How to integrate Spotify MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK

This guide walks you through connecting Spotify to the OpenAI Agents SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Spotify agent that can add these songs to your running playlist, check if i follow taylor swift, see if your friends follow your playlist through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent real control over a Spotify account through Composio's Spotify MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Introduction

This guide will help you understand how to give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent real control over a Spotify account through Composio's Spotify MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:

Get and set up your OpenAI and Composio API keys
Install the necessary dependencies
Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Spotify
Configure an AI agent that can use Spotify as a tool
Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Spotify operations

What is OpenAI Agents SDK?

The OpenAI Agents SDK is a lightweight framework for building AI agents that can use tools and maintain conversation state. It provides a simple interface for creating agents with hosted MCP tool support.

Key features include:

Hosted MCP Tools: Connect to external services through hosted MCP endpoints
SQLite Sessions: Persist conversation history across interactions
Simple API: Clean interface with Agent, Runner, and tool configuration
Streaming Support: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications

What is the Spotify MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Spotify MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Spotify account. It provides structured and secure access to your playlists, music library, and playback controls, so your agent can perform actions like managing playlists, adding songs to your queue, checking saved tracks, and updating playlist details on your behalf.

Personalized playlist management: Let your agent add songs or podcasts to playlists, change playlist details like name or privacy settings, and keep your music organized just how you like it.
Playback control and queue updates: Direct your agent to add tracks or episodes to your current playback queue, helping you line up the perfect listening experience without lifting a finger.
Library checks and smart recommendations: Have your agent check if specific tracks, albums, shows, or audiobooks are already saved in your Spotify library, so you never add duplicates or miss out on favorites.
Social and follower insights: Ask your agent to check whether you or others are following certain artists, users, or playlists, making it easy to stay connected to your musical community.
Podcast and show management: Let your agent verify which podcast episodes or shows are in your library, ensuring you’re always up to date with your latest audio interests.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step09 STEPS

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

Composio API Key and OpenAI API Key
Primary know-how of OpenAI Agents SDK
A live Spotify project
Some knowledge of Python or Typescript

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

OpenAI API Key

Go to the OpenAI dashboard and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models, or you can connect to another model provider.
Keep the API key safe.

Composio API Key

Log in to the Composio dashboard.
Go to Settings and copy your API key.

Install dependencies

npm install @composio/openai-agents @openai/agents dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the OpenAI Agents SDK.

Set up environment variables

bash

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...your-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-api-key
USER_ID=composio_user@gmail.com

Create a .env file and add your OpenAI and Composio API keys.

Import dependencies

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIAgentsProvider } from '@composio/openai-agents';
import { Agent, hostedMcpTool, run, OpenAIConversationsSession } from '@openai/agents';
import * as readline from 'readline';

What's happening:

You're importing all necessary libraries.
The Composio and OpenAIAgentsProvider classes are imported to connect your OpenAI agent to Composio tools like Spotify.

Set up the Composio instance

dotenv.config();

const composioApiKey = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const userId = process.env.USER_ID;

if (!composioApiKey) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set. Create a .env file with COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_key');
}
if (!userId) {
  throw new Error('USER_ID is not set');
}

// Initialize Composio
const composio = new Composio({
  apiKey: composioApiKey,
  provider: new OpenAIAgentsProvider(),
});

What's happening:

dotenv.config() loads your .env file so COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID are available as environment variables.
Creating a Composio instance using the API Key and OpenAIAgentsProvider class.

Create a Tool Router session

// Create Tool Router session for Spotify
const session = await composio.create(userId as string, {
  toolkits: ['spotify'],
});
const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;

What is happening:

You give the Tool Router the user id and the toolkits you want available. Here, it is only spotify.
The router checks the user's Spotify connection and prepares the MCP endpoint.
The returned session.mcp.url is the MCP URL that your agent will use to access Spotify.
This approach keeps things lightweight and lets the agent request Spotify tools only when needed during the conversation.

Configure the agent

// Configure agent with MCP tool
const agent = new Agent({
  name: 'Assistant',
  model: 'gpt-5',
  instructions:
    'You are a helpful assistant that can access Spotify. Help users perform Spotify operations through natural language.',
  tools: [
    hostedMcpTool({
      serverLabel: 'tool_router',
      serverUrl: mcpUrl,
      headers: { 'x-api-key': composioApiKey },
      requireApproval: 'never',
    }),
  ],
});

What's happening:

We're creating an Agent instance with a name, model (gpt-5), and clear instructions about its purpose.
The agent's instructions tell it that it can access Spotify and help with queries, inserts, updates, authentication, and fetching database information.
The tools array includes a hostedMcpTool that connects to the MCP server URL we created earlier.
The headers object includes the Composio API key for secure authentication with the MCP server.
requireApproval: 'never' means the agent can execute Spotify operations without asking for permission each time, making interactions smoother.

Start chat loop and handle conversation

// Keep conversation state across turns
const conversationSession = new OpenAIConversationsSession();

// Simple CLI
const rl = readline.createInterface({
  input: process.stdin,
  output: process.stdout,
  prompt: 'You: ',
});

console.log('\nComposio Tool Router session created.');
console.log('\nChat started. Type your requests below.');
console.log("Commands: 'exit', 'quit', or 'q' to end\n");

try {
  const first = await run(agent, 'What can you help me with?', { session: conversationSession });
  console.log(`Assistant: ${first.finalOutput}\n`);
} catch (e) {
  console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
}

rl.prompt();

rl.on('line', async (userInput) => {
  const text = userInput.trim();

  if (['exit', 'quit', 'q'].includes(text.toLowerCase())) {
    console.log('Goodbye!');
    rl.close();
    process.exit(0);
  }

  if (!text) {
    rl.prompt();
    return;
  }

  try {
    const result = await run(agent, text, { session: conversationSession });
    console.log(`\nAssistant: ${result.finalOutput}\n`);
  } catch (e) {
    console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
  }

  rl.prompt();
});

rl.on('close', () => {
  console.log('\n👋 Session ended.');
  process.exit(0);
});

What's happening:

The program prints a session URL that you visit to authorize Spotify.
After authorization, the chat begins.
Each message you type is processed by the agent using run().
The responses are printed to the console.
Typing exit, quit, or q cleanly ends the chat.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Spotify and OpenAI Agents SDK:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIAgentsProvider } from '@composio/openai-agents';
import { Agent, hostedMcpTool, run, OpenAIConversationsSession } from '@openai/agents';
import * as readline from 'readline';

const composioApiKey = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const userId = process.env.USER_ID;

if (!composioApiKey) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set. Create a .env file with COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_key');
}
if (!userId) {
  throw new Error('USER_ID is not set');
}

// Initialize Composio
const composio = new Composio({
  apiKey: composioApiKey,
  provider: new OpenAIAgentsProvider(),
});

async function main() {
  // Create Tool Router session
  const session = await composio.create(userId as string, {
    toolkits: ['spotify'],
  });
  const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;

  // Configure agent with MCP tool
  const agent = new Agent({
    name: 'Assistant',
    model: 'gpt-5',
    instructions:
      'You are a helpful assistant that can access Spotify. Help users perform Spotify operations through natural language.',
    tools: [
      hostedMcpTool({
        serverLabel: 'tool_router',
        serverUrl: mcpUrl,
        headers: { 'x-api-key': composioApiKey },
        requireApproval: 'never',
      }),
    ],
  });

  // Keep conversation state across turns
  const conversationSession = new OpenAIConversationsSession();

  // Simple CLI
  const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: ',
  });

  console.log('\nComposio Tool Router session created.');
  console.log('\nChat started. Type your requests below.');
  console.log("Commands: 'exit', 'quit', or 'q' to end\n");

  try {
    const first = await run(agent, 'What can you help me with?', { session: conversationSession });
    console.log(`Assistant: ${first.finalOutput}\n`);
  } catch (e) {
    console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
  }

  rl.prompt();

  rl.on('line', async (userInput) => {
    const text = userInput.trim();

    if (['exit', 'quit', 'q'].includes(text.toLowerCase())) {
      console.log('Goodbye!');
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }

    if (!text) {
      rl.prompt();
      return;
    }

    try {
      const result = await run(agent, text, { session: conversationSession });
      console.log(`\nAssistant: ${result.finalOutput}\n`);
    } catch (e) {
      console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
    }

    rl.prompt();
  });

  rl.on('close', () => {
    console.log('\nSession ended.');
    process.exit(0);
  });
}

main().catch((err) => {
  console.error('Fatal error:', err);
  process.exit(1);
});

Conclusion

This was a starter code for integrating Spotify MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK to build a functional AI agent that can interact with Spotify.

Key features:

Hosted MCP tool integration through Composio's Tool Router
SQLite session persistence for conversation history
Simple async chat loop for interactive testing

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.

TOOLS & TRIGGERS

Supported Tools and Triggers

Every Spotify action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add items to playlist

Add one or more items to a user's playlist.

Add item to playback queue

Add an item to the end of the user's current playback queue.

Change playlist details

Change a playlist's name and public/private state.

Check if user follows artists or users

Check to see if the current user is following one or more artists or other Spotify users.

Check if users follow playlist

Check if the current authenticated user is following a specified playlist.

Check user s saved albums

Check if one or more albums is already saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Music' library.

Check user s saved audiobooks

Check if one or more audiobooks are already saved in the current Spotify user's library.

Check User's Saved Episodes

Check if one or more podcast episodes are saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Episodes' library.

Check user's saved shows

Check if one or more shows is already saved in the current Spotify user's library.

Check User's Saved Tracks

Check if one or more tracks is already saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Music' library.

Create playlist

Create a playlist for a Spotify user.

Follow artists or users

Follow one or more artists or Spotify users on behalf of the current authenticated user.

Follow playlist

Add the current user as a follower of a playlist.

Get a chapter

Get Spotify catalog information for a single audiobook chapter including name, description, duration, release date, narrators, and playback information.

Get Album Details

Get Spotify catalog information for a single album.

Get album tracks

Get Spotify catalog information about an album's tracks.

Get an audiobook

Get Spotify catalog information for a single audiobook.

Get artist

Get detailed Spotify catalog information for a single artist.

Get artist s albums

Get Spotify catalog information about an artist's albums.

Get artist s related artists

Get Spotify catalog information about artists similar to a given artist.

Get Artist's Top Tracks

Get Spotify catalog information about an artist's top tracks by country/market.

Get audiobook chapters

Get Spotify catalog information about an audiobook's chapters.

Get Available Devices

Get information about the user's available Spotify Connect devices.

Get available markets

Get the list of markets where Spotify is available.

Get currently playing track

Get the object currently being played on the user's Spotify account.

Get current user s playlists

Get a list of the playlists owned or followed by the current Spotify user.

Get current user s profile

Get detailed profile information about the current authenticated user.

Get episode

Get Spotify catalog information for a single podcast episode identified by its unique Spotify ID.

Get featured playlists

Get a list of Spotify's editorially curated featured playlists.

Get followed artists

Get all artists followed by the current user.

Get new releases

Get a list of new album releases featured in Spotify (shown, for example, on a Spotify player's "Browse" tab).

Get playback state

Get information about the user's current playback state, including track or episode, progress, and active device.

Get playlist

Get a playlist owned by a Spotify user.

Get playlist cover image

Get the current image(s) associated with a specific playlist.

Get playlist items

Get full details of the items of a playlist owned by a Spotify user.

Get recently played tracks

Get tracks from the current user's recently played tracks.

Get recommendations

Get track recommendations based on seed artists, genres, and/or tracks.

Get several albums

Get Spotify catalog information for multiple albums identified by their Spotify IDs.

Get several artists

Get Spotify catalog information for several artists based on their Spotify IDs.

Get several audiobooks

Retrieve Spotify catalog information for multiple audiobooks in a single request.

Get several browse categories

Get a list of categories used to tag items in Spotify (on, for example, the Spotify player's "Browse" tab).

Get several chapters

Get Spotify catalog information for several audiobook chapters identified by their Spotify IDs.

Get several episodes

Get Spotify catalog information for several episodes based on their Spotify IDs.

Get several shows

Get Spotify catalog information for several shows (podcasts) based on their Spotify IDs.

Get several tracks

Get Spotify catalog information for multiple tracks based on their Spotify IDs.

Get show

Get Spotify catalog information for a single show (podcast) identified by its unique Spotify ID.

Get show episodes

Get Spotify catalog information about a show's episodes.

Get single browse category

Get a single category used to tag items in Spotify (on, for example, the Spotify player's "Browse" tab).

Get the user's queue

Get the list of tracks and episodes in the user's playback queue.

Get track

Get Spotify catalog information for a single track identified by its unique Spotify ID.

Get Track's Audio Analysis

Get a comprehensive audio analysis for a Spotify track.

Get user's playlists

Get a paginated list of playlists owned or followed by a Spotify user.

Get user's profile

Get public profile information about a Spotify user.

Get user s saved albums

Get a list of albums saved in the current Spotify user's library ('Your Music').

Get user s saved audiobooks

Get a list of the audiobooks saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Music' library.

Get user's saved episodes

Get a list of episodes saved in the current Spotify user's library.

Get User's Saved Shows

Get a list of shows saved in the current Spotify user's library.

Get User's Saved Tracks

Get a list of the songs saved in the current Spotify user's 'Your Music' library.

Get User's Top Artists

Get the current user's top artists based on calculated affinity.

Get User's Top Tracks

Get the current user's top tracks based on calculated affinity.

Pause playback

Pause playback on the user's account.

Remove playlist items

Remove one or more items from a user's playlist.

Remove users saved albums

Remove one or more albums from the current user's 'Your Music' library.

Remove User's Saved Audiobooks

Remove one or more audiobooks from the current user's Spotify library.

Remove user's saved episodes

Remove one or more episodes from the current user's library.

Remove user s saved shows

Delete one or more shows from current Spotify user's library.

Remove user s saved tracks

Remove one or more tracks from the current user's 'Your Music' library.

Save albums for current user

Save one or more albums to the current user's 'Your Music' library.

Save audiobooks for current user

Save one or more audiobooks to the current user's library.

Save episodes for current user

Save one or more podcast episodes to the current user's library.

Save shows for current user

Save one or more shows to current Spotify user's library.

Save tracks for current user

Save one or more tracks to the current user's 'Your Music' library.

Search for item

Get Spotify catalog information about albums, artists, playlists, tracks, shows, episodes or audiobooks that match a keyword string.

Seek to position

Seek to a specific position in the user's currently playing track.

Set playback volume

Set the volume for the user's current playback device.

Set repeat mode

Set the repeat mode for the user's playback.

Skip to next

Skips to next track in the user's queue.

Skip to previous

Skips to the previous track in the user's queue.

Start resume playback

Start a new context or resume current playback on the user's active device.

Toggle playback shuffle

Toggle shuffle on or off for user's playback.

Transfer playback

Transfer playback to a new device and optionally begin playback.

Unfollow artists or users

Remove the current user as a follower of one or more artists or other Spotify users.

Unfollow playlist

Remove the current user as a follower of a playlist.

Update playlist items

Either replace all tracks in a playlist OR reorder existing tracks within it.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Spotify MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Spotify tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Spotify and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. OpenAI Agents SDK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Spotify tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Spotify scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Spotify data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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How to integrate Spotify MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK

Connect Spotify without auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Spotify with

TL;DR

What is OpenAI Agents SDK?

What is the Spotify MCP server, and what's possible with it?

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

How the Composio SDK works

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

Install dependencies

Set up environment variables

Import dependencies

Set up the Composio instance

Create a Tool Router session

Configure the agent

Start chat loop and handle conversation

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools and Triggers

How to build Spotify MCP Agent with another framework

ChatGPT

Claude Agent SDK

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

Codex

Cursor

OpenClaw

Hermes

CLI

Google ADK

LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

OpenCode

VS Code

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Cats

Chatfai

Frequently asked questions

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Spotify MCP?+

Can I use Tool Router MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK?+

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Spotify while using Tool Router?+

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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