How do I install musicbrainz-mcp-server?

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musicbrainz-mcp-server MCP Server

Name: musicbrainz-mcp-server MCP Server
Author: cyanheads

Search MusicBrainz artists, releases, works, labels; resolve ISRC/ISWC/barcode; fetch cover art.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-musicbrainz-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/musicbrainz-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MUSICBRAINZ_CONTACT": "",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
MUSICBRAINZ_CONTACT	No	Contact (email or URL) embedded in the mandatory descriptive MusicBrainz User-Agent. Not start-blocking — the server ships a default contact — but operators running a shared or hosted instance should set their own so MusicBrainz can reach them about traffic.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL	No	Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE	No	Selects the HTTP transport.
MUSICBRAINZ_CONTACT	No	Contact (email or URL) embedded in the mandatory descriptive MusicBrainz User-Agent. Not start-blocking — the server ships a default contact — but operators running a shared or hosted instance should set their own so MusicBrainz can reach them about traffic.
MCP_HTTP_HOST	No	The hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORT	No	The port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH	No	The endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODE	No	Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL	No	Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

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