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Terminal Spotify playback/search via spogo (preferred) or spotify_player. Use when the user asks to play music, search for a song, skip a track, pause playback, check what is currently playing, control Spotify, list audio devices, or manage a Spotify queue from the terminal.

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spogo / spotify_player

Use spogo (preferred) for Spotify playback/search. Use spotify_player when spogo is unavailable.

Requirements

  • Spotify Premium account.
  • Either spogo or spotify_player installed.

spogo setup

  • Import cookies: spogo auth import --browser chrome

Common CLI commands

  • Search: spogo search track "query"
  • Playback: spogo play|pause|next|prev
  • Devices: spogo device list, spogo device set "<name|id>"
  • Status: spogo status

spotify_player commands

  • Search: spotify_player search "query"
  • Playback: spotify_player playback play|pause|next|previous
  • Connect device: spotify_player connect
  • Like track: spotify_player like

Notes

  • Config folder: ~/.config/spotify-player (e.g., app.toml).
  • For Spotify Connect integration, set a user client_id in config.
  • TUI shortcuts are available via ? in the app.