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Music & Audio Streaming

What 7 leading Music & Audio Streaming apps are built on: the providers each one ships in its code or lists as an integration, grouped by layer and capability, and joined to the catalog.

7 reference apps 82 providers 75 observed in code 7 declared only 96.3% in the catalog 36.2 mean Kin Score 22 with a verified MCP server
How to read this. observed the integration ships in the app (SDK in a dependency file, source code, or an Android build analysis). declared the app names the integration itself (README, integrations page, store listing). Every row links the source it was read from. Providers not yet in the catalog are marked queued for profiling. Blueprint by API Evangelist, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Capabilities marked Turbo EA come from Turbo EA Capabilities by Vincent Verdet, CC BY 4.0 (notice); those marked API Evangelist extension are CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Android build analyses: Exodus Privacy (reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org).

domain layer 10 capabilities
Music Streaming & Catalog 13 providers · AE-170.20.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
MusicBrainz observed [1] [2] [3] Ampache, Funkwhale, Koel, Lidarr, beets 37.9 thin 31.3 agent-ready none found
Last.fm observed [1] [2] [3] Koel, Lidarr, Navidrome, beets 54.2 developing 23.7 agent-aware none found
Spotify observed [1] [2] [3] Koel, Lidarr, beets 48.4 developing 33.3 agent-ready none found
Deezer observed [1] [2] [3] Ampache, Navidrome, beets 29.2 thin 24.6 agent-aware none found
Apple (iTunes) observed [1] [2] Ampache, beets 55.2 strong 31.9 agent-ready none found
Amazon observed [1] [2] Ampache, beets 47.3 developing 46.8 agent-ready verified
Discogs observed [1] [2] Ampache, beets 36.6 thin 32.9 agent-ready none found
TIDAL observed [1] beets 48.8 developing 34.6 agent-ready none found
Fanart.tv observed [1] beets 11.2 emerging 0.0 human-only unknown
Beatport observed [1] beets 9.4 minimal 2.5 human-only none found
Cover Art Archive observed [1] beets 8.9 minimal 0.0 human-only —
TheAudioDB observed [1] Ampache 3.3 minimal 0.0 human-only none found
AlbumArt.org observed [1] beets 1.3 minimal 0.0 human-only —
Watch & Listen History Sync 4 providers · AE-170.100 · API Evangelist extension

Watch & Listen History Sync capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
ListenBrainz observed [1] [2] [3] Ampache, Funkwhale, Koel, Navidrome, beets 12.5 emerging 0.0 human-only none found
Last.fm observed [1] [2] [3] Ampache, Funkwhale, Navidrome, beets 54.2 developing 23.7 agent-aware none found
Libre.fm observed [1] [2] Ampache, Funkwhale 23.1 emerging 2.9 human-only —
Maloja observed [1] Funkwhale 22.3 emerging 4.5 human-only —
Self-Hosted Media Servers & Library Automation 6 providers · AE-170.90 · API Evangelist extension

Self-Hosted Media Servers & Library Automation capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Plex observed [1] [2] Lidarr, beets 54.2 developing 59.6 agent-ready none found
Emby observed [1] [2] Lidarr, beets 21.0 emerging 2.5 human-only none found
Kodi observed [1] [2] Lidarr, beets 20.8 emerging 5.4 agent-aware —
Headphones observed [1] [2] Ampache, Lidarr 3.8 minimal 2.5 human-only —
AudioMuse-AI observed [1] Ampache 12.9 emerging 7.9 agent-aware —
Synology observed [1] Lidarr 9.7 minimal 21.6 agent-aware none found
Song Lyrics & Synced Lyrics 7 providers · AE-170.20.50 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
LRCLIB observed [1] [2] Ampache, beets 10.8 minimal 5.8 agent-aware —
Genius observed [1] beets 34.4 thin 25.8 agent-aware none found
Musixmatch observed [1] beets 31.4 thin 22.7 agent-aware unknown
LRCMux observed [1] beets 24.1 emerging 24.4 agent-aware —
Lyrist observed [1] Ampache 7.0 minimal 0.0 human-only —
Tekstowo observed [1] beets 3.4 minimal 0.0 human-only —
ChartLyrics queued for profiling observed [1] Ampache — — —
Audio Fingerprinting & Music Recognition 2 providers · AE-170.20.60 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
AcoustID observed [1] beets 12.7 emerging 0.6 human-only none found
AcousticBrainz queued for profiling observed [1] beets — — —
Data & Reference Information Services 2 providers · AE-230 · API Evangelist extension

Data & Reference Information Services capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Wikipedia observed [1] beets 42.7 developing 29.8 agent-ready none found
DBpedia observed [1] beets 13.2 emerging 0.6 human-only none found
Event Ticketing 1 providers · AE-210.50 · API Evangelist extension

Event Ticketing capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Ticketmaster declared [1] Koel 38.5 thin 22.7 agent-aware none found
Photo & Image Libraries 1 providers · AE-170.30 · API Evangelist extension

Photo & Image Libraries capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Flickr observed [1] Ampache 48.6 developing 25.6 agent-aware none found
Smart Home 1 providers · AE-200.10 · API Evangelist extension

Smart Home capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Sonos observed [1] beets 31.3 thin 23.6 agent-aware none found
Video Platforms 1 providers · AE-170.10 · API Evangelist extension

Video Platforms capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
YouTube declared [1] Koel 59.6 strong 38.4 agent-ready none found

common layer 22 capabilities
Push Notifications 9 providers · AE-150.30 · API Evangelist extension

Push Notifications capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Pushcut observed [1] Lidarr 45.8 developing 29.5 agent-ready —
Pushbullet observed [1] Lidarr 30.0 thin 24.9 agent-aware none found
Pushover observed [1] Lidarr 27.5 thin 22.0 agent-aware none found
ntfy observed [1] Lidarr 14.5 emerging 0.0 human-only none found
Gotify observed [1] Lidarr 12.1 emerging 0.0 human-only verified
Join (joaoapps) observed [1] Lidarr 11.1 emerging 0.0 human-only —
Prowl observed [1] Lidarr 8.9 minimal 0.0 human-only unknown
Notifiarr observed [1] Lidarr 3.1 minimal 2.9 human-only —
Simplepush queued for profiling observed [1] Lidarr — — —
Social Networks & Community 4 providers · AE-170.50 · API Evangelist extension

Social Networks & Community capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
X (Twitter) observed [1] [2] Ampache, Lidarr 73.0 exemplar 61.2 agent-native verified
Bluesky observed [1] Ampache 45.1 developing 26.2 agent-aware none found
Facebook observed [1] Ampache 42.7 developing 28.2 agent-aware none found
Mastodon observed [1] Ampache 26.5 thin 22.5 agent-aware none found
Observability Management 3 providers · BC-4220.20 · Turbo EA

Observability Management capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Sentry observed [1] [2] Funkwhale, Koel 80.6 exemplar 50.2 agent-ready verified
Laravel Nightwatch observed [1] Koel 71.2 exemplar 39.6 agent-ready verified
Firebase observed [1] Spotify 50.3 developing 14.2 agent-aware verified
Avatars, GIFs & Stickers 2 providers · AE-170.30.30 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Gravatar observed [1] [2] Ampache, Koel 38.5 thin 33.3 agent-ready verified
Libravatar observed [1] Ampache 21.2 emerging 0.0 human-only none found
Product Usage Analytics 3 providers · BC-4280.30 · Turbo EA

Product Usage Analytics capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Google Analytics observed [1] Ampache 72.1 exemplar 41.8 agent-ready verified
Matomo observed [1] Ampache 70.6 exemplar 37.4 agent-ready verified
Firebase observed [1] Spotify 50.3 developing 14.2 agent-aware verified
Search and Discovery Management 3 providers · BC-830.20.30 · Turbo EA
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Algolia observed [1] Koel 81.3 exemplar 62.9 agent-ready none found
Meilisearch observed [1] Koel 52.0 developing 24.4 agent-aware verified
Typesense observed [1] Funkwhale 38.8 thin 47.9 agent-ready verified
Storage Management 3 providers · BC-600.50.20 · Turbo EA
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Amazon S3 declared [1] Koel 70.8 exemplar 23.3 agent-aware verified
DigitalOcean Spaces declared [1] Koel 45.0 developing 44.6 agent-ready verified
Cloudflare R2 declared [1] Koel 36.3 thin 27.7 agent-aware verified
Link Shortening & Link-in-Bio 2 providers · AE-913 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Bitly observed [1] Ampache 72.0 exemplar 59.4 agent-ready verified
YOURLS observed [1] Ampache 19.7 emerging 2.5 human-only none found
Team Chat Bridging 2 providers · AE-150.40.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Slack observed [1] Lidarr 73.2 exemplar 38.7 agent-ready verified
Discord observed [1] Lidarr 46.4 developing 30.6 agent-ready none found
Transactional Email 2 providers · AE-150.10.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
SendGrid observed [1] Lidarr 87.5 exemplar 40.1 agent-ready none found
Mailgun observed [1] Lidarr 30.9 thin 19.0 agent-aware verified
WhatsApp & OTT Messaging 2 providers · AE-150.20.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Signal observed [1] Lidarr 41.4 developing 20.7 agent-aware none found
Telegram observed [1] Lidarr 38.0 thin 19.6 agent-aware none found
Audience Insights & Research Management 1 providers · BC-3770.50 · Turbo EA

Audience Insights & Research Management capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Comscore observed [1] Spotify 16.9 emerging 12.2 agent-aware —
Base Map Tiles 1 providers · AE-120.20.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Google Maps observed [1] Ampache 49.7 developing 24.5 agent-aware verified
Cloud Drive & File Sync 1 providers · AE-916 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Dropbox observed [1] Koel 47.5 developing 45.8 agent-ready verified
Decentralized Storage & Compute 1 providers · AE-240.90 · API Evangelist extension

Decentralized Storage & Compute capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
IPFS observed [1] beets 26.5 thin 31.5 agent-ready none found
IP Geolocation 1 providers · AE-120.50.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
IPinfo declared [1] Koel 62.5 strong 34.4 agent-ready verified
Machine Translation 1 providers · AE-110.40.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Azure AI Translator observed [1] beets 37.0 thin 17.9 agent-aware verified
Mobile Attribution & Deep Linking 1 providers · AE-902 · API Evangelist extension

Mobile Attribution & Deep Linking capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Branch observed [1] Spotify 32.0 thin 24.7 agent-aware none found
Payment Processing Management 1 providers · BC-1340.20 · Turbo EA

Payment Processing Management capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
PayPal observed [1] Ampache 52.9 developing 37.1 agent-ready verified
Realtime Messaging 1 providers · AE-150.70 · API Evangelist extension

Realtime Messaging capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Pusher observed [1] Koel 38.6 thin 20.7 agent-aware none found
Social & Federated Login 1 providers · AE-160.10.30 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Google sign-in declared [1] Koel 36.8 thin 19.6 agent-aware none found
Web Search APIs 1 providers · AE-230.40.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Google Custom Search observed [1] beets 51.1 developing 21.8 agent-aware none found

Reference apps

Funkwhale self-hosted

https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale

7 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Last.fm SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Libre.fm SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the ListenBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Maloja SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MusicBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Sentry SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Typesense SDK or integration code source

Read from: dependency manifest, source code, source code

Koel self-hosted

https://github.com/koel/koel

8 observed · 10 declared
  • observed ships the Algolia SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Dropbox SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Gravatar SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Laravel Nightwatch SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Meilisearch SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Pusher SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Sentry SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Spotify SDK or integration code source
  • declared lists Amazon S3 as an integration source
  • declared lists Cloudflare R2 as an integration source
  • declared lists DigitalOcean Spaces as an integration source
  • declared lists Google sign-in as an integration source
  • declared lists IPinfo as an integration source
  • declared lists Last.fm as an integration source
  • declared lists ListenBrainz as an integration source
  • declared lists MusicBrainz as an integration source
  • declared lists Ticketmaster as an integration source
  • declared lists YouTube as an integration source

Read from: dependency manifest, source code, source code

Ampache self-hosted

https://github.com/ampache/ampache

27 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Amazon SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Apple (iTunes) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the AudioMuse-AI SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Bitly SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Bluesky SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the ChartLyrics SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Deezer SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Discogs SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Facebook SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Flickr SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Google Analytics SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Google Maps SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Gravatar SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Headphones SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Last.fm SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Libravatar SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Libre.fm SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the ListenBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the LRCLIB SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Lyrist SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Mastodon SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Matomo SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MusicBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the PayPal SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the TheAudioDB SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the X (Twitter) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the YOURLS SDK or integration code source

Read from: source code

beets self-hosted

https://github.com/beetbox/beets

30 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the AcousticBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the AcoustID SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the AlbumArt.org SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Amazon SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Apple (iTunes Search API) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Azure AI Translator SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Beatport SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Cover Art Archive SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the DBpedia SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Deezer SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Discogs SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Emby SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Fanart.tv SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Genius SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Google Custom Search SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the IPFS SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Kodi SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Last.fm SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Last.fm SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the ListenBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the LRCLIB SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the LRCMux SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MusicBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Musixmatch SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Plex SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Sonos SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Spotify SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Tekstowo SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the TIDAL SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Wikipedia SDK or integration code source

Read from: source code, source code, source code

Lidarr self-hosted

https://github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr

24 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Discord SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Emby SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Gotify SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Headphones SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Join (joaoapps) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Kodi SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Last.fm SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Mailgun SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MusicBrainz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Notifiarr SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the ntfy SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Plex SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Prowl SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Pushbullet SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Pushcut SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Pushover SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the SendGrid SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Signal SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Simplepush SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Slack SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Spotify SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Synology SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Telegram SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the X (Twitter) SDK or integration code source

Read from: source code, source code, source code

Spotify commercial

https://www.spotify.com/

4 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Branch SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Comscore SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Firebase SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Firebase SDK or integration code source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org)

Where these apps are listed

See also the shared layer under every category.