Last.fm (Unofficial) DXT

An unofficial Desktop Extension (DXT) server that provides access to Last.fm music data and listening history.

Features

Tools

• Search Music (search_music) - Search for tracks or artists
• Get User Statistics (get_user_stats) - Get comprehensive user listening statistics with configurable sections
• Get Recent Tracks (get_recent_tracks) - Get recently played tracks with time range filtering
• Get Now Playing (get_now_playing) - Get the currently playing track
• Get Track Info (get_track_info) - Get detailed information about a specific track
• Get Artist Info (get_artist_info) - Get detailed information about an artist
• Get Top Artists (get_top_artists) - Get a user's top artists for a specific time period
• Get Top Tracks (get_top_tracks) - Get a user's top tracks for a specific time period
• Get Loved Tracks (get_loved_tracks) - Get a user's loved/favorited tracks

Installation

As a Desktop Extension (DXT)

The easiest way to use this server is to install it as a Desktop Extension in Claude Desktop.

1. Download the lastfm-dxt.dxt file
2. In Claude Desktop, go to Settings → Developer → Install Desktop Extension
3. Select the downloaded .dxt file
4. Enter your Last.fm API key when prompted (get one at https://www.last.fm/api)
5. Optionally set a default username to avoid typing it repeatedly

Manual Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Last.fm API key (get one at https://www.last.fm/api)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/jerryhong1/lastfm-dxt.git
cd lastfm-dxt

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set your Last.fm API key:

export LASTFM_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

4. Build the project:

npm run build

5. Start the server:

npm start

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add this server to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lastfm": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/lastfm-dxt/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "LASTFM_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Testing with MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

API Reference

Time Periods

For tools that accept time periods:

• overall - All time (default)
• 7day - Last 7 days
• 1month - Last month
• 3month - Last 3 months
• 6month - Last 6 months
• 12month - Last 12 months

Time Range Filtering (get_recent_tracks)

• all - No time filtering (default)
• today - Last 24 hours
• week - Last 7 days
• month - Last 30 days
• custom - Custom time range using custom_hours, from_date, or to_date

Detail Levels

All tools support a detail_level parameter:

• minimal - Just essential data (names, counts)
• standard - Excludes verbose metadata (default)
• full - Complete response with all data

Example Queries

Ask Claude things like:

• "What's my current music taste based on my Last.fm profile?"
• "Show me what [username] is currently listening to"
• "What were my top tracks last month?"
• "Search for tracks by Radiohead"
• "Get info about the song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen"
• "Show my listening stats for the past week"

Development

Project Structure

src/
├── index.ts          # Main server entry point
├── client/
│   └── lastfm.ts     # Last.fm API client
├── types/
│   └── lastfm.ts     # TypeScript type definitions
└── tools/
    └── index.ts      # MCP tool implementations

Building

npm run build

Development Mode

npm run dev