| name | apple-music-player |
| description | Play random songs or specific tracks in Music.app from the local Music library. Use when a user asks to play a random song by artist, random track from an album, random track from a playlist, or a specific track by name (optionally with artist). |
Apple Music Player
Overview
Play a random track from the Music app's local library by artist, album, or playlist, using a bundled script that wraps AppleScript and handles errors.
Quick Start
- Artist:
scripts/play_random_music.sh --artist "JAY-Z"
- Album:
scripts/play_random_music.sh --album "TRON: Ares"
- Playlist:
scripts/play_random_music.sh --playlist "My Favorites"
- Track:
scripts/play_random_music.sh --track "Rock the Boat" --artist "XG"
- Foreground (optional): append
--foreground to bring Music to front.
Behavior Notes
- Operates on the local Music library only; it does not search Apple Music.
- Artist, album, and track matching use "contains" so partial names work.
- Playlist matching requires an exact playlist name.
- Performance path keeps Music in background by default; use
--foreground only when needed.
Workflow
- Prefer using the script in
scripts/ rather than retyping AppleScript.
- If no matches are found, surface the script's error message to the user.
- If the user needs Apple Music search/playback, ask them to add the album or track to the Library first.
Resources
scripts/
scripts/play_random_music.sh: performance-optimized AppleScript runner to play by artist/album/playlist/track with optional foreground activation.
