itunes_play
Start playback in Apple Music on macOS to resume listening to your music library or current queue.
Instructions
Start playback in Music (iTunes).
Input Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Output Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
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| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- mcp_applemusic.py:17-21 (handler)The handler function for the 'itunes_play' tool. It is decorated with @mcp.tool() which registers it with the MCP server. The function sends an AppleScript command to play music in the Music (iTunes) app using the run_applescript helper.
@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 used by 'itunes_play' and other tools to execute AppleScript via 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()