VirginSounds MCP Server

Search, browse, and download 50,000+ free sound effects from VirginSounds.com directly from AI assistants.

What is this?

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf access to the VirginSounds free sound library.

Just ask your AI assistant things like:

• "Find rain sound effects for my audiobook"
• "Search for sword clash sounds"
• "What ambient sounds are available for a castle scene?"
• "Get me a download link for forest ambience"

Quick Start

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "virginsounds": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "virginsounds-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add virginsounds -- npx -y virginsounds-mcp

Cursor / Windsurf

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "virginsounds": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "virginsounds-mcp"]
  }
}

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_sounds | Search by keyword, category, tag. Returns matching sounds with download URLs | | get_sound | Get full details for a specific sound (metadata, tags, formats, related) | | browse_categories | List all 8 categories and 55+ subcategories with sound counts | | browse_tags | List popular tags to discover available sounds | | get_download_url | Get direct download URL in MP3 or OGG format | | library_stats | Total sounds, downloads, sources overview | | ai_models | List AI generation models (AudioGen, Tango, MusicGen) |

Sound Categories

• Background Music — Magical, adventure, suspense, happy, sad, lullaby
• Sound Effects — Impacts, magic/sparkle, transitions, horror, comedy
• Nature — Rain, thunder, wind, birds, ocean, forest, fire
• Animals — Farm, wild, mythical creatures, insects, pets
• Ambient — Forest, castle, village, cave, night, underwater
• Foley — Footsteps, doors, paper, cooking, clothing
• Musical — Harp, flute, piano, drums, strings, bells
• Voice — Narration, crowd, laughter, crying, whispers

Example Usage

Once configured, ask your AI:

"Search for magical sparkle sound effects"

The AI will call search_sounds({q: "magical sparkle"}) and return results like:

Found 85 sounds:

1. Magic Sparkle Chime (0:03, ogg)
   Category: Magic & Sparkle | License: cc0
   Download: https://virginsounds.com/api/sounds/magic-sparkle-chime/download

2. Fairy Dust Shimmer (0:05, ogg)
   Category: Magic & Sparkle | License: cc-by
   ...

API

This MCP server connects to the public VirginSounds API at https://virginsounds.com/api. No API key required for search and browse. Full API docs at virginsounds.com/api-docs.

License

MIT — Free to use, modify, and distribute.

Sound content licenses vary per sound (CC0, CC-BY, CC-BY-NC). Check each sound's license field.