• DATA
  • RESEARCH
  • DATABASE
  • HUMAN

How to collect music metadata with your AI

Connect Genius to your AI client once. From there, you can pull specific song details or full album data through chat.

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Short answer

How do I automate music metadata collection?

Your AI uses the Genius MCP to find songs, grab track details, or pull entire album lists. You'll get clean data for credits, dates, and tracklists. Here is how it works.

The results.

Where your data lands.

The AI organizes the information it finds into these specific formats.

DATA

Structured track lists

The AI pulls every song title and credit from an album. You get a clean list instead of manual searching.

RESEARCH

Producer and credit logs

It extracts specific names for producers and writers. This builds the backbone of your research files.

DATABASE

Ready-to-use metadata

Release dates and track orders are pulled directly. You can move this info straight into your own sheets or tools.

HUMAN

Manual verification

You decide which specific credits or niche details are worth keeping. The AI handles the heavy lifting, but you keep the final say.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI moves from broad searches to specific data points to build your list.

  1. Locate the music

    The AI finds the right tracks or albums based on your description.

    search_songs

  2. Fetch song details

    It pulls the specific metadata for a single track.

    get_song

  3. Pull album data

    It gathers the full list of tracks and release info for an entire record.

    get_album

  4. Format the output

    The AI organizes the raw data into the specific structure you asked for.

    get_songget_album

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your metadata collection.

Starting points

Swap the bracketed text for the specific artist or album you are researching.

Genius Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_2fTSCX8XO4cZ6fvFswiEssmrC3ZjIdXdOZczmjMI/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Genius capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "genius-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_2fTSCX8XO4cZ6fvFswiEssmrC3ZjIdXdOZczmjMI/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Find all songs by [Artist Name] and list their release dates.

  • Get the track list and producer credits for the album [Album Name].

  • Search for the song [Song Title] and tell me who wrote it.

  • Create a table of all tracks from [Album Name] including their durations.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Genius once, then ask.

One connection keeps the link active. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start querying immediately.

Connect Genius to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI add new songs to Genius?

    No. This MCP only reads existing data from Genius; it cannot create or edit entries.

  • 02

    Can I export this data directly to a CSV?

    The AI can format the data as a CSV-style text block for you to copy, but it cannot write files to your hard drive.

  • 03

    Does it work for any song?

    It works for any song that exists within the Genius database.

  • 04

    Can the AI change the release dates it finds?

    No. The AI only retrieves the information as it is recorded in the source.

  • 05

    Will it find lyrics too?

    The current tools focus on metadata like credits, dates, and track lists.

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