Tidal

Gives Claude tools to search, browse, and create playlists on Tidal, including AI-powered mood-based playlist generation.

Setup

1. Install dependencies

pip install tidalapi anthropic "mcp[cli]"

2. Authenticate with Tidal (one-time)

python server.py --login

Open the link that appears, approve access. Session is saved to ~/.tidal_mcp_session.json and reused automatically.

3. Configure Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tidal": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/tidal_mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The Tidal tools will appear automatically.

Available Tools

Tool	What it does
tidal_search_tracks	Search the Tidal catalog by keyword
tidal_search_artists	Find artists by name
tidal_get_artist_top_tracks	Get an artist's most popular tracks
tidal_list_my_playlists	List your Tidal playlists
tidal_get_playlist_tracks	See what's in a playlist
tidal_create_playlist	Create a playlist with specific track IDs
tidal_add_tracks_to_playlist	Add tracks to an existing playlist
tidal_delete_playlist	Delete a playlist
tidal_mood_playlist	AI-powered — describe a mood, get a playlist

Example Prompts in Claude

• "Make me a rainy Sunday morning playlist — melancholic, piano-forward, not too slow"
• "Show me my Tidal playlists"
• "Search Tidal for dark ambient tracks"
• "What are Nils Frahm's top tracks on Tidal?"
• "Do a dry run of a late night jazz playlist so I can see the tracklist first"
• "Add those tracks to my existing Evening Wind-Down playlist"