WIA Music catalog vs Poetrydb
A side-by-side look at the WIA Music catalog and Poetrydb MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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WIA Music catalogArt & CultureSearch the WIA Music catalog of original K-pop, K-trot and K-ballad songs: details, key, BPM.39FairAuth: no auth requiredVerdict: choose WIA Music catalog for art & culture work; choose Poetrydb for art & culture as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
WChoose WIA Music catalog when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Art & Culture domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Poetrydb when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Art & Culture domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_poems, get_poem_lines, random_poems.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | W WIA Music catalog | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Art & Culture | Art & Culture |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View WIA Music catalog | View Poetrydb |
Tools & capabilities
WIA Music catalog tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Poetrydb tools 4
search_poemsSearch PoetryDB for poems by title or partial title (e.g., "The Road Not Taken"). Returns matching poems with full text, author, and line count. Note: searches titles only, not poem body text.get_poem_linesFull-text search within poem lines on PoetryDB — finds any poem containing the given phrase in one of its lines. Returns full poem text (capped). Keyless.random_poemsFetch one or more random public-domain poems from PoetryDB. Returns full poem text (capped). Keyless.list_authorsList all authors available in PoetryDB. Keyless.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
WIA Music catalog
No confirmed install command for WIA Music catalog yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Poetrydb
{
"mcpServers": {
"poetrydb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-poetrydb"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
WIA Music catalog is categorized under Art & Culture and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Poetrydb belongs to Art & Culture and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick WIA Music catalog for art & culture work and Poetrydb for art & culture.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. WIA Music catalog has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
WIA Music catalog is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Poetrydb has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add wia-music-catalog and poetrydb as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, WIA Music catalog has a quality signal of 39/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Poetrydb has 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.