smeet666/mcp-imslp

Overview

MCP server for IMSLP, the Petrucci Music Library. It reads works, scores and recordings. No API key required. Built in TypeScript.

Best for

Best for
Developers building AI assistants that need public domain music scores.

Use cases

• Retrieve IMSLP work metadata
• Fetch score and recording links
• Integrate public domain music data into AI tools

How to use

Install

claude mcp add imslp -- npx -y mcp-imslp

Tools exposed

• search_works
• search_people
• get_work
• list_work_files
• list_person_works
• get_person
• browse_category
• IMSLP_USER_AGENT
• IMSLP_MIN_INTERVAL_MS
• IMSLP_TIMEOUT_MS
• IMSLP_MAX_RETRIES
• IMSLP_CACHE_TTL_MS
• IMSLP_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES
• IMSLP_LOG_LEVEL
• not_found
• invalid_input
• rate_limited
• parse_failure
• network_error

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

Notes

MCP server for IMSLP, the Petrucci Music Library. It reads works, scores and recordings. No API key required. Built in TypeScript.

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-07. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Retrieve IMSLP work metadata
• Fetch score and recording links
• Integrate public domain music data into AI tools

Pros

• No API key required
• Uses standard MCP protocol
• Simple TypeScript implementation

Cons

• Zero stars indicates unproven adoption
• Limited to IMSLP data
• May lack active maintenance

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