Windows Sound MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides the ability to play Windows system sounds. This server enables LLMs to list available system sounds and play them by name, with cross-platform support.

Available Tools

• list_sounds - List all available Windows system sounds in the configured directory.

  • No required arguments

• play_sound - Play a specific Windows system sound by name.

  • Required arguments:
    • sound_name (string): Name of the sound file to play (including the extension)

Installation

Using uv (recommended)

When using uv, no specific installation is needed. You can use uvx to directly run mcp-play-windows-sound.

Using PIP

Alternatively, you can install mcp-play-windows-sound via pip:

pip install mcp-play-windows-sound

After installation, you can run it as a script using:

python -m mcp_play_windows_sound

Configuration

Configure for Claude.app

Add to your Claude settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "windows-sound": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-play-windows-sound"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "windows-sound": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_play_windows_sound"]
    }
  }
}

Configure for VS Code

For manual installation, add the following JSON block to your User Settings (JSON) file in VS Code. You can do this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P and typing Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).

Optionally, you can add it to a file called .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This will allow you to share the configuration with others.

Note that the mcp key is needed when using the mcp.json file.

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "windows-sound": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": ["mcp-play-windows-sound"]
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "windows-sound": {
        "command": "python",
        "args": ["-m", "mcp_play_windows_sound"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Customization - Sound Folder

By default, the server looks for sounds in the Windows Media folder (typically C:\Windows\Media). You can override this by adding the argument --sound-folder to the args list in the configuration.

Example:

{
  "command": "python",
  "args": ["-m", "mcp_play_windows_sound", "--sound-folder=/path/to/custom/sounds"]
}

Example Interactions

1. List all available sounds:

{
  "name": "list_sounds",
  "arguments": {}
}

Response:

{
  "sounds": ["chimes.wav", "chord.wav", "ding.wav", "notify.wav", "recycle.wav", "tada.wav", ...],
  "count": 10
}

2. Play a specific sound:

{
  "name": "play_sound",
  "arguments": {
    "sound_name": "tada.wav"
  }
}

Response:

{
  "sound_name": "tada.wav",
  "success": true,
  "message": "Successfully played sound: tada.wav"
}

Cross-Platform Support

While designed primarily for Windows, this server also works on:

• macOS: Uses afplay to play sound files
• Linux: Uses aplay or paplay to play sound files

Debugging

You can use the MCP inspector to debug the server. For uvx installations:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-play-windows-sound

Or if you've installed the package in a specific directory or are developing on it:

cd path/to/servers/src/sound
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run mcp-play-windows-sound

Examples of Prompts for Claude

1. "List all available Windows sounds"
2. "Play the Windows notification sound"
3. "What Windows system sounds are available?"
4. "Play the 'tada.wav' sound"

License

mcp-play-windows-sound is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License.