Discogs

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Music release / artist / label database. Vinyl-friendly pressing-level detail.

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🔑Authentication

BYO personal access token. Generate at discogs.com/settings/developers.

Config with credentials
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-discogs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/discogs/mcp?_apiKey=your_personal_access_token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools

discogs_get_release

Full release detail: title, artists, labels, formats, tracklist, credits, year, country, notes, identifiers (barcode, matrix), data quality.

No parameters required.

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get_masterrequired: master_id

Fetch master release detail by Discogs master_id — the canonical work record spanning all pressings/editions. Returns title, main release, artists, genres, styles, year, tracklist, and Discogs URL.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
master_idreqnumberDiscogs master ID
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discogs_get_artist

Fetch a Discogs artist profile by artist_id. Returns name, real name, profile bio, URLs, aliases, group memberships, images, and Discogs URL.

No parameters required.

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get_labelrequired: label_id

Fetch a Discogs record label profile by label_id. Returns label name, profile, contact info, URLs, parent label, sublabels, and images.

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
label_idreqnumberDiscogs label ID
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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/discogs/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/discogs/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"discogs_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("discogs_search", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("music release / artist / label database");