io.github.chrischall/musicbrainz-mcp

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MusicBrainz MCP — search/browse music metadata, cover art, and submit tags/ratings/collections

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Using io.github.chrischall/musicbrainz-mcp in Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, or Zed?

MCP tool contracts can change remotely with no version bump. The mcpindex gate pins each contract and HOLDs the call when it drifts-before your agent acts. Zero credentials. This is not the package install for this server itself (use Install this server for that).

Install the mcpindex gate (one command)

Rewrites your MCP host config so each server launches behind the gate. Inspect first: curl -fsSL https://mcpindex.ai/install.sh | less

uv tool install mcpindex-gate && mcpindex-config-wire

Auditable install path →Watch it hold a drift →

Trust verdict · v1 advisory · method

REVIEWstatus: PARTIALfresh until 2026-08-21 20:00 UTC

screened 2026-07-22tier: scannedgranularity: description-levelsource: registry

Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.

mcpindex.integrity.descriptionpassINFO

evidence“Declared capability, no hidden instructions”via static_description

Limits of this verdict

- Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
- Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
- Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
- advisory
- registry description only no input schema
- screen model 8b

Semantic screen: an LLM judge reads the tool description for hidden instructions (status PARTIAL). A pass means the description is not lying, not that the tool is safe: a high-capability tool with an honest description still warrants caution. The deterministic conformance probe has not been run on this server yet, so the screen here is semantic-only. Posture: advisory. Confidences are reported but not yet calibrated (calibrated=false at v1). Full verdict history is not shown on this page.

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That verdict was true at screening time (snapshot 2026-07-25).

Contracts can change after screening, with no version bump. The gate pins io.github.chrischall/musicbrainz-mcp’s tool contracts on first sight and holds any silent change before your agent acts - the check that keeps being true on Tuesday.

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Environment variables

MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT

Optional override for the User-Agent sent to MusicBrainz.

MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID

secret

OAuth client ID (write tools only). Register at musicbrainz.org/account/applications.

MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET

secret

OAuth client secret (write tools only).

MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN

secret

OAuth refresh token with tag/rating/collection scopes (enables the write tools).

MCP quality score · maturity, not trust · methodology

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Install this server

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "musicbrainz-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT": "<musicbrainz_user_agent>",
        "MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<your-musicbrainz_oauth_client_id>",
        "MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your-musicbrainz_oauth_client_secret>",
        "MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<your-musicbrainz_oauth_refresh_token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "musicbrainz-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUSICBRAINZ_USER_AGENT": "<musicbrainz_user_agent>",
        "MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "<your-musicbrainz_oauth_client_id>",
        "MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your-musicbrainz_oauth_client_secret>",
        "MUSICBRAINZ_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<your-musicbrainz_oauth_refresh_token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)

npx -y musicbrainz-mcp

Claude Code (claude mcp add)

claude mcp add --scope user musicbrainz-mcp -- npx -y musicbrainz-mcp

Gemini CLI (gemini mcp add)

gemini mcp add -s user musicbrainz-mcp npx -y musicbrainz-mcp

Verdict API

curl -s mcpindex.ai/api/v1/trust/server/io-github-chrischall-musicbrainz-mcp

Free-tier verdict as JSON: decision + dimensions + severity. Call it from your agent before it invokes a tool it just discovered.

Details

version: v0.2.5
category: Search
verdict expires: 2026-08-21
quality: 80 / 100
operator: chrischall

Listing

Listed from the official MCP registry. Unclaimed by its maintainer. Maintainer? Email us →

Provenance

Verdict history is anchored to Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps. The anchor proof is public and any skeptic can recompute it offline.

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