Agent skill

Argentos Spotify

by ArgentAIOS in ArgentAIOS/argentos-core

Control Spotify — play music, search the catalog, manage playlists and library, inspect devices and playback state.

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Install Argentos Spotify

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ArgentAIOS/argentos-core --skill argentos-spotify -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ArgentAIOS/argentos-core argentos-spotify --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ArgentAIOS/argentos-core.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hermes/media/spotify .claude/skills/argentos-spotify && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
argentos-spotify
GitHub stars
126
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
605 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Control Spotify — play music, search the catalog, manage playlists and library, inspect devices and playback state.

  • Works in 3 steps: spotify_playlists list to find the… → Get the track URI (from currently… → spotify_playlists add_items with the…
  • Asks to play/pause/queue music
  • SKILL.md covers When to use this skill, The 7 tools, Canonical patterns (minimize… and Critical failure modes, plus 2 more sections
  • Reaches open.spotify.com

What it does

Argentos Spotify is an agent skill from ArgentAIOS/argentos-core. Control Spotify — play music, search the catalog, manage playlists and library, inspect devices and playback state. Loads when the user asks to play/pause/queue music, search tracks/albums/artists, manage playlists, or check what's playing. Assumes the Hermes Spotify toolset is enabled and hermes auth spotify has been run.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with Spotify. The repository describes itself as: Your own AI operating system. Self-hosted. Self-improving. One continuous, truthful, self-directed mind. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asks to play/pause/queue music
  • Search tracks/albums/artists
  • Manage playlists
  • Check whats playing

Example prompts

  • “/argentos-spotify”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. spotify_playlists list to find the playlist ID by name
  2. Get the track URI (from currently playing, or search)
  3. spotify_playlists add_items with the playlist_id and URIs

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit acbf929. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • open.spotify.com

    Also links to:

    • hermes-agent.nousresearch.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Argentos Spotify loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 605 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~86
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ArgentAIOS/argentos-core at commit acbf929, republished under its MIT licence (© ArgentAIOS). 605 words, ~1,669 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/argentos-spotify/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
argentos-spotify
description
Control Spotify — play music, search the catalog, manage playlists and library, inspect devices and playback state. Loads when the user asks to play/pause/queue music, search tracks/albums/artists, manage playlists, or check what's playing. Assumes the Hermes Spotify toolset is enabled and `hermes auth spotify` has been run.
version
1.0.0
author
ArgentOS
license
MIT
prerequisites.tools
spotify_playback, spotify_devices, spotify_queue, spotify_search, spotify_playlists, spotify_albums, spotify_library

Spotify

Control the user's Spotify account via the Hermes Spotify toolset (7 tools). Setup guide: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/spotify

When to use this skill

The user says something like "play X", "pause", "skip", "queue up X", "what's playing", "search for X", "add to my X playlist", "make a playlist", "save this to my library", etc.

The 7 tools

  • spotify_playback — play, pause, next, previous, seek, set_repeat, set_shuffle, set_volume, get_state, get_currently_playing, recently_played
  • spotify_devices — list, transfer
  • spotify_queue — get, add
  • spotify_search — search the catalog
  • spotify_playlists — list, get, create, add_items, remove_items, update_details
  • spotify_albums — get, tracks
  • spotify_library — list/save/remove with kind: "tracks"|"albums"

Playback-mutating actions require Spotify Premium; search/library/playlist ops work on Free.

Canonical patterns (minimize tool calls)

"Play <artist/track/album>"

One search, then play by URI. Do NOT loop through search results describing them unless the user asked for options.

spotify_search({"query": "miles davis kind of blue", "types": ["album"], "limit": 1})
→ got album URI spotify:album:1weenld61qoidwYuZ1GESA
spotify_playback({"action": "play", "context_uri": "spotify:album:1weenld61qoidwYuZ1GESA"})

For "play some <artist>" (no specific song), prefer types: ["artist"] and play the artist context URI — Spotify handles smart shuffle. If the user says "the song" or "that track", search types: ["track"] and pass uris: [track_uri] to play.

"What's playing?" / "What am I listening to?"

Single call — don't chain get_state after get_currently_playing.

spotify_playback({"action": "get_currently_playing"})

If it returns 204/empty (is_playing: false), tell the user nothing is playing. Don't retry.

"Pause" / "Skip" / "Volume 50"

Direct action, no preflight inspection needed.

spotify_playback({"action": "pause"})
spotify_playback({"action": "next"})
spotify_playback({"action": "set_volume", "volume_percent": 50})
"Add to my <playlist name> playlist"
  1. spotify_playlists list to find the playlist ID by name
  2. Get the track URI (from currently playing, or search)
  3. spotify_playlists add_items with the playlist_id and URIs
spotify_playlists({"action": "list"})
→ found "Late Night Jazz" = 37i9dQZF1DX4wta20PHgwo
spotify_playback({"action": "get_currently_playing"})
→ current track uri = spotify:track:0DiWol3AO6WpXZgp0goxAV
spotify_playlists({"action": "add_items",
                   "playlist_id": "37i9dQZF1DX4wta20PHgwo",
                   "uris": ["spotify:track:0DiWol3AO6WpXZgp0goxAV"]})
"Create a playlist called X and add the last 3 songs I played"
spotify_playback({"action": "recently_played", "limit": 3})
spotify_playlists({"action": "create", "name": "Focus 2026"})
→ got playlist_id back in response
spotify_playlists({"action": "add_items", "playlist_id": <id>, "uris": [<3 uris>]})
"Save / unsave / is this saved?"

Use spotify_library with the right kind.

spotify_library({"kind": "tracks", "action": "save", "uris": ["spotify:track:..."]})
spotify_library({"kind": "albums", "action": "list", "limit": 50})
"Transfer playback to my <device>"
spotify_devices({"action": "list"})
→ pick the device_id by matching name/type
spotify_devices({"action": "transfer", "device_id": "<id>", "play": true})

Critical failure modes

403 Forbidden — No active device found on any playback action means Spotify isn't running anywhere. Tell the user: "Open Spotify on your phone/desktop/web player first, start any track for a second, then retry." Don't retry the tool call blindly — it will fail the same way. You can call spotify_devices list to confirm; an empty list means no active device.

403 Forbidden — Premium required means the user is on Free and tried to mutate playback. Don't retry; tell them this action needs Premium. Reads still work (search, playlists, library, get_state).

204 No Content on get_currently_playing is NOT an error — it means nothing is playing. The tool returns is_playing: false. Just report that to the user.

429 Too Many Requests = rate limit. Wait and retry once. If it keeps happening, you're looping — stop.

401 Unauthorized after a retry — refresh token revoked. Tell the user to run hermes auth spotify again.

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URI and ID formats

Spotify uses three interchangeable ID formats. The tools accept all three and normalize:

  • URI: spotify:track:0DiWol3AO6WpXZgp0goxAV (preferred)
  • URL: https://open.spotify.com/track/0DiWol3AO6WpXZgp0goxAV
  • Bare ID: 0DiWol3AO6WpXZgp0goxAV

When in doubt, use full URIs. Search results return URIs in the uri field — pass those directly.

Entity types: track, album, artist, playlist, show, episode. Use the right type for the action — spotify_playback.play with a context_uri expects album/playlist/artist; uris expects an array of track URIs.

What NOT to do

  • Don't call get_state before every action. Spotify accepts play/pause/skip without preflight. Only inspect state when the user asked "what's playing" or you need to reason about device/track.
  • Don't describe search results unless asked. If the user said "play X", search, grab the top URI, play it. They'll hear it's wrong if it's wrong.
  • Don't retry on 403 Premium required or 403 No active device. Those are permanent until user action.
  • Don't use spotify_search to find a playlist by name — that searches the public Spotify catalog. User playlists come from spotify_playlists list.
  • Don't mix kind: "tracks" with album URIs in spotify_library (or vice versa). The tool normalizes IDs but the API endpoint differs.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/hermes/media/spotify of ArgentAIOS/argentos-core.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit acbf929

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Questions about Argentos Spotify

What does Argentos Spotify do?

Control Spotify — play music, search the catalog, manage playlists and library, inspect devices and playback state. Argentos Spotify is an agent skill from ArgentAIOS/argentos-core. Control Spotify — play music, search the catalog, manage playlists and library, inspect devices and playback state.

When should I use Argentos Spotify?

Argentos Spotify fits situations like: asks to play/pause/queue music; search tracks/albums/artists; manage playlists; check whats playing.

How do I install Argentos Spotify in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ArgentAIOS/argentos-core --skill argentos-spotify -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hermes/media/spotify in ArgentAIOS/argentos-core) into .claude/skills/argentos-spotify in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Argentos Spotify in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ArgentAIOS/argentos-core --skill argentos-spotify -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hermes/media/spotify in ArgentAIOS/argentos-core) into .agents/skills/argentos-spotify in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Argentos Spotify in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ArgentAIOS/argentos-core --skill argentos-spotify -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/argentos-spotify, .gemini/skills/argentos-spotify, .github/skills/argentos-spotify and .opencode/skills/argentos-spotify in your project.

What does Argentos Spotify need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Argentos Spotify is instructions for the agent only.

Does Argentos Spotify access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: open.spotify.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: hermes-agent.nousresearch.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Argentos Spotify safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Argentos Spotify use?

Argentos Spotify is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Argentos Spotify use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Argentos Spotify?

ArgentAIOS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ArgentAIOS/argentos-core, which has 126 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 9, 2026.

Source: ArgentAIOS/argentos-core on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.