Lyrics Ovh

What the Lyrics Ovh MCP server does

Lyrics Ovh MCP server gives an MCP-compatible client access to song lyrics from https://api.lyrics.ovh. Its main operation accepts an artist and song title, then returns the lyrics text. A second operation searches a suggestion index by a title or artist query and can limit the number of returned suggestions.

The package is intended for agents that need to retrieve lyrics as part of a conversation or workflow. It does not require an API key for the described usage. The data source is focused on lyrics lookup rather than broader music metadata or catalog management.

How it works

You can connect through the hosted Pipeworx gateway or start the package as a local stdio MCP server. The hosted pack endpoint is:

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lyrics-ovh/mcp

That endpoint lists the pack’s tools together with shared Pipeworx gateway tools. Those shared tools include routing and discovery functions such as ask_pipeworx, so the connection can reach other catalog sources through the gateway. The full gateway is also available at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp.

The standalone process communicates over standard input and output and responds to MCP initialization, tool-listing, and tool-call requests. In that mode, only the Lyrics Ovh tools are exposed, without the gateway’s shared meta-tools. The same lyrics data source and pack operations are used in either mode.

Setup and configuration

For a hosted connection, add the pack URL to an MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lyrics-ovh": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/lyrics-ovh/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The README names Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf as clients that can use this configuration. No account is needed for the first gateway calls described in the documentation.

For local use, configure the package as a command-based server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lyrics-ovh": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-lyrics-ovh"]
    }
  }
}

You can also verify startup with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-lyrics-ovh. The local option avoids a Pipeworx account and gateway round trip.

Tools and capabilities

Lyrics Ovh MCP server provides these pack-specific tools:

• lyrics(artist, title): performs an exact-name lookup and returns lyrics text.
• suggest(query, limit?): returns title or artist suggestions from the suggestion index, with an optional result limit.

The hosted gateway also supports direct HTTP tool calls. For example, a lyrics request can be sent to https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/lyrics with a JSON body containing artist and title. Gateway users can instead call ask_pipeworx with a natural-language question; the gateway chooses a tool and supplies its arguments.

Limitations and notes

The lyrics lookup uses exact artist and title inputs, so suggestion lookup may be useful when the requested names are uncertain. The standalone server does not include gateway routing or shared meta-tools. Conversely, the hosted pack endpoint includes additional gateway schemas beyond the two pack-specific tools, and its exact listed scope is provided by the MCP initialize response.

The package is licensed under MIT.