Apple Music Playlist Curator MCP Server

Deep Apple Music curation: language-led selection, catalog grounding, and thoughtful listening flow. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with apple music, docker and playlist and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-29 · ★ 2 · #80 OF 165 MAINTAINED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

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01 · Install Apple Music Playlist Curator

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add z-han-z-apple-music-playlists -- uvx apple-music-playlists

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "z-han-z-apple-music-playlists": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "apple-music-playlists"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

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

repo age created 2026-09-21 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package apple-music-playlists - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What Apple Music Playlist Curator can do

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

Latest releases

v1.5.0 · 2026-09-28

Highlights · Makes narrative structure conditional on the user's brief; non-narrative playlists are no longer prompted to invent acts or emotional arcs. · Disables global narrative-arc and tempo-curve fitting by…

v1.4.0 · 2026-09-23

Apple Music MCP Curator v1.4.0 · This stable release sharpens the project around one job: turning a nuanced musical brief into a · playlist whose selections, exact recordings, narrative arc, and transitions hold…

v1.3.0 · 2026-09-22

Apple Music Playlist Toolkit v1.3.0 · This stable release makes natural-language, LLM-native playlist curation the primary MCP workflow. · Highlights · am_resolve_candidates grounds a generous model-proposed pool in…

04 · Who maintains Apple Music Playlist Curator

Apple Music Playlist Curator is maintained by z-han-z. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Sep 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/z-han-z/apple-music-playlists
website: https://github.com/Z-Han-Z/apple-music-playlists
category: cloud infrastructure - ranked #80 of 165 actively-maintained cloud infrastructure servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-28)
registry: io.github.Z-Han-Z/apple-music-playlists (active, first published 2026-09-23 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:apple-music-playlists

06 · Apple Music Playlist Curator FAQ

What is Apple Music Playlist Curator?

Deep Apple Music curation: language-led selection, catalog grounding, and thoughtful listening flow. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Apple Music Playlist Curator still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-29 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Apple Music Playlist Curator?

Run `uvx apple-music-playlists`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Apple Music Playlist Curator run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Apple Music Playlist Curator

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