ClawSpotify 🎵

Control your Spotify playback directly from your OpenClaw agent or terminal. Works with both Free and Premium Spotify accounts.

📦 Installation

Via ClawHub (recommended)

clawhub install clawspotify

Manual from GitHub

# Clone main skill
git clone https://github.com/ejatapibeda/ClawSpotify.git ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ClawSpotify

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv ~/.venv-clawspotify

# Install SpotAPI (modified version with session support)
git clone https://github.com/ejatapibeda/SpotAPI.git ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/SpotAPI
~/.venv-clawspotify/bin/pip install -e ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/SpotAPI

# Create wrapper script
cat > ~/.local/bin/clawspotify << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
VENV="/home/$(whoami)/.venv-clawspotify"
SCRIPT_DIR="/home/$(whoami)/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ClawSpotify"
exec "$VENV/bin/python" "$SCRIPT_DIR/scripts/spotify.py" "$@"
EOF
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/clawspotify

# Ensure ~/.local/bin is in PATH
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Dependencies

• Python 3.10+
• SpotAPI (custom version from ejatapibeda/SpotAPI)
• Active Spotify account (Free or Premium)
• Spotify app open on at least one device (PC/phone/web) for playback commands to work

🔐 First-Time Setup (Authentication)

clawspotify authenticates using two session cookies from your browser (sp_dc and sp_key). You only need to do this once per account.

Step-by-step

1. Open https://open.spotify.com in your browser and log in
2. Press F12 to open DevTools
3. Go to Application tab → Cookies → https://open.spotify.com
4. Find and copy the value of sp_dc
5. Find and copy the value of sp_key
6. Run:

clawspotify setup --sp-dc "AQC..." --sp-key "07c9..."

Session is saved to ~/.config/spotapi/session.json and reused automatically.

Multi-account support

clawspotify setup --sp-dc "..." --sp-key "..." --id "work"
clawspotify status --id "work"

Note: Cookies expire periodically. If commands fail with a 401 error, re-run setup with fresh cookies.

🎮 Commands

Now playing status

clawspotify status            # default account
clawspotify status --id work  # specific account

Search music (without playing)

clawspotify search "Bohemian Rhapsody"        # search tracks, show top 5
clawspotify search-playlist "Workout"         # search playlists, show top 5

Search and play

clawspotify play "Bohemian Rhapsody"          # play first result
clawspotify play "Bohemian Rhapsody" --index 2  # pick result #2 (0-indexed)
clawspotify play-playlist "Lofi Girl"         # play first playlist result

Playback controls

clawspotify pause
clawspotify resume
clawspotify skip                     # next track
clawspotify prev                     # previous track
clawspotify restart                  # restart from beginning

Queue

clawspotify queue "Stairway to Heaven"
clawspotify queue "spotify:track:3z8h0TU..."  # add by URI

Volume

clawspotify volume 50     # set to 50%
clawspotify volume 0      # mute
clawspotify volume 100    # max

Shuffle / Repeat

clawspotify shuffle on
clawspotify shuffle off
clawspotify repeat on
clawspotify repeat off

💡 Usage Tips

• Spotify must be open on at least one device for playback commands to work. The skill transfers playback to a phantom device but needs an active session.
• First run may be slow (10-30 seconds) due to WebSocket handshake and device registration. Subsequent commands are faster.
• Session identifier: Default is "default". Use --id flag to manage multiple Spotify accounts.
• Search is fuzzy: Use artist name + title for best results.
• Output: Commands print status messages (e.g., Searching for "...", Playing: URI).

⚠️ Troubleshooting

"No active Spotify device found"

• Open Spotify on any device (PC, phone, or web) and start playing something first.
• Ensure you're logged in with the same account as the cookies.

"spotapi is not installed" or import errors

• Verify virtual environment: ls ~/.venv-clawspotify/bin/python
• Reinstall SpotAPI: ~/.venv-clawspotify/bin/pip install -e ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/SpotAPI

401 Unauthorized / Session expired

• Cookies (sp_dc, sp_key) expire. Re-run clawspotify setup with fresh cookies from browser.

Commands time out or hang

• The skill uses WebSockets for real-time state. If Spotify's API is slow, commands may take longer. Use longer timeout or background execution.
• Restart OpenClaw gateway to reload skill if it becomes unresponsive.

Wrapper not found (command not found: clawspotify)

• Ensure ~/.local/bin is in your PATH: echo $PATH
• Or run directly: ~/.venv-clawspotify/bin/python ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ClawSpotify/scripts/spotify.py <command>

📂 File Locations

🔧 Agent Implementation Notes

When using this skill via OpenClaw agent:

1. Playback commands (play, pause, skip, etc.) are asynchronous. The command returns once Spotify accepts the request. Actual playback may take a few seconds to start.
2. Long-running operations: Use background execution or extended timeout (15-30 seconds) for play, search, and status to avoid premature termination.
3. Status query may occasionally timeout due to WebSocket latency. Play commands are more reliable.
4. Always check Spotify app/device for actual playback state. The CLI reports what Spotify acknowledges.
5. If the skill becomes unresponsive, restart the OpenClaw gateway to clear WebSocket connections.

🌐 Platform Note

• Linux/macOS: Works natively with bash.
• Windows: Requires WSL, Git Bash, or Cygwin to run the clawspotify bash script. Alternatively, run Python directly:

  python ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ClawSpotify/scripts/spotify.py play "song name"
  

Version: 1.0.1 (skill) | SpotAPI: 1.2.7 (custom) Homepage: https://github.com/ejatapibeda/ClawSpotify Author: Deli (OpenClaw agent) + ejatapibeda (original author)