Bandcamp

MCP server for Bandcamp music discovery and research. Deploy on Render (free tier) and use with Claude.

Tools

Tool	Description
bandcamp_search	Search for albums, artists, tracks, labels
bandcamp_get_album	Get album details with tracklist, tags, credits, pricing
bandcamp_get_artist	Get artist info, bio, discography, links
bandcamp_get_track	Get track details with lyrics
bandcamp_browse_tag	Browse music by genre/tag
bandcamp_discover	Discover new music by genre, format, popularity

Deploy to Render

1. Fork this repo
2. Go to Render Dashboard
3. Select your forked repo
4. Click Apply - uses render.yaml automatically

No environment variables needed.

Configure Claude

Add to ~/.mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bandcamp": {
      "url": "https://your-app.onrender.com/sse"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Code to activate.

Example Usage

"Search for Aphex Twin on Bandcamp"
"Find new ambient albums"
"Get info about this album: https://artist.bandcamp.com/album/..."
"Discover top electronic vinyl releases"

Popular Tags

ambient, electronic, synthwave, vaporwave, lofi, techno, house, shoegaze, post-punk, indie-rock, dark-ambient, drone, noise, chiptune, lo-fi-hip-hop

Local Development

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m src.server_remote

Server runs on http://localhost:8000

License

MIT