How to integrate Spotify MCP with Kimi Code

How to integrate Spotify MCP with Kimi Code Kimi Code is Moonshot AI's open-source coding agent, powered by Kimi K2.6. It runs in your terminal, reads and edits code, executes shell commands, and plans multi-step tasks, with native MCP support for extending it to outside tools. In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Spotify account to Kimi Code 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 Kimi Code

Kimi Code is Moonshot AI's open-source coding agent, powered by Kimi K2.6. It runs in your terminal, reads and edits code, executes shell commands, and plans multi-step tasks, with native MCP support for extending it to outside tools.

In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Spotify account to Kimi Code 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 use Composio?

Composio provides:

  • Access to 1,000+ managed apps from a single MCP endpoint. This makes it convenient for agents to run cross-app workflows.
  • Managed OAuth. You do not have to worry about authentication and authorization flows for every app.
  • Programmatic tool calling. Allows LLMs to write code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. This reduces back-and-forth for frequent tool calls.
  • Large tool response handling outside the LLM context. This minimizes context bloat from large tool responses.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to thousands of tools across hundreds of apps. Composio loads the tools your agent needs, so LLMs are not overwhelmed by tools they do not need.

Connect Spotify to Kimi Code

Kimi Code is a TypeScript agent distributed through npm. It acts as an MCP client and reads server definitions from an mcp.json file, and it can also add and authenticate servers conversationally through /mcp-config. Composio is a remote HTTP server that authenticates with OAuth, so no API key is stored anywhere.

1. Install Kimi Code

The quickest way is the official install script, which requires no pre-installed Node.js and places the kimi executable on your PATH.

bash
# macOS or Linux
curl -fsSL https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://code.kimi.com/kimi-code/install.ps1 | iex

# Confirm the installation
kimi --version

2. Log in

Start Kimi Code in your project directory, then sign in from the interactive UI:

bash
kimi

Run /login and choose Kimi Code OAuth using the device-code flow, or use a Moonshot API key.

3. Add Composio with /mcp-config

In current versions of Kimi Code, MCP servers are managed inside the app, not with a shell subcommand. From the interactive UI, run:

bash
/mcp-config
Kimi Code MCP config flow for adding the Composio MCP server

Tell it the server name and URL in plain language. For example:

Server name is Composio, and here is the server URL: https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

Kimi Code asks whether to add it globally, at ~/.kimi-code/mcp.json, or project-local for the current checkout, then writes the entry for you:

bash
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Composio": {
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

There is no transport field to set. Kimi Code infers HTTP from the url.

4. Restart the session

The new server is picked up on a fresh session, not the current one. Start a new session:

bash
/new

On the new session, Kimi Code detects that the server needs authorization and prompts you to run:

bash
/mcp-config login Composio

5. Authorize with OAuth

Run the command Kimi suggests:

bash
/mcp-config login composio

Kimi Code opens Composio's authorization page or surfaces a URL. Approve access, then return to the session. You should see confirmation that the Composio MCP server is connected.

Composio authorization page for Kimi Code MCP setup

Check the connection status any time with /mcp. Composio should appear as connected with its tools listed.

Kimi Code showing Composio connected after OAuth authorization

Connect your Spotify account

Back in a Kimi Code session, 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 Kimi Code, and your Spotify account is ready to use.

Conclusion

You have successfully connected Spotify to Kimi Code using Composio Connect. Your agent can now manage Spotify from the terminal with natural language, without exposing credentials in prompts or local scripts.

Since the same Composio endpoint exposes 1,000+ apps, you can add Slack, Calendar, Linear, and more to the same server and chain them into cross-app workflows.

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.

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. Kimi Code 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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