itunes_pause
Pause Apple Music playback on macOS. Use this MCP command to temporarily stop music without closing the application.
Instructions
Pause playback in Music (iTunes).
Input Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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No arguments | |||
Output Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- mcp_applemusic.py:24-28 (handler)The handler function for the 'itunes_pause' tool, decorated with @mcp.tool() for registration. It runs an AppleScript to pause playback in the Music (iTunes) application.
@mcp.tool() def itunes_pause() -> str: """Pause playback in Music (iTunes).""" script = 'tell application "Music" to pause' return run_applescript(script) - mcp_applemusic.py:5-10 (helper)Supporting utility function that executes AppleScript via subprocess, used by the itunes_pause handler.
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()