A side-by-side look at the Taoyuan Music and Magic MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Taoyuan Music for developer tools work as a local process; choose Magic MCP for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
TAOYUAN_API_KEY, TAOYUAN_MCP_URL.create_song, compile_music_prompt, revise_generation_prompt.TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY, API_KEY_21ST.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | T Taoyuan Music | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid service |
| Required env vars | TAOYUAN_API_KEYTAOYUAN_MCP_URL | TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEYAPI_KEY_21ST |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 5,997 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 16 views 1 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Taoyuan Music | View Magic MCP |
create_songOne call: who the song is for → lyrics + two full versions + cover (server waits up to 180 s)compile_music_promptTurn a request into title / lyrics / style so the user can read it firstrevise_generation_promptApply an edit ("stronger chorus", "female voice") to a plangenerate_musicSubmit a plan; returns a generation id (two versions)get_generationPoll; supports `waitSeconds` long-pollreplace_sectionRedo only one part of a finished songseparate_stemsVocals / instrumental split (12-stem split needs Pro)No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"taoyuan-music": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"taoyuan-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TAOYUAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_TAOYUAN_API_KEY_HERE",
"TAOYUAN_MCP_URL": "YOUR_TAOYUAN_MCP_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"21st-dev-magic-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@21st-dev/cli@latest"
],
"env": {
"TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY": "YOUR_TWENTY_FIRST_API_KEY_HERE",
"API_KEY_21ST": "YOUR_API_KEY_21ST_HERE"
}
}
}
}