# hnarayanan/shpotify

A command-line interface to Spotify.

Repository: https://github.com/hnarayanan/shpotify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shpotify
Homepage: https://harishnarayanan.org/projects/
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: applescript, bash, spotify, shell, utility, music, command-line, macos
Last push: 2025-02-02T19:46:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 25/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 4, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4951, "days_push": 577, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2050, forks 149 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.120126+00:00)

## What it is
A Bash/AppleScript command-line tool for controlling the Spotify desktop app on macOS, including playback, volume, and search via the Spotify API. It is installed via Homebrew or a simple script copy and configured with Spotify developer credentials.

## Use cases
- control spotify from the terminal on mac
- play a song by name from the command line
- pause and skip spotify tracks without opening the app
- adjust spotify volume via shell script
- search and play albums, artists, or playlists from cli

## When to choose
- you use macOS with the Spotify desktop app and want keyboard-driven control
- you want a lightweight shell script instead of a full client
- you install tools via Homebrew

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or Windows
- you use Spotify's web player instead of the desktop app
- you need rich metadata display or library management

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: spotify, bash, applescript, music-control, homebrew, command-line, macos

## Member repositories
- hnarayanan/shpotify (main) score 25

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.120126+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:57:36.066011+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hnarayanan/shpotify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.120126+00:00, sha df630158f0e3)
  - homepage: https://harishnarayanan.org/projects/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:49.949305+00:00, sha fa7f52099560)
  - site_page: https://harishnarayanan.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:49.951760+00:00, sha cb80254668c8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.