How to connect Spotify MCP with Cursor

How to integrate Spotify MCP with Cursor Cursor is one of the leading AI-powered code editors. It is built to help developers write, understand, and refactor code faster with AI assistance built directly into the editor. And in this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Spotify account to Cursor via Composio Connect, so it can add these songs to your running playlist, check if I follow Taylor Swift, see if your friends follow your playlist, and more without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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How to integrate Spotify MCP with Cursor

Cursor is one of the leading AI-powered code editors. It is built to help developers write, understand, and refactor code faster with AI assistance built directly into the editor.

And in this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Spotify account to Cursor via Composio Connect, so it can add these songs to your running playlist, check if I follow Taylor Swift, see if your friends follow your playlist, and more without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why Composio?

  • 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Skip the work of building and maintaining integrations, Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand. A remote CLI workbench lets LLMs compose these tools into workflows for complex automation.

Connect Spotify to Cursor

Two ways to install — pick whichever you prefer.

1. Install with one click

Click the button below to add Composio to Cursor.

↗Install in Cursor

2. Or add manually

Add to your Cursor mcp.json

Open .cursor/mcp.json in your project root (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global config) and add the following configuration:

bash
{
  "servers": {
    "composio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Authorize

Restart Cursor, then click "Connect" next to Composio in MCP Tools settings.

Cursor MCP Tools settings with Connect button next to Composio

A browser window will open to authorize.

Composio authorization browser window

Connect your Spotify account

Back in Cursor, ask the agent to connect to Spotify or give it any Spotify-related task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Add these songs to your running playlist"
  • "Check if I follow Taylor Swift"
  • "See if your friends follow your playlist"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access to Spotify.

That is it. Composio tools are now available in Cursor, and your Spotify account is ready to use.

Conclusion

You have successfully connected Spotify to Cursor using Composio Connect. Your agent can now use Spotify securely without exposing credentials in prompts or local scripts.

TOOLS & TRIGGERS

Supported Tools and Triggers

Every Spotify action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add items to playlist

Add one or more items to a user's playlist.

Add item to playback queue

Add an item to the end of the user's current playback queue.

Change playlist details

Change a playlist's name and public/private state.

Check if user follows artists or users

Check to see if the current user is following one or more artists or other Spotify users.

Check if users follow playlist

Check if the current authenticated user is following a specified playlist.

Check user s saved albums

Check if one or more albums is already saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Music' library.

Check user s saved audiobooks

Check if one or more audiobooks are already saved in the current Spotify user's library.

Check User's Saved Episodes

Check if one or more podcast episodes are saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Episodes' library.

Check user's saved shows

Check if one or more shows is already saved in the current Spotify user's library.

Check User's Saved Tracks

Check if one or more tracks is already saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Music' library.

Create playlist

Create a playlist for a Spotify user.

Follow artists or users

Follow one or more artists or Spotify users on behalf of the current authenticated user.

Follow playlist

Add the current user as a follower of a playlist.

Get a chapter

Get Spotify catalog information for a single audiobook chapter including name, description, duration, release date, narrators, and playback information.

Get Album Details

Get Spotify catalog information for a single album.

Get album tracks

Get Spotify catalog information about an album's tracks.

Get an audiobook

Get Spotify catalog information for a single audiobook.

Get artist

Get detailed Spotify catalog information for a single artist.

Get artist s albums

Get Spotify catalog information about an artist's albums.

Get artist s related artists

Get Spotify catalog information about artists similar to a given artist.

Get Artist's Top Tracks

Get Spotify catalog information about an artist's top tracks by country/market.

Get audiobook chapters

Get Spotify catalog information about an audiobook's chapters.

Get Available Devices

Get information about the user's available Spotify Connect devices.

Get available markets

Get the list of markets where Spotify is available.

Get currently playing track

Get the object currently being played on the user's Spotify account.

Get current user s playlists

Get a list of the playlists owned or followed by the current Spotify user.

Get current user s profile

Get detailed profile information about the current authenticated user.

Get episode

Get Spotify catalog information for a single podcast episode identified by its unique Spotify ID.

Get featured playlists

Get a list of Spotify's editorially curated featured playlists.

Get followed artists

Get all artists followed by the current user.

Get new releases

Get a list of new album releases featured in Spotify (shown, for example, on a Spotify player's "Browse" tab).

Get playback state

Get information about the user's current playback state, including track or episode, progress, and active device.

Get playlist

Get a playlist owned by a Spotify user.

Get playlist cover image

Get the current image(s) associated with a specific playlist.

Get playlist items

Get full details of the items of a playlist owned by a Spotify user.

Get recently played tracks

Get tracks from the current user's recently played tracks.

Get recommendations

Get track recommendations based on seed artists, genres, and/or tracks.

Get several albums

Get Spotify catalog information for multiple albums identified by their Spotify IDs.

Get several artists

Get Spotify catalog information for several artists based on their Spotify IDs.

Get several audiobooks

Retrieve Spotify catalog information for multiple audiobooks in a single request.

Get several browse categories

Get a list of categories used to tag items in Spotify (on, for example, the Spotify player's "Browse" tab).

Get several chapters

Get Spotify catalog information for several audiobook chapters identified by their Spotify IDs.

Get several episodes

Get Spotify catalog information for several episodes based on their Spotify IDs.

Get several shows

Get Spotify catalog information for several shows (podcasts) based on their Spotify IDs.

Get several tracks

Get Spotify catalog information for multiple tracks based on their Spotify IDs.

Get show

Get Spotify catalog information for a single show (podcast) identified by its unique Spotify ID.

Get show episodes

Get Spotify catalog information about a show's episodes.

Get single browse category

Get a single category used to tag items in Spotify (on, for example, the Spotify player's "Browse" tab).

Get the user's queue

Get the list of tracks and episodes in the user's playback queue.

Get track

Get Spotify catalog information for a single track identified by its unique Spotify ID.

Get Track's Audio Analysis

Get a comprehensive audio analysis for a Spotify track.

Get user's playlists

Get a paginated list of playlists owned or followed by a Spotify user.

Get user's profile

Get public profile information about a Spotify user.

Get user s saved albums

Get a list of albums saved in the current Spotify user's library ('Your Music').

Get user s saved audiobooks

Get a list of the audiobooks saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Music' library.

Get user's saved episodes

Get a list of episodes saved in the current Spotify user's library.

Get User's Saved Shows

Get a list of shows saved in the current Spotify user's library.

Get User's Saved Tracks

Get a list of the songs saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Music' library.

Get User's Top Artists

Get the current user's top artists based on calculated affinity.

Get User's Top Tracks

Get the current user's top tracks based on calculated affinity.

Pause playback

Pause playback on the user's account.

Remove playlist items

Remove one or more items from a user's playlist.

Remove users saved albums

Remove one or more albums from the current user's 'Your Music' library.

Remove User's Saved Audiobooks

Remove one or more audiobooks from the current user's Spotify library.

Remove user's saved episodes

Remove one or more episodes from the current user's library.

Remove user s saved shows

Delete one or more shows from current Spotify user's library.

Remove user s saved tracks

Remove one or more tracks from the current user's 'Your Music' library.

Save albums for current user

Save one or more albums to the current user's 'Your Music' library.

Save audiobooks for current user

Save one or more audiobooks to the current user's library.

Save episodes for current user

Save one or more podcast episodes to the current user's library.

Save shows for current user

Save one or more shows to current Spotify user's library.

Save tracks for current user

Save one or more tracks to the current user's 'Your Music' library.

Search for item

Get Spotify catalog information about albums, artists, playlists, tracks, shows, episodes or audiobooks that match a keyword string.

Seek to position

Seek to a specific position in the user's currently playing track.

Set playback volume

Set the volume for the user's current playback device.

Set repeat mode

Set the repeat mode for the user's playback.

Skip to next

Skips to next track in the user's queue.

Skip to previous

Skips to the previous track in the user's queue.

Start resume playback

Start a new context or resume current playback on the user's active device.

Toggle playback shuffle

Toggle shuffle on or off for user's playback.

Transfer playback

Transfer playback to a new device and optionally begin playback.

Unfollow artists or users

Remove the current user as a follower of one or more artists or other Spotify users.

Unfollow playlist

Remove the current user as a follower of a playlist.

Update playlist items

Either replace all tracks in a playlist OR reorder existing tracks within it.

FRAMEWORKS

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Spotify MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Spotify tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Spotify and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Cursor fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Spotify tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Spotify scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Spotify data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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