Our verdict
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From the listing
About cswkim/discogs-mcp-server
A Model Context Protocol server that provides access to the Discogs music database API. Developers interact with Discogs data through MCP-enabled AI applications to query releases, artists, labels, and catalog metadata.
Best for
Developers building AI assistants or tools that need to look up music metadata from Discogs.
Use cases
- Query music release details from Discogs via natural language prompts
- Search artist discographies and track listings through an AI interface
- Retrieve label catalog data for collection management or research
Notes
103 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-26. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Simple MCP integration for AI coding assistants like Claude
- Accesses a large, community-curated music database
- TypeScript codebase for type safety and easy contributions
Cons
- Requires a Discogs API key which has rate limits for free usage
- Limited to read operations; no support for creating or updating Discogs data
- Dependence on the MCP ecosystem which is still maturing
Key facts
What we have checked
Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.
How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
npx -y discogs-mcp-serverTools exposed
discogs
Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop, LibreChat, LM Studio
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"discogs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"discogs-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"DISCOGS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Install
Add cswkim/discogs-mcp-server to your client
No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.
Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
Works with
What cswkim/discogs-mcp-server connects to
No confirmed connections yet. A product appears here when the server's registry name, repo, homepage or name ties it to that product, and a client appears when we have an install recipe for it.
Health and security
Is cswkim/discogs-mcp-server looked after, and what do its setup files show
Security check static checks
100 out of 100
- Note Asks for DISCOGS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN through environment variables.
- Note The lab has not recorded this server's tool list yet, so tool permissions were not checked.
Tool permissions (1)
DISCOGS_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, environment variable it asks for (a secret)
Sources
Where this comes from
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Changelog
What changed
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