Emotion Playlist MCP
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An MCP Server that makes spotify playlists based on your emotions
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- dldnlee
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- Accepts natural language input about your mood.
- Refines the emotion into a detailed search phrase.
- Searches Brave for song ideas based on the refined emotion.
- Creates Spotify playlists automatically using those ideas.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Emotion Playlist MCPCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Clone the repository, set up a Python virtual environment, configure Spotify and Brave API keys in a .env file, generate Spotify auth tokens with python3 orchestrator/tools/spotify_auth.py, then install the MCP server by running mcp install main.py --name EmotionPlaylistMCP.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"emotion playlist mcp": {
"emotion_playlist_mcp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"init"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"emotion_playlist_mcp": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"init"
]
}
}
Emotion Playlist MCP
π― Project Overview
Emotion Playlist MCP is an MCP-based tool that generates Spotify playlists based on the user's emotional state. It uses the Brave Search MCP Server to find songs related to a refined emotional query, and integrates with the Spotify MCP Server to create and populate playlists.
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π Features
- Accepts natural language input about your mood.
- Refines the emotion into a detailed search phrase.
- Searches Brave for song ideas based on the refined emotion.
- Creates Spotify playlists automatically using those ideas.
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π Getting Started
1. Clone the Repo
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/emotion_playlist_mcp.git
cd emotion_playlist_mcp
2. Setup Environment
Using uv:
uv init
Or manually:
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Configure Environment Variables
Create a.env file in the project root:
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=your_spotify_client_id
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_spotify_client_secret
SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI=http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback # Should be identical to Spotify Developer App's redirect URI
BRAVE_API_KEY=your_brave_api_key
Spotify Tokens can be found in Spotify Developer
Required:
- Spotify Premium Account
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π₯ Generating Auth Tokens for Spotify
python3 orchestrator/tools/spotify_auth.py
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π₯ Installing the MCP Server
mcp install main.py --name EmotionPlaylistMCP
π€ Contributing
Feel free to fork, modify, and submit pull requests. Let's make mood-based music smarter together!
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π License
MIT License
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