Genius

live MediaMusic

Song / artist / annotation metadata from Genius. Lyric text is not exposed — use the returned URL.

4 tools

0ms auth

free tier 50 calls/day

🔑 Authentication

Platform key handled by Pipeworx. Or BYO a Genius Client Access Token.

Config with credentials

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-genius": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/genius/mcp?_apiKey=your_client_access_token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools

search

Search Genius for songs by title, artist, or keyword. Returns song METADATA hits (id, title, artist, Genius URL, release date, pageviews) — NOT lyric text (the Genius API does not return lyrics). Exam

No parameters required.

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Response

get_song

Get METADATA for a single Genius song by ID: title, primary artist, album, release date, pageviews, Genius URL, and a short "about" description. Does NOT return lyric text (not available via the Geniu

No parameters required.

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Response

get_artist

Get METADATA for a Genius artist by ID: name, Genius URL, image, follower count, alternate names, and a short "about" description. Example: get_artist({ id: 1421 })

No parameters required.

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Response

artist_songs

List an artist's songs ranked by popularity. Returns song METADATA (id, title, artist, Genius URL) — NOT lyric text. Example: artist_songs({ artist_id: 1421, limit: 20 })

No parameters required.

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Response

Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/genius/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'

Call a tool

bash

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/genius/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search", {});

ask_pipeworx

// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("song / artist / annotation metadata from genius");

Related packs

Other Pipeworx packs in the same categories (Media, Music):

MCP Config

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-genius": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/genius/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}