---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/record-collector/use-cases/explore-artist-discography/claude
---
# How to Explore an Artist's Discography with Claude

Map every release from an artist, review edition details, and check collector values across their full catalog. Use `artist_discography`, `release_details`, and `price_guide` to build the complete picture. Claude is particularly useful when you want interpretive context: which releases matter most to collectors, where the rare pressings hide, and how the catalog fits together historically.

## Setup

claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter in Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
2. Name the artist and specify any filters: format (LP, 7", 12"), country, year range, or whether to include compilations and appearances.
3. Use `record-collector` to run `artist_discography` for the full catalog, then `release_details` and `price_guide` on the releases that interest you most.
4. Ask Claude to highlight the collector-significant releases: original pressings, rare variants, and anything with unusual market value relative to the rest of the catalog.
5. Build a want list or purchasing plan from the results, prioritizing the releases that matter most to your collection goals.

## Example Prompt

```
Use record-collector to explore the full discography of Alice Coltrane. Run artist_discography to get every release, then use release_details and price_guide on the original Impulse! pressings. Tell me which albums are most valuable to collectors, which pressings to look for, and which are commonly available reissues I can pick up cheaply.
```

## Tips

- Filter by format early if you only collect LPs; including every single and compilation can make the results overwhelming.
- Ask Claude to distinguish between genuinely rare pressings and titles that are merely out of print but not in high demand.
- Use the discography as a living document: revisit it as you acquire titles and update your want list.
