A-Curated-List-of-Awesome-Claude-Skills Spotify Automation

Automate Spotify workflows including playlist management, music search, playback control, and user profile access via Claude Skill

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T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Engineer1999/A-Curated-List-of-Awesome-Claude-Skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/app-automations/spotify-automation" ~/.claude/skills/engineer1999-a-curated-list-of-awesome-claude-skills-spotify-automation && rm -rf "$T"

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Spotify Automation

Automate Spotify operations -- manage playlists, search the music catalog, control playback, browse albums and tracks, and access user profiles -- all orchestrated through the Claude Skill MCP integration.

Toolkit docs: claude-skills.ai/toolkits/spotify

Setup

Connect your Spotify account through the Claude Skill MCP server at
```
https://rube.app/mcp
```
The agent will prompt you with an authentication link if no active connection exists
Once connected, all
```
SPOTIFY_*
```
tools become available for execution
Note: Some features (playback control) require a Spotify Premium subscription

Core Workflows

1. Get Current User Profile

Retrieve comprehensive profile information for the authenticated Spotify user.

Tool:

SPOTIFY_GET_CURRENT_USER_S_PROFILE

No parameters required.
Returns: display name, email, country, subscription level (premium/free),
explicit content settings, profile images, follower count, and Spotify URIs.
Required scopes: user-read-private, user-read-email.

2. Search the Spotify Catalog

Find albums, artists, playlists, tracks, shows, episodes, or audiobooks by keyword.

Tool:

SPOTIFY_SEARCH_FOR_ITEM

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`q`	string	Yes	Search query keywords
`type`	array	Yes	Item types: `album` , `artist` , `playlist` , `track` , `show` , `episode` , `audiobook`
`limit`	integer	No	Results to return (default: 20)
`offset`	integer	No	Offset for pagination (default: 0)
`market`	string	No	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
`include_external`	string	No	Set to `audio` to include external content

Note: Audiobooks are only available in US, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia.

3. Manage Playlists

Browse, create, modify, and populate playlists.

Get a user's playlists:

Tool:

SPOTIFY_GET_USER_S_PLAYLISTS

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`user_id`	string	Yes	Spotify user ID
`limit`	integer	No	Max playlists, 1-50 (default: 20)
`offset`	integer	No	Pagination offset, 0-100000 (default: 0)

Get current user's playlists:

Tool:

SPOTIFY_GET_CURRENT_USER_S_PLAYLISTS

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	integer	No	Max playlists, 1-50 (default: 20)
`offset`	integer	No	Pagination offset, 0-100000 (default: 0)

Get playlist details:

Tool:

SPOTIFY_GET_PLAYLIST

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`playlist_id`	string	Yes	Spotify playlist ID (e.g., `3cEYpjA9oz9GiPac4AsH4n` )
`fields`	string	No	Comma-separated field filter to reduce response size
`market`	string	No	ISO country code for market-specific content
`additional_types`	string	No	`track,episode` to include podcast episodes

Update playlist details:

Tool:

SPOTIFY_CHANGE_PLAYLIST_DETAILS

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`playlist_id`	string	Yes	Playlist ID (must be owned by current user)
`name`	string	No	New playlist name
`description`	string	No	New playlist description
`public`	boolean	No	Public/private toggle
`collaborative`	boolean	No	Collaborative mode (only on non-public playlists)

4. Browse Playlist Items & Add Tracks

View tracks in a playlist and add new items.

Tool:

SPOTIFY_GET_PLAYLIST_ITEMS

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`playlist_id`	string	Yes	Spotify playlist ID
`limit`	integer	No	Items per page, 1-50 (default: 20)
`offset`	integer	No	Pagination offset (default: 0)
`fields`	string	No	Field filter (e.g., `items(track(name,id))` )
`market`	string	No	ISO country code
`additional_types`	string	No	`track,episode` for podcast episodes

Tool:

SPOTIFY_ADD_ITEMS_TO_PLAYLIST

Add tracks or episodes to a playlist using Spotify URIs.

5. Get Track & Album Details

Retrieve catalog information for individual tracks and albums.

Tool:

SPOTIFY_GET_TRACK

-- Get details for a single track by Spotify ID.

Tool:

SPOTIFY_GET_ALBUM

-- Get comprehensive album data including track listing, artist info, cover art, and popularity.

6. Control Playback

Start, resume, or change playback on the user's active device.

Tool:

SPOTIFY_START_RESUME_PLAYBACK

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`context_uri`	string	No	Spotify URI of album, artist, or playlist (cannot combine with `uris` )
`uris`	array	No	List of track URIs to play (cannot combine with `context_uri` )
`offset`	object	No	Starting position: `{position: 5}` or `{uri: 'spotify:track:...'}`
`position_ms`	integer	No	Start position in milliseconds
`device_id`	string	No	Target device ID (defaults to active device)

Requirements: Spotify Premium subscription and at least one active device.

Known Pitfalls

Pitfall	Details
Premium required for playback	`SPOTIFY_START_RESUME_PLAYBACK` returns 403 if the user does not have Spotify Premium
Active device required	Playback control returns 404 if no Spotify device (mobile, desktop, web, speaker) is active
context_uri vs uris are exclusive	Cannot use both `context_uri` and `uris` in the same playback call
Collaborative playlists	`collaborative` can only be set to `true` on non-public playlists ( `public` must be `false` )
Playlist ownership	`SPOTIFY_CHANGE_PLAYLIST_DETAILS` only works on playlists owned by the authenticated user
Audiobook market restrictions	Audiobooks via search are only available in US, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia
Max 11000 playlists	Users are limited to approximately 11,000 playlists via `SPOTIFY_CREATE_PLAYLIST`

Quick Reference

Tool Slug	Purpose
`SPOTIFY_GET_CURRENT_USER_S_PROFILE`	Get authenticated user's profile
`SPOTIFY_SEARCH_FOR_ITEM`	Search catalog for tracks, albums, artists, etc.
`SPOTIFY_GET_USER_S_PLAYLISTS`	Get playlists for any user
`SPOTIFY_GET_CURRENT_USER_S_PLAYLISTS`	Get current user's playlists
`SPOTIFY_GET_PLAYLIST`	Get detailed playlist info
`SPOTIFY_GET_PLAYLIST_ITEMS`	List tracks/episodes in a playlist
`SPOTIFY_CHANGE_PLAYLIST_DETAILS`	Update playlist name, description, visibility
`SPOTIFY_CREATE_PLAYLIST`	Create a new playlist
`SPOTIFY_ADD_ITEMS_TO_PLAYLIST`	Add tracks/episodes to a playlist
`SPOTIFY_GET_TRACK`	Get track details by ID
`SPOTIFY_GET_ALBUM`	Get album details by ID
`SPOTIFY_START_RESUME_PLAYBACK`	Start or resume playback on a device

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