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withPICA Directory

MCP server · hosted · v1.13.0 · io.github.withpica/pica-directory
Online · tested 2h agoNEW · 3h agoSeen in the registry 2h ago

Public music-rights directory: who wrote and owns a song, its ISWC/ISRC/IPI, and licensing asks

Website ↗How to connect ↓

What it does

withPICA Directory is an MCP server, a connector that lets an AI assistant use it as a tool. It is hosted: an assistant connects to it over the internet, nothing to install.

No capability identified yet from its description.

Facts come from the Official MCP Registry, as declared by the publisher. Capabilities are matched automatically (low confidence). None of this is a test of the tool.

At a glance

Hosted (remote)YES
Local installNO
Version1.13.0
PriceNot in the registry
First seen04 Nov 2026
Last checked2h ago

How to connect

As declared in the Official MCP Registry · hosted endpoint tested by Electra Index 2h ago (live check)

Hosted endpoint

  • https://directory.withpica.com/mcp streamable-http

In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http withpica-directory https://directory.withpica.com/mcp

MCP settings (Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "withpica-directory": {
      "url": "https://directory.withpica.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Live check

Electra Index connected to the hosted endpoint 2h ago

ONLINE withPICA Directory answered an MCP connection on 04 Nov 2026 and introduced itself as pica-directory-mcp-server 1.13.0 (MCP protocol 2025-06-18).

13 tools offered to AI assistants

  • directory_list_works · Use when the user asks: 'list works in PICA', 'works starting with B', 'find works by publisher X', 'browse the catalog', 'a song about love', 'songs about X'. For a theme or subject, search its plain word in q ('love', 'home', 'summer'): t
  • directory_lookup_work · Use when the user asks: 'what's the ISWC for X?', 'who wrote X?', 'tell me about song X', 'is this song registered?'. Get the details of a single listed work by ISWC or work UUID. Returns the credits, one per person with each role marked co
  • directory_lookup_isrc · Use when the user asks: 'lookup ISRC X', 'what's the work for ISRC X?', 'find the work for this recording'. Shortcut: look up the work(s) associated with a recording identifier (ISRC). Equivalent to directory_list_works with an isrc filter,
  • directory_list_people · Use when the user asks: 'list creators in PICA', 'people starting with B', 'browse the people directory'. Browse and filter creators in the PICA public directory. Filter by free-text (q), ISNI, IPI, or starting letter (A–Z, or '#' for numer
  • directory_lookup_person · Use when the user asks: 'lookup IPI 12345', 'lookup ISNI X', 'find creator by MusicBrainz ID'. Also use it for the profile of a creator already found with directory_list_people or directory_search. Looks up ONE creator in the PICA public di
  • directory_search · Use when the user asks: 'find me X', 'who or what is X?', 'find any record of X', 'a song about X'. Use when the entity type is not yet known. Convenience fan-out across works and creators — runs list_works and list_people with the same que
  • directory_search_recordings · Use when the user asks: 'find upbeat tracks around 120 BPM', 'find instrumental tracks in C minor', 'find energetic music for sync', 'tracks at X BPM in [key]'. AUDIO-FEATURE search only — for name- or title-shaped queries use directory_loo
  • directory_chain · Use when the user asks: 'show me the rights chain for X', 'give me everything on this song', 'what's the full picture for X?', 'trace the chain from this writer to that work'. Graph lookup — resolves a query, ISWC, or ISRC to its full right
  • directory_skill_list · Use when the user asks: 'what skills do you have?', 'what can you do?', 'show me your methodologies', 'how do I find music here?'. Returns the list of downloadable directory skill methodologies — name, description, trigger phrases. Cheap to
  • directory_skill_get · Use when the user asks: 'load a directory skill', 'use the sync brief method'. Call after directory_skill_list, to load the one skill the user's request matches (e.g. find-music-for-sync-brief). Returns the full methodology body for one dir
  • directory_release_notes · Use when the user asks: 'what's new in the directory mcp', 'what changed in the directory', 'directory release notes', 'what version is the directory on'. Returns recent releases of the PICA directory MCP server — what shipped in the public
  • directory_send_licensing_enquiry · Use when the user asks: 'ask the owner if I can license this', 'send a licensing enquiry for X', 'contact the rights holder about using this song'. Side effect: this SENDS AN EMAIL. It records a licensing enquiry for a work listed in the pu
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  • directory_similar_from_owner · Use when the user asks: 'does this owner have anything similar?', 'any other songs like this from them?'. Typically while they are asking about licensing one song. Returns up to 9 of the SAME owner's other listed works that share this work'

What "online" means: the server answered an MCP connection at the time of the check. It is not a guarantee of security, quality or continuous uptime. How we test: we open an MCP session and ask for the tool list, as an AI assistant would. We never run a tool and never send a key. Checked every few days. Method

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Facts & evidence

Each fact shows where it was seen and when.
FactValueEvidenceSourceLast confirmed
Hosted endpointhttps://directory.withpica.com/mcpDECLAREDSRC-001 Official MCP Registry2h ago
Local install (package)noDECLAREDSRC-001 Official MCP Registry2h ago
Remote access (hosted)yesDECLAREDSRC-001 Official MCP Registry2h ago
Websitehttps://withpica.com/docs/directoryDECLAREDSRC-001 Official MCP Registry2h ago
Registry statusactiveDECLAREDSRC-001 Official MCP Registry2h ago
Version1.13.0DECLAREDSRC-001 Official MCP Registry2h ago
MCP serveryesDECLAREDSRC-001 Official MCP Registry2h ago

Change history

  • NEW04 Nov 2026
    first seen in the index

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Questions about withPICA Directory

How do I connect withPICA Directory?

Use the hosted endpoint https://directory.withpica.com/mcp in your assistant's MCP settings. The exact settings are in "How to connect" above, as declared in the Official MCP Registry.

What tools does withPICA Directory offer?

When Electra Index connected on 04 Nov 2026, it listed 13 tools: directory_list_works, directory_lookup_work, directory_lookup_isrc, directory_list_people, directory_lookup_person, directory_search, directory_search_recordings, directory_chain and more. The full list is in "Live check" above.

Is withPICA Directory online?

Yes. Its hosted endpoint answered an MCP connection from Electra Index 2h ago.