itunes_play
Initiate music playback in iTunes or Apple Music on macOS using MCP commands. Enables controlling playback directly through the MCP-AppleMusic server.
Instructions
Start playback in Music (iTunes).
Input Schema
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Implementation Reference
- mcp_applemusic.py:17-22 (handler)The 'itunes_play' tool handler, registered via @mcp.tool() decorator. Executes AppleScript to start playback in the Music app.@mcp.tool() def itunes_play() -> str: """Start playback in Music (iTunes).""" script = 'tell application "Music" to play' return run_applescript(script)
- mcp_applemusic.py:5-10 (helper)Helper function called by 'itunes_play' to execute AppleScript commands using subprocess.def run_applescript(script: str) -> str: """Execute an AppleScript command via osascript and return its output.""" result = subprocess.run(["osascript", "-e", script], capture_output=True, text=True) if result.returncode != 0: return f"Error: {result.stderr.strip()}" return result.stdout.strip()