Lots of Sounds

CC0 sound effects API for AI agents — search, preview, and download via MCP.

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What it can do

  • Browse Samples: Return curated free CC0 sample sounds. No API key required. Use this to demo the catalog before a Pro key is available.
  • Search Sounds: Search the full royalty-free (CC0) catalog by natural-language query, tags, category, and duration. Requires a Pro or Enterprise API key. Prefer descriptive natural-language queries (e.
  • Get Sound: Fetch full metadata for one sound by id. Requires a Pro or Enterprise API key.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

CC0 sound effects API for AI agents — search, preview, and download via MCP.

How to connect

How to connect Lots of Sounds to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://lots-of-sounds--team-3owy.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Lots of Sounds to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://lots-of-sounds--team-3owy.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Lots of Sounds to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://lots-of-sounds--team-3owy.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (4)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

browse_samplesReturn curated free CC0 sample sounds. No API key required. Use this to demo the catalog before a Pro key is available.
search_soundsSearch the full royalty-free (CC0) catalog by natural-language query, tags, category, and duration. Requires a Pro or Enterprise API key. Prefer descriptive natural-language queries (e.g. 'gentle notification chime' over 'chime').
get_soundFetch full metadata for one sound by id. Requires a Pro or Enterprise API key.
download_soundReturn a time-limited signed download URL (expires in 1 hour) for a sound. Requires a Pro or Enterprise API key. Only call this when the user is ready to download.