setlistify

"Make me a Spotify playlist from Radiohead's last show" → done.

An MCP server that connects setlist.fm and Spotify. Tell Claude which artist and show you want — it fetches the real setlist, matches every track on Spotify, and creates the playlist.

Works with Claude Code and Claude Desktop.

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Example

You:    Create a playlist from Metallica's most recent show.

Claude: Created "Metallica — Live Setlist (09-01-2024)"
        Setlist from Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona — 09-01-2024.
        21/22 tracks matched.
        → https://open.spotify.com/playlist/...

You:    Which songs does The National always play live vs. their rarities?

Claude: Always played (last 10 shows): Bloodbuzz Ohio, Terrible Love, Mr. November
        Rarities (played once): Sorrow, Available, Green Gloves
        Never played live: 34 studio tracks

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What it does

• Fetches real setlists from setlist.fm for any artist
• Searches Spotify for each track with fuzzy matching for live variants
• Creates a Spotify playlist and returns the URL
• mode="latest" — most recent show
• mode="best-of" — aggregates last N shows, ranks by play frequency
• Diffs live setlists against full studio discography (always played / never played / rarities)

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Tools

get_setlists(artist, year?, city?, limit?)

Browse recent setlists before creating a playlist.

create_playlist_from_setlist(artist, year?, venue?, city?, mode?)

Create a Spotify playlist from a setlist. Returns playlist URL, matched/unmatched track counts.

diff_setlist_vs_discography(artist)

Compare last 10 setlists against full Spotify discography.

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Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• setlist.fm API key — free
• Spotify Developer app — free

1. Clone and install

git clone https://github.com/emarkou/setlistify.git
cd setlistify
python3.11 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Configure credentials

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env:

SETLISTFM_API_KEY=your_setlistfm_key
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=your_spotify_client_id
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_spotify_client_secret
SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8888/callback

setlist.fm: Register at https://www.setlist.fm/settings/api, copy the API key.

Spotify:

1. Go to https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard
2. Create an app → select Web API
3. Add http://localhost:8888/callback as a Redirect URI
4. Copy Client ID and Client Secret

3. Register with Claude Code

claude mcp add setlistify \
  /path/to/setlistify/.venv/bin/python \
  -- /path/to/setlistify/server.py

Or add to ~/.claude/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "setlistify": {
      "command": "/path/to/setlistify/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["/path/to/setlistify/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

4. Register with Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "setlistify": {
      "command": "/path/to/setlistify/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["/path/to/setlistify/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "SETLISTFM_API_KEY": "your_key",
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
        "SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI": "http://localhost:8888/callback"
      }
    }
  }
}

5. First run — Spotify OAuth

On first use a browser window opens for Spotify authorisation. Log in and allow access. Token is cached locally in .cache and reused automatically.

If auth expires, delete .cache and retry.

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Test without Claude

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector \
  /path/to/setlistify/.venv/bin/python \
  /path/to/setlistify/server.py

Opens a browser UI at http://localhost:6274 to call tools interactively.

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Project structure

setlistify/
├── server.py       # MCP server and tool definitions
├── setlistfm.py    # setlist.fm API client
├── spotify.py      # Spotify/spotipy wrapper
├── matching.py     # Fuzzy track title matching
├── requirements.txt
├── .env.example
└── LICENSE

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License

MIT