spotify

Spotify Control

Control Spotify playback from the terminal.

Prerequisites

Install spotify_player (TUI client with daemon mode):

brew install spotify_player
# or cargo install spotify_player

Or install spogo (simpler CLI):

cargo install spogo

First-time auth: run spotify_player once to complete OAuth login. Credentials are cached after that.

Commands

spotify_player (recommended)

# Status / now playing
spotify_player playback

# Playback controls
spotify_player playback play-pause
spotify_player playback next
spotify_player playback previous
spotify_player playback volume --percent 50

# Search and play
spotify_player search "query"          # interactive search
spotify_player play --name "song" --type track

# Queue
spotify_player queue list
spotify_player queue add "track uri"

# Playlists
spotify_player list --format json

spogo (simpler alternative)

spogo status          # now playing
spogo play            # resume
spogo pause
spogo next
spogo prev
spogo search "query"
spogo volume 80       # 0-100

Usage Examples

"What's playing?"

spotify_player playback 2>/dev/null || spogo status 2>/dev/null

"Play some jazz"

spotify_player search "jazz" || spogo search "jazz"

"Pause"

spotify_player playback play-pause || spogo pause

"Volume to 40%"

spotify_player playback volume --percent 40 || spogo volume 40

"Skip"

spotify_player playback next || spogo next

Rules

• Check if CLI is installed first: which spotify_player || which spogo
• If neither installed, show install instructions and stop
• Try spotify_player first, fall back to spogo
• If authentication fails, tell user to run spotify_player once interactively to log in
• Keep responses concise: one line per track/status
• Never expose OAuth tokens in output
• Volume accepts 0-100 integer values