenance. No API change - 1.3.0 callers need change nothing. · What consumers actually get · Two packages reach anyone installing rootvine-mcp, and both were behind: · | | from | to | · |---|---|---| · |…

04 · Who maintains Rootvine MCP

rootvine-mcp is maintained by ragingorangutan. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ragingorangutan/rootvine-mcp
category: media - ranked #50 of 193 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 7 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-26)
registry: io.github.RagingOrangutan/rootvine-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-28 · 4 versions)
packages: npm:rootvine-mcp

06 · Rootvine MCP FAQ

Is Rootvine MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-28 and it shipped 7 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Rootvine MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can find where to stream, buy, or collect a song or album, get an artist's profile and full discography, and browse curated music collections - charts, genre walls, moods, editorial playlists, artist spotlights, and historic charts back to 1946.

How do I install Rootvine MCP?

Run `npx -y rootvine-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Rootvine MCP require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-30; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Rootvine MCP

Alternatives to Rootvine MCP

Maintained media servers if Rootvine MCP isn't the fit.

More media MCP servers · Crabcut · Red Hat Lightspeed MCP · Q-SYS MCP · Gemini MCP

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