Songlinks

io.songlinks/songlinks · v0.10.0

Measured by MCP Station

Last check	Reachable
Checked at	—
Check success 7 / 30 days	—
First-try success 30 days	—
Median response	—
Lookups 30 days	—
Authentication	No auth
MCP version	2025-06-18
Rank score	—
Declared risk	Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
Capabilities declared	prompts, resources, tools
Tool definitions	4 tools · with description 100% · input schema is an object 100% · read/destructive hints 100%

Find the songwriter behind a name or IPI name number, under every spelling and number.

streamable-http · https://songlinks.io/mcp

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

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

find_songwriter
Use when the user names a songwriter or composer and wants to know who they are, which person a name belongs to, or every registration of that writer. Returns the persons the name could be: each with a person ID, the names and IPI name numbers they are registered under, how many works, and a person_
get_songwriter
Use when you have a Songlinks person ID (SLP-XXXX-XXXX-X), from find_songwriter or a person page, and the user wants that writer's details: the registrations grouped into the person, records listed apart as possibly the same person, and their first works. Each record says how it was joined: `main` m
songwriter_by_ipi
Use when the user has an IPI name number (up to 11 digits, often written without its leading zeros) and wants to know which songwriter holds it. Returns the person or persons holding the number, each with a person ID and person_url; use get_songwriter for one person's details. `none` means no person
check_writers
Use when the user has several IPI name numbers, such as the writers on a song, a catalogue or a registration file, and wants to know who each one is, or whether some of a writer's works sit under another spelling or number. Up to 50 numbers per call. For each: the person holding it, their registered

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