`now_playing`

Pack: listenbrainz · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/now_playing for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

What a ListenBrainz user is listening to right now (the currently-playing track, if any). Open music listening data. Keyless for public profiles.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`username`	string	yes	ListenBrainz username, e.g. “rob”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "username": "rob"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/listenbrainz/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"now_playing","arguments":{"username":"rob"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('now_playing', {
  "username": "rob"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the listenbrainz pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "listenbrainz": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/listenbrainz/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

now_playing