By name: spotify description: Use when the user asks to play music, control playback, search for songs/albums/artists, manage queue, or adjust volume via Spotify.
Spotify
Control Spotify playback via spotify-ctl.
Setup
The script lives alongside this skill at spotify-ctl. Ensure it's on PATH (e.g. symlink to ~/.local/bin/spotify-ctl).
Requires ~/.config/spotify-api/credentials.json and ~/.config/spotify-api/tokens.json.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
spotify-ctl devices |
List available devices |
spotify-ctl play [uri] [--device id] |
Play (optionally: track/album/playlist URI) |
spotify-ctl queue <uri> [--device id] |
Add to queue (supports track, album, playlist URIs) |
spotify-ctl pause |
Pause playback |
spotify-ctl next |
Skip to next track |
spotify-ctl prev |
Previous track |
spotify-ctl status |
Current track info |
spotify-ctl search <query> [--type TYPE] [--limit N] |
Search (type: track, album, artist, playlist) |
spotify-ctl transfer <device_id> |
Transfer playback to device |
spotify-ctl clear-queue |
Clear the playback queue |
spotify-ctl volume <0-100> |
Set volume |
Workflow
spotify-ctl search <query>to find a URIspotify-ctl play <uri>orspotify-ctl queue <uri>to play/queue it- Use
spotify-ctl statusto confirm what's playing