A side-by-side look at the Spotify Bulk Actions MCP and Sonovault MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Spotify Bulk Actions MCP for art & culture work as a local process; choose Sonovault MCP for art & culture as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID, SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET.check_auth_status, get_followed_artists, get_saved_tracks.SONOVAULT_API_KEY.search_tracks, lookup_isrc, get_track.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Art & Culture | Art & Culture |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | SPOTIFY_CLIENT_IDSPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET | SONOVAULT_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 33 | 9 |
| Full listing | View Spotify Bulk Actions MCP | View Sonovault MCP |
check_auth_statusVerify Spotify auth is workingget_followed_artistsGet all artists you followget_saved_tracksGet all your liked songsget_library_artistsArtists from saved songs, ranked by countget_albums_by_song_countAlbums with N+ saved songsexport_library_summaryComplete library exportget_top_artistsYour top artists (short/medium/long term)get_top_tracksYour top tracks (short/medium/long term)get_recently_playedRecently played tracksfollow_artistsFollow artists in bulkunfollow_artistsUnfollow artists in bulksave_tracksLike/save tracks in bulksearch_tracksFuzzy search by artist + title. Returns ISRC, genre, label, release date.lookup_isrcExact recording lookup by ISRC.get_trackFetch a track by SonoVault ID.get_work_codesRecording to composition: the ISWC(s) behind a recording.get_recordings_of_workComposition to recordings: every recording of an ISWC.get_platform_linksOne track's ID and deep link on all 7 platforms, from any ID or ISRC.resolve_tracksBulk resolve up to 100 track names, ISRCs, or platform IDs.list_genresThe canonical genre hierarchy.browse_tracksDiscover by label, artist, genre, or year (paid tier).Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"khglynn-spotify-bulk-actions-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"spotify-bulk-actions-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"rekordcloud-sonovault-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"sonovault-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SONOVAULT_API_KEY": "YOUR_SONOVAULT_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}