# Song Count Total is a music analytics MCP. AI Agent Connect

> Song Count Total lets your AI client dive into music catalogs to pull specific track data. You can find an artist's full discography, check how many songs are in a specific album, or sum up total track counts across multiple releases. It also calculates album density to see how a record compares to the rest of a catalog.

## Overview
- **Category:** utilities
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_woQ9OdAHk4yA9plyHotHeYmhUKrbLHLeAF2C1PV1/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** music, albums, song-count, statistics, discography

## Description

You can use this MCP to turn your AI agent into a music data specialist. Instead of manually searching through individual album pages, you can ask your agent to pull entire discographies or aggregate song counts across a specific era of an artist's career. It handles the heavy lifting of navigating through album details to find exact track numbers. If you need to compare the scale of different releases, the tool provides density metrics to show how a specific album stacks up against the catalog average. It is built for anyone who needs to perform quick statistical checks on music collections without leaving their chat interface.

## Tools

### find_albums_by_artist
This tool searches for an artist's discography. It returns a list of albums associated with a specific name.

### get_album_density
This tool compares an album's track count to the average size of albums in the catalog. It helps you identify unusually long or short releases.

### get_album_details
This tool pulls specific track information for a single album. Use it to see exactly how many songs are on a record.

### calculate_collection_total
This tool sums up the song counts across a group of albums. It is how you get a total track count for a specific collection.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
How many songs are in the album with ID 'alb-123'?
```

**Response:** 
```
The album 'Midnight Melodies' contains 12 songs.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
What is the total number of songs in albums 'alb-001', 'alb-002', and 'alb-003'?
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**Response:** 
```
The total number of songs across those 3 albums is 34.
```

**Prompt:** 
```
List all albums by the artist 'Luna Ray'.
```

**Response:** 
```
Luna Ray has released the following albums: 'Starlight Echoes' (alb-456) and 'Lunar Phases' (alb-789).
```

## Capabilities

### Discography Retrieval
Your agent finds every album released by a specific artist.

### Track Aggregation
The AI sums up song counts across multiple different albums at once.

### Album Comparison
Your agent uses density metrics to compare individual album sizes against catalog averages.

### Individual Album Audits
The AI pulls specific track counts for any single album ID.

## Use Cases

### Artist Statistics
Ask your agent to find all albums by a specific artist to see their full output.

### Collection Auditing
Sum the total number of songs in a specific set of albums to check collection size.

### Release Comparison
Use density tools to see if a new album is longer or shorter than the artist's usual standard.

### Metadata Research
Pull specific track counts for individual albums using their unique IDs.

## Benefits

- Calculates total song counts across multiple albums instantly.
- Identifies outliers in album length using density comparisons.
- Automates the process of finding an artist's full list of releases.
- Removes the need to manually count tracks in individual albums.

## How It Works

You connect the MCP to your client and start asking questions about music data.

1. Connect your preferred MCP-compatible client to Vinkius.
2. Ask your agent to find an artist or specific album.
3. The agent uses the tools to pull track counts or discography lists.
4. The agent provides the calculated totals or density metrics directly in the chat.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**What can this MCP do with music data?**
It allows your AI client to find artist discographies, count songs in albums, and calculate total song counts across collections.

**How do I use this with Claude or Cursor?**
You connect to the Vinkius hosted MCP once, and then your client can immediately use the tools provided.

**Can I compare different albums?**
Yes, you can use the density tool to compare an album's size against the average of the catalog.

**Do I need to provide album IDs?**
You can use artist names to find albums, or use specific album IDs to get exact track details.

**Is this for managing my own files?**
This MCP is designed to analyze music catalogs and discographies through the provided tools.

**How can I find all albums by a specific artist?**
You can use the `find_albums_by_artist` tool by providing the artist's name.

**Can I sum the songs from multiple albums at once?**
Yes, the `calculate_collection_total` tool allows you to provide a list of album IDs to get a combined song count.

**How do I know if an album is larger than average?**
Use the `get_album_density` tool to compare a specific album's song count against the system average.