itunes_next
Skip to the next track in Apple Music playback using MCP commands for macOS control.
Instructions
Skip to the next track.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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No arguments | |||
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- mcp_applemusic.py:31-35 (handler)The handler function for the 'itunes_next' tool, registered via @mcp.tool(). It executes an AppleScript command to skip to the next track in the Music (iTunes) application using the run_applescript helper.
@mcp.tool() def itunes_next() -> str: """Skip to the next track.""" script = 'tell application "Music" to next track' return run_applescript(script) - mcp_applemusic.py:5-10 (helper)Shared helper function that executes AppleScript via osascript subprocess, used by the itunes_next handler and other tools to interact with the Music application.
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()