🎵 Play Music Skill

Controlled music player with pause/resume/stop support
Single entry point, background server for full control

Quick Start

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Install pygame (recommended for full control): pip install pygame
3. Place music files in a music folder in the same directory
4. Make executable: chmod +x play-music
5. Use: ./play-music play

Single Entry Point

The skill has one clear entry point: ./play-music

Command Interface

./play-music help          - Show this help
./play-music list          - List available songs
./play-music play          - Play default song
./play-music pause         - Pause currently playing music
./play-music resume        - Resume paused music
./play-music stop          - Stop currently playing music
./play-music status        - Show playback status
./play-music <filename>    - Play specific song (e.g., song.mp3)
./play-music server-start  - Start music server manually
./play-music server-stop   - Stop music server

Configuration

Environment Variables

You can customize the behavior using environment variables:

# Set custom music directory
export MUSIC_DIR="/path/to/your/music"

# Set default song name
export DEFAULT_SONG="my-favorite-song.mp3"

# Set custom lock file location (optional)
export MUSIC_LOCK_FILE="/tmp/my_music_player.lock"

Default Behavior

• Music directory: ./music (relative to script location)
• Default song: jaychou-sunnyday.mp3 (or set via DEFAULT_SONG)
• Lock file: /tmp/music_player.lock (for server coordination)

Examples

# Play the default song
./play-music play

# Play a specific song
./play-music my-song.mp3

# Control playback
./play-music pause
./play-music resume
./play-music stop

# See what's available
./play-music list

# Use custom music directory
MUSIC_DIR=~/Music ./play-music play

# Set default song and play
DEFAULT_SONG="background-music.mp3" ./play-music play

Features

✅ Single entry point - No confusion about which script to use
✅ Full playback control - Play, pause, resume, stop
✅ Resource-efficient - Server auto-starts when needed, auto-stops when music stops
✅ Clean architecture - Client-server separation
✅ Pygame-based - High quality audio playback
✅ Cross-platform - macOS/Windows/Linux compatible
✅ Configurable - All paths via environment variables

Setup

1. Install Pygame (Recommended)

For full pause/resume/stop control:

pip install pygame

2. Add Music Files

Create a music folder in the same directory as the script and add your music files:

mkdir music
cp ~/Music/*.mp3 music/

Or use a custom directory:

export MUSIC_DIR="/path/to/your/music"

3. Make Executable

chmod +x play-music

How It Works

The skill uses a clean client-server architecture:

1. play-music - Single entry point (Python script combining client functionality)
2. music-server.py - Background server that handles music playback
3. Pygame mixer - For high-quality audio with full control

Resource-efficient design: The server auto-starts when you play music and auto-shuts down when you stop music. This saves system resources while maintaining the convenience of the client-server architecture.

Troubleshooting

"No music playing" when trying to pause/resume/stop
Start playing music first: ./play-music play

"Music directory not found"
Create the directory: mkdir music or set MUSIC_DIR environment variable

"Pygame not installed"
Install it: pip install pygame

Server won't start
Check if port 12346 is available, or kill existing servers:

pkill -f "music-server.py"
./play-music server-start

File Structure

play-music/
├── play-music           # Single entry point (Python script)
├── music-server.py      # Background server
├── README.md           # This documentation
├── SKILL.md            # OpenClaw skill documentation
├── _meta.json          # Skill metadata
└── .gitignore          # Git ignore file

Clean and minimal - No redundant files, clear structure.

Integration with OpenClaw

When this skill is registered with OpenClaw, use it for music playback tasks. The skill provides the knowledge and tools to control music playback with pause/resume/stop support.

Supported Audio Formats

• MP3 (.mp3)
• WAV (.wav)
• FLAC (.flac)
• M4A (.m4a)
• OGG (.ogg)
• AAC (.aac)

License

This project is open source and available for anyone to use and modify.