Spotify MCP vs BlenderMCP

A side-by-side comparison of two Design & Media servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Spotify MCP Control Spotify playback, search, queue, and playlists from Claude or any MCP client. Unverified stdio (local) OAuth Python	BlenderMCP Control Blender from Claude and other LLMs for prompt-assisted 3D modeling, scene creation, and asset generation. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	None
GitHub stars	606	23k
Last commit	3 months ago	16 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	—	`uvx blender-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Spotify MCP if you prefer its approach (control spotify playback, search, queue, and playlists from claude or any mcp client).

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Add Spotify MCP

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotify-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--python",
        "3.12",
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/varunneal/spotify-mcp",
        "spotify-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
        "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
        "SPOTIFY_REDIRECT_URI": "http://127.0.0.1:8080/callback"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

Add BlenderMCP

Install / run

uvx blender-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blendermcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "blender-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Spotify MCP or BlenderMCP — which is better?

Pick Spotify MCP if you prefer its approach (control spotify playback, search, queue, and playlists from claude or any mcp client). Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Can I use both Spotify MCP and BlenderMCP?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Spotify MCP and BlenderMCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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