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What is the Epidemic Sound MCP Server?

Learn how Epidemic Sound’s MCP Server works with your LLM.

Malin Ihd

• 5 min read
What is the Epidemic Sound MCP Server?
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TL;DR: The Epidemic Sound MCP Server is a developer-friendly tool that links your AI agents to 55,000 tracks, 250,000 sound effects, smart AI features, and professional voiceovers. Use the MCP Server to find, adapt, and integrate award-winning sound into your content and workflows.

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Introducing the Epidemic Sound MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for communicating context between AI models and content libraries. The Epidemic Sound MCP Server implements this standard, making it easier to discover and use sound inside creative tools.

Instead of manually searching the catalog, creators can send prompts or contextual metadata (like “mood: calm” or “scene: dark forest at dawn”) to receive instant, curated suggestions from Epidemic Sound.

Which LLMs work with the Epidemic Sound MCP Server?

The Epidemic Sound MCP Server works with any LLM that connects via OAuth or MCP Server API key. This includes:

  • Claude Desktop
  • Claude Code
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • CodeX
  • Any other LLM that connects via OAuth or MCP Server API key

Who is the Epidemic Sound MCP Server for?

Everyone from solo creators to global content teams can use the Epidemic Sound MCP Server. If you’re developing or have deployed an app or agentic workflow that uses sound, the MCP Server can help.

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What does the Epidemic Sound MCP Server include?

The Epidemic Sound MCP Server grants access to a catalog of music and sound effects, discovery and editing features, and broadcast-grade AI voiceovers.

Music

More than 55,000 tracks written, performed, and recorded by real artists. Up-and-coming talent to Grammy-nominated stars. Nearly 400 genres, covering everything from industrial metal and jazz fusion to ambient dub and K-pop. Whatever your sound, it’s here.

Sound effects

Over 250,000 broadcast-grade sound effects by Soundly, Epidemic Sound’s trusted sound effects partner. Soundly captures sound effects on location, records professional in-studio foley, and preserves old classics.

Discovery and editing features

Search by mood, BPM, genre, key, instrument, or a reference track you already like. Cut music to projects, with stems available if needed. Find and edit sound your way.

AI voiceovers

AI-powered voiceovers from professional voice artists working directly with Epidemic Sound, in more than 70 languages.

Create a replica of your own voice, or of someone on your team. Cover every market with Voices by Epidemic Sound.

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How the Epidemic Sound MCP Server works in practice

Video. Podcast. Global ad campaign. Game. Something else entirely. Here’s how the Epidemic Sound MCP Server builds the audio layer for your work.

Cut track length to fit your content

Ask for an exact length, and the MCP Server shapes the track to it. As simple as asking, “Cut this to 15 seconds.”

Experiment with different versions of content. Instantly.

The MCP Server works in a chat with no setup beyond connecting it. Paste your script or describe a vibe: “Find upbeat, no-vocal tracks for a 30-second coffee ad, plus a pour and a cup clink.”

Get fully synced soundtracks in no time. Perfect for experimenting before you or your team commit.

Turn time-consuming, repeatable tasks into workflows

Transform processes into repeatable, agentic workflows with a tool like Claude Code. Set it up once, then your whole team runs the same steps across every video or client.

“For every video in our content calendar, pick music that fits the brief, cut it to the video’s length, and log the choices.” It’s your sound, on your terms.

Adapt and clear your work for every market

Adapt an ad, campaign, or other piece of content for all the markets you publish in. The MCP Server delivers voiceovers in every language, checks how long they run, and fits locally flavored music to each version. Your content sounds like it should, everywhere.

Language is more than just words; a line takes different amounts of time to say in Japanese than German or Portuguese. The music adapts to match.

“Adapt this for Germany, Brazil, and Japan, using the same voice and sonic direction.”

Music. Sound effects. Voiceovers. All cleared under one subscription.

How to start using the Epidemic Sound MCP Server

The Epidemic Sound MCP Server requires an active Epidemic Sound subscription. Here are the instructions and links to connect the MCP Server to Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT.

Epidemic Sound MCP Server for Claude Desktop

If you want to skip the manual work, connect with one click here.* Otherwise, follow the three quick steps below:

  1. Go to Claude Settings. Click “Connectors,” then “Add custom connector.” Name it Epidemic Sound.
  2. Paste the URL for the Epidemic Sound MCP Server (https://www.epidemicsound.com/a/mcp-service/mcp) into the Connector field.
  3. Connect and authorize. Log in with your Epidemic Sound details and start building.

*Epidemic Sound’s Voices tool is only available via manual MCP connection.

Epidemic Sound MCP Server for Claude Code

The Epidemic Sound MCP Server connects to Claude Code via MCP Server API key. Read the developer documentation for detailed instructions.

Epidemic Sound MCP Server for Cursor

Connect the Epidemic Sound MCP Server to Cursor via OAuth or MCP Server API key. The developer documentation walks through both options.

Epidemic Sound MCP Server for ChatGPT

  1. Open your ChatGPT plugins, then click “Add.”
  2. Select “Add custom MCP Server,” then name it Epidemic Sound.
  3. Paste the URL for the Epidemic Sound MCP Server (https://www.epidemicsound.com/a/mcp-service/mcp) into the Connector field.
  4. Connect and authorize. Log in with your Epidemic Sound details and start building.
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If your LLM of choice isn’t listed here, don’t worry. Any LLM that connects via OAuth or MCP Server API key will work with the Epidemic Sound MCP Server.

Here to help you build

Epidemic Sound owns all the rights to the music in its catalog, meaning what you use is licensed globally, forever.

No separate AI licensing. No territory gaps. Trusted by 70% of the top 300 US YouTube channels, plus world-famous brands including Levi’s, Warner Bros. Discovery, The Telegraph, and the Miami Dolphins.

Build your products and content, your way, with the Epidemic Sound MCP Server.

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This article has been updated to reflect changes to the Epidemic Sound MCP Server.