Songlinks

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http songlinks https://songlinks.io/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://songlinks.io/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "songlinks": {
      "url": "https://songlinks.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

4 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• find_songwriterUse when the user names a songwriter or composer and wants to know who they are, which person a name belongs to, or every registration of that writer. Returns the persons the name could be: each with a person ID, the nam
• get_songwriterUse when you have a Songlinks person ID (SLP-XXXX-XXXX-X), from find_songwriter or a person page, and the user wants that writer's details: the registrations grouped into the person, records listed apart as possibly the
• songwriter_by_ipiUse when the user has an IPI name number (up to 11 digits, often written without its leading zeros) and wants to know which songwriter holds it. Returns the person or persons holding the number, each with a person ID and
• check_writersUse when the user has several IPI name numbers, such as the writers on a song, a catalogue or a registration file, and wants to know who each one is, or whether some of a writer's works sit under another spelling or numb

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