setlist-mcp

MCP server for setlist.fm — search concert setlists, artists, venues, tours, and cities from Claude via natural language. Read-only (setlist.fm exposes no write API).

This project was developed and is maintained by AI (Claude). Use at your own discretion.

What it does

Exposes 16 read-only tools over the setlist.fm REST API:

Area	Tools
Artists	setlist_search_artists, setlist_get_artist, setlist_get_artist_setlists
Setlists	setlist_search_setlists, setlist_get_setlist, setlist_get_setlist_version
Venues	setlist_search_venues, setlist_get_venue, setlist_get_venue_setlists
Cities & countries	setlist_search_cities, setlist_get_city, setlist_search_countries
Users	setlist_get_user, setlist_get_user_attended, setlist_get_user_edited
Utility	setlist_healthcheck

Setup

Get a free API key (non-commercial use) at setlist.fm/settings/api, then add the server to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "setlist": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "setlist-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SETLIST_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Optional: SETLIST_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE (one of en, es, fr, de, pt, tr, it, pl) localizes city/country names.

See SKILL.md for from-source setup, the full tool reference, and example flows.

Attribution & terms

Use is governed by the setlist.fm API terms. In short:

• Attribute setlist.fm. Every result carries a url; surface it as a followable source link (no nofollow) wherever the data is shown. The tool descriptions instruct the model to do this, and results pass the url through verbatim.
• Non-commercial only under a free key — commercial use requires setlist.fm's permission.
• No persistent caching — this server makes a live API call per tool invocation and keeps no datastore. Please don't add one.
• Keep your API key private — it lives in SETLIST_API_KEY (.env is gitignored) and never appears in tool output.

Development

npm install
npm run build   # tsc + esbuild bundle → dist/
npm test        # vitest

For local runs, put SETLIST_API_KEY=<key> in a .env file (gitignored) next to the project root.

See CLAUDE.md for architecture, conventions, and gotchas.

License

MIT