# io.github.markswendsen-code/spotify (npm · @striderlabs/mcp-spotify)

MCP server for Spotify - let AI agents control playback, search music, and manage playlists

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +23
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@striderlabs/mcp-spotify`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-spotify/striderlabs-mcp-spotify.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-spotify/striderlabs-mcp-spotify)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@striderlabs/mcp-spotify`
- Version: `0.1.0`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 86/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 144 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 752 tokens (~50/item across 15 items; 15 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add markswendsen-code-spotify -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-spotify
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add markswendsen-code-spotify -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-spotify
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "markswendsen-code-spotify": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-spotify"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add markswendsen-code-spotify --command npx --arg -y --arg @striderlabs/mcp-spotify
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  markswendsen-code-spotify:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@striderlabs/mcp-spotify"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markswendsen-code-spotify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-spotify"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 69, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-02 (score 68, +47)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 21, −7)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 28, +4)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100

### 2026-07-28 (score 24, −22)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (15)

### `status` (~30 tokens)

Check Spotify connection and authentication status. Use this to see if the user is logged in and what account is connected.

### `login` (~35 tokens)

Initiate Spotify OAuth login flow. Opens the browser for the user to authorize the app. Requires SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID to be set.

### `logout` (~15 tokens)

Logout from Spotify and clear stored credentials.

### `get_playback` (~33 tokens)

Get the current Spotify playback state — what's playing, track info, device, volume, progress, shuffle/repeat mode.

### `play` (~121 tokens)

Start or resume Spotify playback. Can play a specific track, album, artist, or playlist URI, or resume current playback if no URI is provided.

Input parameters:

- `device_id` (string): Target device ID (optional, uses active device by default)
- `position_ms` (number): Start position in milliseconds (optional)
- `uri` (string): Spotify URI to play (e.g. spotify:track:4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh, spotify:album:..., spotify:artist:..., spotify:playlist:...)

### `pause` (~24 tokens)

Pause Spotify playback.

Input parameters:

- `device_id` (string): Target device ID (optional)

### `skip_next` (~30 tokens)

Skip to the next track in the queue.

Input parameters:

- `device_id` (string): Target device ID (optional)

### `skip_previous` (~43 tokens)

Skip to the previous track. If more than 3 seconds into the current track, restarts it instead.

Input parameters:

- `device_id` (string): Target device ID (optional)

### `seek` (~46 tokens)

Seek to a specific position in the currently playing track.

Input parameters:

- `device_id` (string): Target device ID (optional)
- `position_ms` (number, required): Position to seek to, in milliseconds

### `set_volume` (~42 tokens)

Set the playback volume.

Input parameters:

- `device_id` (string): Target device ID (optional)
- `volume_percent` (number, required): Volume level from 0 to 100

### `search` (~87 tokens)

Search Spotify for tracks, albums, artists, and/or playlists.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Number of results per type (1-50, default: 10)
- `query` (string, required): Search query (e.g., "The Beatles", "Bohemian Rhapsody Queen")
- `type` (array): Types to search for (default: ["track", "album", "artist"])

### `get_playlists` (~51 tokens)

Get the current user's Spotify playlists.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Number of playlists to return (1-50, default: 50)
- `offset` (number): Pagination offset (default: 0)

### `play_playlist` (~88 tokens)

Play a specific Spotify playlist by its ID or URI.

Input parameters:

- `device_id` (string): Target device ID (optional)
- `playlist_id` (string, required): Spotify playlist ID or full URI (e.g., 37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M or spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M)

### `add_to_queue` (~66 tokens)

Add a track to the Spotify playback queue.

Input parameters:

- `device_id` (string): Target device ID (optional)
- `uri` (string, required): Spotify track URI (e.g., spotify:track:4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh)

### `get_recently_played` (~41 tokens)

Get the user's recently played tracks on Spotify.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (number): Number of tracks to return (1-50, default: 20)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-spotify/striderlabs-mcp-spotify#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 69
- 2026-08-02: 68
- 2026-08-01: 21
- 2026-07-31: 21
- 2026-07-30: 28
- 2026-07-28: 24
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@striderlabs/mcp-spotify
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@striderlabs/mcp-spotify
- Repository: https://github.com/markswendsen-code/mcp-spotify
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-spotify/striderlabs-mcp-spotify/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-spotify/striderlabs-mcp-spotify/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-spotify/striderlabs-mcp-spotify