Unofficial Apple Music for macOS

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  "name": "io.github.jaminben/secure-applemusic-mcp-for-osx",
  "description": "Ask for a playlist. Get a real one, playing in Apple Music — no account, nothing stored.",
  "title": "Unofficial Apple Music for macOS",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/jaminben/secure-applemusic-mcp-for-osx",
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  "version": "0.3.1",
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      "version": "0.3.1",
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  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/publisher-provided": {
      "capabilities": [
        "Play, pause, skip and queue tracks in the Music app",
        "Search your library and the Apple Music catalog",
        "Create playlists and add tracks, including tracks you do not own yet",
        "Read and set ratings, and browse recently played",
        "Export your library and take snapshots of it"
      ],
      "distribution": {
        "checksums": "https://github.com/jaminben/secure-applemusic-mcp-for-osx/releases/latest/download/SHA256SUMS.txt",
        "download": "https://github.com/jaminben/secure-applemusic-mcp-for-osx/releases/latest/download/UnofficialAppleMusicMCP-macos-arm64.zip",
        "download_intel": "https://github.com/jaminben/secure-applemusic-mcp-for-osx/releases/latest/download/UnofficialAppleMusicMCP-macos-x86_64.zip",
        "kind": "macos-app",
        "note": "The primary channel is a notarized macOS app: download, drag to Applications, double-click. The first-run window installs the background helper and writes the MCP client config. The PyPI package in `packages` is the same server for people who prefer a terminal install; it bundles the same signed MusicKit helper, so it is not a reduced build.",
        "releases": "https://github.com/jaminben/secure-applemusic-mcp-for-osx/releases/latest"
      },
      "privacy": {
        "credentials": "None stored. Apple's MusicKit signs each request from the app's own code-signing identity plus a one-time consent prompt.",
        "network": "Apple's public catalog endpoints and Apple Music's own API. No third-party service, no telemetry.",
        "permissions": "Automation access to the Music app, and Apple Music access. No Accessibility, no browser automation, no synthetic clicks."
      },
      "requirements": {
        "account": "No Apple Developer account, no API key, and no token are required.",
        "arch": "Apple Silicon or Intel (both are published)",
        "needs": "The Music app, signed into Apple Music. A subscription is required for catalog playback and adds.",
        "os": "macOS 14 or later"
      }
    }
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