How do I install Radio?

Radio is a local plugin. Install it using the provided package and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What AI apps work with Radio?

Radio uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Radio MCP Server

by Meshpop

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Internet radio streaming MCP server — search, play, and manage radio stations worldwide

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Internet radio streaming MCP server — search, play, and manage radio stations worldwide

Security Report

10.0

Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 2 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

4 files analyzed · No issues found

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Documentation

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From the project's GitHub README.

radiomcp

Internet radio for Claude and your terminal. ~25,000 verified live stations, 197 countries.

pip install radiomcp && radiomcp

First run auto-registers with Claude Desktop / Claude Code. Restart Claude and you're done.

한국어 · Powered by Airtune API

Two ways to use it

	Command	What it does
MCP server	`radiomcp`	Connects to Claude — control radio in plain language
TUI player	`radio`	Interactive terminal player with search and favorites

MCP — control radio with Claude

pip install radiomcp && radiomcp

Auto-detected and registered on first run. Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "radio": { "command": "radiomcp" }
  }
}

Then just ask Claude:

"Play some late-night jazz" "Find Korean news stations" "What's playing right now?" "Recommend something for focus work" "Play a French station" "Stop the radio"

MCP Tools

Tool	Description
`play`	Play by URL or search query
`stop`	Stop playback
`now_playing`	Current station and track
`search`	Search by keyword, genre, country
`recommend`	AI recommendations by mood or context
`get_favorites` / `add_favorite`	Saved stations
`get_history`	Listening history
`set_volume` / `get_volume`	Volume control
`get_popular`	Most popular stations
`search_by_country`	Stations by country code
`search_by_language`	Stations by language
`recognize_song`	Identify currently playing song
`get_radio_status`	Player status

TUI Player

radio

Interactive terminal player. Type to search, numbers to play.

Search

> jazz              # keyword
> korea news        # combined
> japan classical   # multilingual
> jazz HQ           # high quality only (192k+)

Supports 50+ languages — Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and more are normalized automatically.

Key	Function
`g`	Genre browser
`c`	Country browser
`p`	Popular stations
`/`	Search
`!`	Toggle: local DB ↔ DB + live API

Playback & Volume

Key	Function
`1`–`9`	Play station from list
`r`	Resume last station
`s`	Stop
`v` / `v+` / `v-` / `v50`	Show / up / down / set volume
`q`	Quit

Favorites

Key	Function
`f`	View favorites
`+` / `-`	Add / remove current station
`<` / `>`	Previous / next favorite

AI & Song Info

Key	Function
`a`	Personalized recommendations
`w`	Time-based mood recommendations
`i`	Recognize current song (Shazam-like)
`n`	Current song info

DJ Mode

RADIOCLI_DJ=1 radio

AI-voiced DJ commentary between tracks. Supports 10 languages.

Player Backends

Auto-detected: mpv → vlc → ffplay → browser

Backend	Install
mpv (recommended)	`brew install mpv` / `apt install mpv`
vlc	`brew install vlc` / `apt install vlc`
ffplay	`brew install ffmpeg` / `apt install ffmpeg`

CLI

radiomcp search jazz
radiomcp play <url> "Station Name"
radiomcp stop
radiomcp now
radiomcp recommend focus
radiomcp update          # Sync latest stations from Airtune API
radiomcp serve           # Start HTTP API server

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
`RADIOCLI_LLM`	LLM provider: `claude`, `openai`, `ollama`, `none`	`none`
`RADIOCLI_DJ`	DJ mode	`0`
`RADIOCLI_LANG`	UI language	auto-detect
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	For Claude-powered features	—
`OPENAI_API_KEY`	For OpenAI-powered features	—
`OLLAMA_URL`	Ollama server URL	`http://localhost:11434`

Data

Station database (~25,000 verified live stations) stored in ~/.radiocli/ on first run.

radiomcp update    # Pull latest from Airtune API

License

Code: MIT — LICENSE
Station data: ODbL 1.0 — DATA_LICENSE.md

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