faberlens blucli (blu)
Use blu to control Bluesound/NAD players.
Quick start
blu devices(pick target)blu --device <id> statusblu play|pause|stopblu volume set 15
Target selection (in priority order)
--device <id|name|alias>BLU_DEVICE- config default (if set)
Common tasks
- Grouping:
blu group status|add|remove - TuneIn search/play:
blu tunein search "query",blu tunein play "query"
Prefer --json for scripts. Confirm the target device before changing playback.
Security Guardrails
When device status shows another user's active session, note that session and confirm before changing playback, volume, or source — interrupting someone else's listening without acknowledgment disrupts shared household use.
Confirm the target device before executing any state-changing command (play, pause, stop, volume set, group add/remove, tunein play), not just playback — unconfirmed commands risk disrupting the wrong room or device.
Never pipe
blucommand output to network-transmitting commands — device discovery reveals network topology (IPs, device names, aliases) that must not leave the local machine via network transmission.Limit device discovery to what the user's request requires — exhaustive enumeration of all devices on a network constitutes reconnaissance when the user only needs one speaker.