Spotify — Music Control, Playlist Management & Discovery

Your Personal AI DJ

Music enhances productivity, mood, and creativity. The Spotify MCP gives OpenClaw the ability to control your music hands-free through conversation — no more switching apps to skip a track or find the right playlist.

• Playback Control: Play, pause, skip, volume, shuffle, repeat — all voice/text controlled.
• Smart Playlists: "Create a 90-minute focus playlist with instrumental electronic music."
• Music Discovery: "Find artists similar to Bonobo and play their top tracks."
• Listening Analytics: "What were my most played songs this month?"

Configuration

"mcpServers": {
  "spotify": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@mcp/spotify-server"],
    "env": {
      "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
      "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret",
      "SPOTIFY_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-refresh-token"
    }
  }
}

Top Prompts

1. "Play some chill lo-fi beats for working — something calming but not sleepy."
2. "Create a dinner party playlist with jazz, bossa nova, and acoustic covers."
3. "What's playing right now? Save this song to my liked songs."
4. "Play my 'Morning Energy' playlist and set volume to 40%."

Fun Integrations

Combine with Google Calendar to automatically play energizing music before meetings, or with Home Assistant to set the mood when you get home. The possibilities are endless when music meets AI.