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Spotify by plurigrid — Agent Skill

Name: Spotify
Author: plurigrid

Spotify

Control Spotify playback and manage playlists. Play music, pause, skip tracks, search for songs/albums/artists, create playlists, add tracks, check what's playing, and manage your library. Requires Spotify Premium.

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Spotify Control

Control Spotify playback and manage playlists via MCP.

When to Use

Play specific songs, albums, artists, or playlists
Control playback (pause, skip, previous)
Search Spotify catalog
Create and manage playlists
Check what's currently playing
Add tracks to queue

Setup

MCP server configured in ~/.mcp.json:

{
  "spotify": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/Users/alice/Projects/spotify-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
  }
}

OAuth config in /Users/alice/Projects/spotify-mcp-server/spotify-config.json.

Available Tools

Read Operations

Tool	Description
`searchSpotify`	Search tracks, albums, artists, playlists
`getNowPlaying`	Get currently playing track
`getMyPlaylists`	List user's playlists
`getPlaylistTracks`	Get tracks in a playlist
`getRecentlyPlayed`	Recently played tracks
`getUsersSavedTracks`	Liked songs library

Playback Control

Tool	Description
`playMusic`	Play track/album/artist/playlist
`pausePlayback`	Pause current playback
`skipToNext`	Skip to next track
`skipToPrevious`	Skip to previous track
`addToQueue`	Add item to queue

Playlist Management

Tool	Description
`createPlaylist`	Create new playlist
`addTracksToPlaylist`	Add tracks to playlist

Album Operations

Tool	Description
`getAlbums`	Get album details
`getAlbumTracks`	Get tracks from album
`saveOrRemoveAlbumForUser`	Save/remove albums
`checkUsersSavedAlbums`	Check if albums saved

Example Usage

Play a Song

searchSpotify(query="bohemian rhapsody", type="track", limit=5)
playMusic(uri="spotify:track:6rqhFgbbKwnb9MLmUQDhG6")

Check What's Playing

getNowPlaying()

Create a Playlist

createPlaylist(name="Workout Mix", description="Pump up songs", public=false)
addTracksToPlaylist(playlistId="...", trackUris=["spotify:track:..."])

Add to Queue

addToQueue(type="track", id="6rqhFgbbKwnb9MLmUQDhG6")

Notes

Requires Spotify Premium for playback control
Run npm run auth in spotify-mcp-server to set up OAuth if tokens expired
Active Spotify device required for playback (phone, desktop app, etc.)

---name: spotifydescription: Control Spotify playback and manage playlists. Play music, pause, skip tracks, search for songs/albums/artists, create playlists, add tracks, check what's playing, and manage your library. Requires Spotify Premium.---# Spotify ControlControl Spotify playback and manage playlists via MCP.## When to Use- Play specific songs, albums, artists, or playlists- Control playback (pause, skip, previous)- Search Spotify catalog- Create and manage playlists- Check what's currently playing- Add tracks to queue## SetupMCP server configured in `~/.mcp.json`:```json{ "spotify": { "command": "node", "args": ["/Users/alice/Projects/spotify-mcp-server/build/index.js"] }}```OAuth config in `/Users/alice/Projects/spotify-mcp-server/spotify-config.json`.## Available Tools### Read Operations| Tool | Description ||------|-------------|| `searchSpotify` | Search tracks, albums, artists, playlists || `getNowPlaying` | Get currently playing track || `getMyPlaylists` | List user's playlists || `getPlaylistTracks` | Get tracks in a playlist || `getRecentlyPlayed` | Recently played tracks || `getUsersSavedTracks` | Liked songs library |### Playback Control| Tool | Description ||------|-------------|| `playMusic` | Play track/album/artist/playlist || `pausePlayback` | Pause current playback || `skipToNext` | Skip to next track || `skipToPrevious` | Skip to previous track || `addToQueue` | Add item to queue |### Playlist Management| Tool | Description ||------|-------------|| `createPlaylist` | Create new playlist || `addTracksToPlaylist` | Add tracks to playlist |### Album Operations| Tool | Description ||------|-------------|| `getAlbums` | Get album details || `getAlbumTracks` | Get tracks from album || `saveOrRemoveAlbumForUser` | Save/remove albums || `checkUsersSavedAlbums` | Check if albums saved |## Example Usage### Play a Song```searchSpotify(query="bohemian rhapsody", type="track", limit=5)playMusic(uri="spotify:track:6rqhFgbbKwnb9MLmUQDhG6")```### Check What's Playing```getNowPlaying()```### Create a Playlist```createPlaylist(name="Workout Mix", description="Pump up songs", public=false)addTracksToPlaylist(playlistId="...", trackUris=["spotify:track:..."])```### Add to Queue```addToQueue(type="track", id="6rqhFgbbKwnb9MLmUQDhG6")```## Notes- Requires Spotify Premium for playback control- Run `npm run auth` in spotify-mcp-server to set up OAuth if tokens expired- Active Spotify device required for playback (phone, desktop app, etc.)

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