Songlinks MCP

The Songlinks MCP server enables AI assistants to query songwriter registration data. It provides tools to find songwriters by name or IPI number, retrieve detailed registration info by person ID, and batch-check multiple IPI numbers. It returns person IDs, associated names, work counts, and links to verification pages, helping agents identify songwriting credits without changing any data.

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No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-19Operated by Kane Technology Group, LLC

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://songlinks.io/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Find a songwriter by their full name and optional song title
Retrieve detailed registration history for a specific person ID
Look up a songwriter using their IPI name number
Batch check up to 50 IPI numbers to identify associated persons

Tools advertised by the last live check:

find_songwriter
get_songwriter
songwriter_by_ipi
check_writers

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

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

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add songlinks-mcp --url https://songlinks.io/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable songlinks-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

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

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "songlinks-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://songlinks.io/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start songlinks-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "songlinks-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://songlinks.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

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

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

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

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "songlinks-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://songlinks.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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