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How to verify media.sh changes end-to-end on a real Mac — isolated data dir, real native build, and a controllable fake now-playing app (no dependency on the…
Show what's currently playing on this Mac (any app — Spotify, Apple Music, browsers). Use when the user asks what song/track/music is playing, who the artist is, or wants playback status.
$ npx -y skills add Bangs00/claude-media-control --skill now --agent claude-codeHow it fires
How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
/nowContext preview
The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.
Show what's currently playing on this Mac (any app — Spotify, Apple Music, browsers). Use when the user asks what song/track/music is playing, who the artist is, or wants playback status.
name: now description: Show what's currently playing on this Mac (any app — Spotify, Apple Music, browsers). Use when the user asks what song/track/music is playing, who the artist is, or wants playback status. allowed-tools: Bash
Current system-wide now-playing state (JSON):
!`"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/media.sh" now`
The progress bar, already rendered (empty when the bar is switched off, when nothing is playing, or when the track has no duration):
!`"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/media.sh" bar`
Present the state to the user exactly in this format, as plain markdown lines — NOT inside a code block, so the bold/italic styling renders:
Example (the markdown you output):
▶︎ **Neon Horizon** — *Midnight Arcade* · Firefox ━━━━━━━━━━━───────── **2:07** / 3:48
The current track, live in your Claude Code statusline — ticking every second, ⌘+clickable, styleable down to the bar characters: And whatever your Mac is playing — Spotify, Apple Music, a browser tab, VLC — you can control it from the chat too: "what song is
How to verify media.sh changes end-to-end on a real Mac — isolated data dir, real native build, and a controllable fake now-playing app (no dependency on the…
Show the album artwork (cover art) of the currently playing track. Use when the user asks to see the album art, cover image, or artwork of what's playing.
Quick media settings — turn the now-playing statusline, the /media:now progress bar, or the playback history on/off, or reset the statusline to its default…
Diagnose the media plugin — native build, read/control paths, fallbacks, permissions — and suggest fixes. Use when media commands fail, return nothing, or the…
Show recently played tracks (a passive local playback log). Use when the user asks what played earlier, what song was on before, recently played music, or to…