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Play Spotify from terminal

spotify-playerskillsetup L2377,536
openclaw/openclaw
What it does

Search and control Spotify playback via terminal CLI

Best for

Control Spotify and search without opening GUI, quick playback from terminal

Inputs
  • · Search query (track/album/artist)
  • · Playback action (play/pause/next/prev)
  • · Device name
Outputs
  • · Track metadata
  • · playback status
  • · device list
  • · queue/favorites
Requires
  • · spogo CLI (preferred) or spotify_player
  • · Spotify Premium account
  • · optional: Spotify Web API
Preconditions

Spotify Premium; spogo or spotify_player installed; spogo: browser cookies imported; spotify_player: device connected

Failure modes

Spotify API rate limit; no active device; account not Premium; CLI not in PATH

Trust signals
  • · spogo preferred (lightweight)
  • · SSDP-like device discovery
  • · Spotify Web API search optional
  • · Troubleshooting guide