coder-music-cli 0.2.1

A command-line music application for coders with daemon support, radio streaming, and AI-generated music

music-cli

A command-line music player for coders. Background daemon with radio streaming, local MP3s, and AI-generated music.

music-cli play --mood focus    # Start focus music
music-cli pause                # Pause for meeting
music-cli resume               # Back to coding

Installation

# Install from PyPI
pip install coder-music-cli

# Or with uv (faster)
uv pip install coder-music-cli

# Install FFmpeg (required)
brew install ffmpeg      # macOS
sudo apt install ffmpeg  # Ubuntu/Debian

Optional: AI Music Generation

pip install 'coder-music-cli[ai]'  # ~5GB (PyTorch + MusicGen)

Features

• Daemon-based - Persistent background playback
• Multiple sources - Local files, radio streams, AI generation
• Context-aware - Selects music based on time of day and mood
• Simple config - Human-readable text files

Quick Start

# Play
music-cli play                    # Context-aware radio
music-cli play --mood focus       # Focus music
music-cli play -m local --auto    # Shuffle local library

# Control
music-cli pause | resume | stop | status

Commands

Command	Description
play	Start playing (radio/local/ai/history)
stop / pause / resume	Playback control
status	Current track and state
next	Skip track (auto-play mode)
volume [0-100]	Get/set volume
radios	List stations
history	Playback log
moods	Available mood tags
daemon start|stop|status	Daemon control

Play Modes

# Radio (default)
music-cli play                     # Time-based selection
music-cli play -s "deep house"     # By station name
music-cli play --mood focus        # By mood

# Local
music-cli play -m local -s song.mp3
music-cli play -m local --auto     # Shuffle

# AI (requires [ai] extras)
music-cli play -m ai --mood happy -d 60

# History
music-cli play -m history -i 3     # Replay item #3

Moods

focus happy sad excited relaxed energetic melancholic peaceful

Configuration

Files in ~/.config/music-cli/:

File	Purpose
config.toml	Settings
radios.txt	Station URLs
history.jsonl	Play history

Add stations to radios.txt:

ChillHop|https://streams.example.com/chillhop.mp3
Jazz FM|https://streams.example.com/jazz.mp3

Documentation

Document	Description
User Guide	Complete usage instructions
Architecture	System design and diagrams
Development	Contributing guide

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• FFmpeg

License

MIT