spotify-player

---
name: spotify-player
description: 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.
homepage: https://www.spotify.com
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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.