TIDAL MCP

TIDAL MCP connects Codex, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and other stdio-compatible Model Context Protocol clients to a TIDAL account. Search the catalog, analyze playlists, discover music, read lyrics and credits, manage favorites, organize folders, and safely create or edit playlists through 112 typed MCP tools.

People who work with codex, music and tidal and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-11 · ★ 2 · #76 OF 173 MAINTAINED MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install TIDAL MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set TIDAL_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add sickn33-tidal-mcp -- npx -y @sickn33/tidal-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sickn33-tidal-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sickn33/tidal-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-09-04 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @sickn33/tidal-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@sickn33)

registry namespace io.github.sickn33 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What TIDAL MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.0.1 · 2026-09-04

Highlights · Publishes npm releases through Trusted Publishing with automatic provenance and no long-lived write token. · Publishes the matching server metadata to the official MCP Registry through GitHub OIDC.…

04 · Who maintains TIDAL MCP

TIDAL MCP is maintained by sickn33. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Sep 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/sickn33/tidal-mcp
website: https://github.com/sickn33/tidal-mcp#readme
category: media - ranked #76 of 173 actively-maintained media servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-04)
registry: io.github.sickn33/tidal-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-04 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@sickn33/tidal-mcp

06 · TIDAL MCP FAQ

What is TIDAL MCP?

Is TIDAL MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-11 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install TIDAL MCP?

Run `npx -y @sickn33/tidal-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (TIDAL_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES) to set first. Set TIDAL_MCP_ENABLE_WRITES before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does TIDAL MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to TIDAL MCP

Alternatives to TIDAL MCP

Maintained media servers if TIDAL MCP isn't the fit.

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