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Control Spotify playback on macOS. Play/pause, skip tracks, control volume, play artists/albums/playlists. Use when a user asks to play music, control Spotify, change songs, or adjust Spotify volume.

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Install command

npx @skill-hub/cli install openclaw-skills-spotify

Repository

openclaw/skills

Skill path: skills/2mawi2/spotify

Control Spotify playback on macOS. Play/pause, skip tracks, control volume, play artists/albums/playlists. Use when a user asks to play music, control Spotify, change songs, or adjust Spotify volume.

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Catalog source: SkillHub Club.

Repository owner: openclaw.

This is still a mirrored public skill entry. Review the repository before installing into production workflows.

What it helps with

  • Install spotify into Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode workflows
  • Review https://github.com/openclaw/skills before adding spotify to shared team environments
  • Use spotify for development workflows

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Original source / Raw SKILL.md

---
name: spotify
description: Control Spotify playback on macOS. Play/pause, skip tracks, control volume, play artists/albums/playlists. Use when a user asks to play music, control Spotify, change songs, or adjust Spotify volume.
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---

# Spotify CLI

Control Spotify on macOS. No API key required.

## Commands

```bash
spotify play                     # Resume
spotify pause                    # Pause/toggle
spotify next                     # Next track
spotify prev                     # Previous track
spotify stop                     # Stop

spotify vol up                   # +10%
spotify vol down                 # -10%
spotify vol 50                   # Set to 50%

spotify status                   # Current track info
```

## Play by Name

1. Search web for Spotify URL: `"Daft Punk" site:open.spotify.com`
2. Get ID from URL: `open.spotify.com/artist/4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi` → ID is `4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi`
3. Play with AppleScript:

```bash
# Artist
osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:artist:4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi"'

# Album
osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:album:4m2880jivSbbyEGAKfITCa"'

# Track
osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:track:2KHRENHQzTIQ001nlP9Gdc"'
```

## Notes

- **macOS only** - uses AppleScript
- Spotify desktop app must be running
- Works with Sonos via Spotify Connect


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## Skill Companion Files

> Additional files collected from the skill directory layout.

### _meta.json

```json
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  "slug": "spotify",
  "displayName": "Spotify",
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  },
  "history": []
}

```

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