smeet666/mcp-lrclib

Overview

MCP server that connects to LRCLIB for searching tracks and fetching lyrics. Supports both plain text and time-synced LRC lyrics. Does not require an API key.

Best for

Best for
Developers building MCP-based assistants that need lyrics lookup

Use cases

• Search for a song by title or artist
• Fetch plain lyrics for a track
• Get time-synced LRC lyrics for karaoke or subtitles

How to use

Install

claude mcp add lrclib -- npx -y mcp-lrclib

Tools exposed

• search_tracks
• get_lyrics
• get_track
• track_name
• artist_name
• album_name
• duration_seconds
• max_chars
• LRCLIB_USER_AGENT
• LRCLIB_MIN_INTERVAL_MS
• LRCLIB_TIMEOUT_MS
• LRCLIB_MAX_RETRIES
• LRCLIB_CACHE_TTL_MS
• LRCLIB_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES
• LRCLIB_LOG_LEVEL
• not_found
• invalid_input
• rate_limited
• upstream_error
• network_error

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code

Notes

MCP server that connects to LRCLIB for searching tracks and fetching lyrics. Supports both plain text and time-synced LRC lyrics. Does not require an API key.

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

Use cases

• Search for a song by title or artist
• Fetch plain lyrics for a track
• Get time-synced LRC lyrics for karaoke or subtitles

Pros

• No API key required, simplifying setup
• Supports both plain and synced lyrics
• Lightweight TypeScript implementation for MCP compatibility

Cons

• Zero stars implies limited community validation
• Unknown maintenance or reliability status
• Requires an MCP client to access the functionality

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