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Controls Spotify playback and searches tracks directly from the command line.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/spotify-player && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/614" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/spotify-player && rm skill.zip

Installs to .claude/skills/spotify-player

Activation

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Terminal Spotify playback/search via spogo (preferred) or spotify_player.
73 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Intermediate

Key capabilities

  • Search for music tracks using text queries
  • Control playback with play, pause, next, and previous commands
  • List available playback devices and switch between them
  • Import authentication cookies from web browsers
  • Like tracks using the fallback spotify_player binary

How it works

The tool interfaces with Spotify APIs by executing commands through the spogo or spotify_player binaries. It requires authentication via imported browser cookies and configuration files located in the user's home directory.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Search query string or playback control command
You get back
Terminal-based playback status or device list

When to use spotify-player

  • Searching for music tracks
  • Controlling playback without leaving the terminal
  • Listing and switching active playback devices

About this skill

spogo / spotify_player

Use spogo (preferred) for Spotify playback/search. Fall back to spotify_player if needed.

Requirements

  • Spotify Premium account.
  • Either spogo or spotify_player installed.

spogo setup

  • Import cookies: spogo auth import --browser chrome

Common CLI commands

  • Search: spogo search track "query"
  • Playback: spogo play|pause|next|prev
  • Devices: spogo device list, spogo device set "<name|id>"
  • Status: spogo status

spotify_player commands (fallback)

  • Search: spotify_player search "query"
  • Playback: spotify_player playback play|pause|next|previous
  • Connect device: spotify_player connect
  • Like track: spotify_player like

Notes

  • Config folder: ~/.config/spotify-player (e.g., app.toml).
  • For Spotify Connect integration, set a user client_id in config.
  • TUI shortcuts are available via ? in the app.

When not to use it

  • When a Spotify Premium account is not available
  • When neither the spogo nor spotify_player binaries are installed

Prerequisites

Spotify Premium accountspogo or spotify_player binary installed

Limitations

  • Requires manual configuration of client_id for Spotify Connect integration
  • Relies on external binaries which may have differing command syntax

How it compares

This approach enables full Spotify playback control directly from a terminal interface instead of using a graphical web or desktop application.

Compared to similar skills

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