Apple Music ControlSAFE

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A FastMCP server implementation for controlling Apple Music (formerly iTunes) on macOS through AppleScript commands.

Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• macOS with Apple Music app installed
• MCP library ≥1.2.1

Installation

First, ensure you have uv installed:

$ brew install uv

Then, with Claude Desktop, add the following to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
"mcpServers": {
"iTunesControlServer": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["-p", "3.13", "-n", "mcp-applemusic"]
}
}
}

Available Commands

The following commands are available through the MCP server:

itunes_play()         # Start playback
itunes_pause()        # Pause playback
itunes_next()         # Skip to next track
itunes_previous()     # Go to previous track
itunes_search(query)  # Search library for tracks
itunes_play_song(song)  # Play specific song
itunes_create_playlist(name, songs)  # Create new playlist
itunes_library()      # Get library statistics

Usage

Start the server:

python server.py

Example interactions:

# Search for a song
results = itunes_search("Hey Jude")

# Create a new playlist
itunes_create_playlist("Beatles Favorites", ["Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Let It Be"])

# Play a specific song
itunes_play_song("Hey Jude")

Development

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-applemusic.git
cd mcp-applemusic

1. Install development dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under th