No License Nearby

nolicense-nearby-mcp

MCP server for No License Nearby, an artist-owned sync licensing catalog of 880+ tracks. The artist owns 100% of every master and every publishing share, so one license clears the music.

Let Claude, Cursor or any video and editing agent search the catalog, audition tracks, see live license prices and build a quote, then hand the buyer the pre-filled license page.

Live catalog: https://license.nomusicnearby.com

No API key needed

All tools are read-only and use the public catalog. This MCP never submits license requests and never takes payment: buying happens on the No License Nearby website, where you submit a license request and usage rights activate after payment.

Install

pip install nolicense-nearby-mcp
# or run without installing
uvx nolicense-nearby-mcp

Configure

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nolicense": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["nolicense-nearby-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code:

claude mcp add nolicense -- uvx nolicense-nearby-mcp

Optional: NOLICENSE_API_BASE (defaults to https://license.nomusicnearby.com).

Tools

Tool	What it does	Example prompt
search_tracks	Search by title, genre, mood, energy and musical key (filters combine)	"Find chill electronic tracks under 3 minutes for my vlog."
get_track	Details for one track	"Tell me about track 660."
get_preview_url	Audition link for a track	"Let me hear Showerhead."
list_license_tiers	Live prices: Social Media, TV + Streaming, Film	"What does a film license cost?"
quote_license	Quote for one or more tracks, including the multi-track discount	"Quote 3 tracks for social media."
get_license_checkout_link	The license page pre-filled with the track, plus the steps to finish	"I want to license Dat Piano for my film."

Prices are always read live from the catalog, never hardcoded. Tempo search is not available yet because tempo data is still being added to the catalog.

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

License

MIT