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DimensionSpotify MCP ServerA lightweight MCP server for Spotify, enabling AI assistants to control playback and manage playlists.DuckDuckGo Search MCP ServerMCP server providing web search and content fetching via DuckDuckGoBasic MemoryYour AI never forgets again.
FMRS38 / 100 · D74 / 100 · B72 / 100 · B
Reliability6 / 2011 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions6 / 2015 / 2015 / 20
Maintenance2 / 2017 / 2016 / 20
Documentation12 / 2017 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2014 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Developers wanting to integrate Spotify control into AI assistants or custom apps.
  • Scenarios requiring quick implementation of playback, playlist management, volume adjustment, etc.
  • Users who already have a Spotify Premium account and a developer application.
  • Developers needing quick, API-key-free web search capabilities
  • Privacy-conscious users who prefer local search execution
  • AI application development with Claude Desktop or Claude Code
  • Privacy-conscious developers who want local data storage.
  • Researchers who need AI-assisted management of large note collections.
  • Users of Markdown editors like Obsidian.
Not for
  • Users without a Spotify Premium account, as some features (playback control, volume) require Premium.
  • Those expecting an officially supported or production-grade solution, as this server is third-party and unverified.
  • Remote access over HTTPS, as this server only supports stdio.
  • Enterprise applications requiring high-scale, reliable search APIs
  • Users needing advanced search features like custom ranking or filters
  • Accessing sites blocked by TLS fingerprinting without installing the optional browser backend
  • Users needing cloud sync and mobile access (unless using the paid cloud service).
  • Minimalists who want zero configuration.
  • Scenarios requiring large-scale vector databases and complex retrieval (local SQLite may be insufficient).
Required permissions
  • Access to user's Spotify data, including playlists, liked songs, recent playback.
  • Control playback, including play, pause, skip, volume, etc.
  • Modify user's playlists (create, delete, add, remove tracks).
  • Access device information (available devices, current device, etc.).
  • Outbound network access to DuckDuckGo and other websites
  • Reads environment variables for SafeSearch, region, and CA certificates
  • Optionally reads a CA certificate file (for TLS-intercepting proxies)
  • Read and write to the local filesystem (default: ~/basic-memory).
  • Perform file and directory operations (create, edit, delete).
  • Access local SQLite database (or Postgres/Milvus if configured).
Risks and side effects
  • Security: OAuth tokens stored locally in spotify-config.json; if leaked, could lead to account misuse.
  • Privacy: AI assistants may access personal data like playback history and playlists.
  • Misoperation: AI might perform unintended actions like changing playback or modifying playlists.
  • Unofficial: Not maintained by Spotify, may have bugs or security vulnerabilities.
  • Search endpoints may occasionally return empty results or errors, especially when blocked
  • Content fetching may be subject to SSRF protection, blocking private or loopback addresses by default
  • Misuse could lead to rate limiting or IP blocking
  • Tools have write operations that may unintentionally modify or delete notes.
  • Edit operations may overwrite existing content, though there are protections.
  • Semantic search and reranking features may require model downloads, adding latency.
  • Local data backups are the user's responsibility.
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Cursor, ClineClaude Desktop, Claude CodeClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, Obsidian
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