get_current_track

Retrieve the currently playing track from Spotify to identify what's playing, share song details, or integrate with other music management tasks.

Instructions

Get the currently playing track

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
No arguments

Implementation Reference

src/index.ts:368-396 (handler)

Handler for the 'get_current_track' tool that calls Spotify's /me/player/currently-playing API endpoint, checks if a track is playing, and returns formatted track information including name, artists, album, progress/duration, playing status, and track ID

case "get_current_track": {
  const data = await spotifyRequest("/me/player/currently-playing");

  if (!data || !data.item) {
    return {
      content: [{ type: "text", text: "⏸️ No track currently playing" }],
    };
  }

  const track = data.item;
  const artists = track.artists.map((a: any) => a.name).join(", ");
  const progress = Math.floor(data.progress_ms / 1000);
  const duration = Math.floor(track.duration_ms / 1000);

  return {
    content: [
      {
        type: "text",
        text: `🎵 Currently Playing:\n\n` +
          `🎤 ${track.name}\n` +
          `👤 ${artists}\n` +
          `💿 ${track.album.name}\n` +
          `⏱️ ${Math.floor(progress / 60)}:${(progress % 60).toString().padStart(2, "0")} / ${Math.floor(duration / 60)}:${(duration % 60).toString().padStart(2, "0")}\n` +
          `🔊 ${data.is_playing ? "Playing" : "Paused"}\n` +
          `🆔 ID: ${track.id}`,
      },
    ],
  };
}

src/index.ts:116-123 (registration)
Tool registration defining 'get_current_track' with name, description ('Get the currently playing track'), and empty inputSchema indicating no parameters required
```
{
  name: "get_current_track",
  description: "Get the currently playing track",
  inputSchema: {
    type: "object",
    properties: {},
  },
},
```
src/index.ts:119-122 (schema)
Input schema for 'get_current_track' tool - an empty object type with no properties, indicating this tool requires no input parameters
```
inputSchema: {
  type: "object",
  properties: {},
},
```

src/index.ts:54-74 (helper)

Helper function 'spotifyRequest' that handles authenticated requests to Spotify API, including automatic token refresh via getAccessToken() and proper error handling

async function spotifyRequest(endpoint: string, method = "GET", data?: any) {
  const token = await getAccessToken();
  
  try {
    const response = await axios({
      method,
      url: `https://api.spotify.com/v1${endpoint}`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      data,
    });
    return response.data;
  } catch (error: any) {
    if (error.response) {
      throw new Error(`Spotify API Error: ${error.response.data.error?.message || error.response.statusText}`);
    }
    throw new Error(`Network Error: ${error.message}`);
  }
}

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