@pipeworx/genius

Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp — every tool in the catalog, including @pipeworx/genius’s. Install: one-click buttons

No MCP client? Skip the connection: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs {"query":"..."} to find a tool below, GET /v1/tools/<name> for its schema, POST the same URL with arguments for the data — see For AI agents.

Tools: 4

Genius MCP — song / artist / album metadata, search, and Genius annotation descriptions. Lyric text is not returned by the Genius API (licensing) — this pack returns titles, IDs, stats, Genius page URLs, and “about” descriptions.

Tools

• search(query, limit?) — keyword search; returns song metadata hits
• get_song(id) — song metadata (title, artist, album, release, pageviews, about)
• get_artist(id) — artist metadata (name, followers, alternate names, about)
• artist_songs(artist_id, limit?) — songs by an artist, ranked by popularity

_apiKey is optional on every tool — omit it to use the platform key.

Auth

• Platform key: injected by the gateway when _apiKey is omitted.
• BYO: pass _apiKey=<token> after registering a free Client Access Token at https://genius.com/api-clients.

Sent as Authorization: Bearer <token> on every request.

Data source

Genius — Bearer access token.

Tools

• genius_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
• 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
• genius_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 })
• 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 })