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Follow-up to #15130. The initial Spotify docs page was a setup guide; this expands it into a complete feature reference.

Changes

  • Per-tool parameter reference for all 9 tools (pulled from the real schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py) — actions, required/optional args, and Premium gating per action
  • Free vs Premium matrix so Free users know what works
  • Active Spotify Connect device prerequisite called out at top (the Terminal tool #1 cause of '403 no active device' confusion for every Spotify integration)
  • SSH / headless section explaining browser auto-open is skipped when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, plus how to forward port 43827 through a tunnel
  • Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, revocation at spotify.com/account/apps
  • Example prompts so users know what to ask
  • Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204 now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401-refresh-revoked, wizard-no-browser
  • 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app

Validation

cd website
node scripts/prebuild.mjs
npx docusaurus build
# [SUCCESS] Generated static files in "build".
# Page confirmed at build/user-guide/features/spotify/index.html

Two pre-existing warnings (docker.md → api-server.md, nix-setup#container-aware-cli) unchanged.

Live URL after deploy: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/spotify

…matrix, troubleshooting

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in #15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the #1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
@teknium1 teknium1 merged commit 9be17bb into main Apr 24, 2026
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teknium1 added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
… hermes setup (#15154)

Three quality improvements on top of #15121 / #15130 / #15135:

1. Tool consolidation (9 → 7)
   - spotify_saved_tracks + spotify_saved_albums → spotify_library with
     kind='tracks'|'albums'. Handler code was ~90 percent identical
     across the two old tools; the merge is a behavioral no-op.
   - spotify_activity dropped. Its 'now_playing' action was a duplicate
     of spotify_playback.get_currently_playing (both return identical
     204/empty payloads). Its 'recently_played' action moves onto
     spotify_playback as a new action — history belongs adjacent to
     live state.
   - Net: each API call ships 2 fewer tool schemas when the Spotify
     toolset is enabled, and the action surface is more discoverable
     (everything playback-related is on one tool).

2. Spotify skill (skills/media/spotify/SKILL.md)
   Teaches the agent canonical usage patterns so common requests don't
   balloon into 4+ tool calls:
   - 'play X' = one search, then play by URI (not search + scan +
     describe + play)
   - 'what's playing' = single get_currently_playing (no preflight
     get_state chain)
   - Don't retry on '403 Premium required' or '403 No active device' —
     both require user action
   - URI/URL/bare-ID format normalization
   - Full failure-mode reference for 204/401/403/429

3. Surfaced in 'hermes setup' tool status
   Adds 'Spotify (PKCE OAuth)' to the tool status list when
   auth.json has a Spotify access/refresh token. Matches the
   homeassistant pattern but reads from auth.json (OAuth-based) rather
   than env vars.

Docs updated to reflect the new 7-tool surface, and mention the
companion skill in the 'Using it' section.

Tests: 54 passing (client 22, auth 15, tools_config 35 — 18 = 54 after
renaming/replacing the spotify_activity tests with library +
recently_played coverage). Docusaurus build clean.
nekorytaylor666 pushed a commit to nekorytaylor666/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…matrix, troubleshooting (NousResearch#15135)

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in NousResearch#15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the #1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
justrhoto pushed a commit to justrhoto/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
…matrix, troubleshooting (NousResearch#15135)

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in NousResearch#15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the NousResearch#1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
justrhoto pushed a commit to justrhoto/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Apr 24, 2026
… hermes setup (NousResearch#15154)

Three quality improvements on top of NousResearch#15121 / NousResearch#15130 / NousResearch#15135:

1. Tool consolidation (9 → 7)
   - spotify_saved_tracks + spotify_saved_albums → spotify_library with
     kind='tracks'|'albums'. Handler code was ~90 percent identical
     across the two old tools; the merge is a behavioral no-op.
   - spotify_activity dropped. Its 'now_playing' action was a duplicate
     of spotify_playback.get_currently_playing (both return identical
     204/empty payloads). Its 'recently_played' action moves onto
     spotify_playback as a new action — history belongs adjacent to
     live state.
   - Net: each API call ships 2 fewer tool schemas when the Spotify
     toolset is enabled, and the action surface is more discoverable
     (everything playback-related is on one tool).

2. Spotify skill (skills/media/spotify/SKILL.md)
   Teaches the agent canonical usage patterns so common requests don't
   balloon into 4+ tool calls:
   - 'play X' = one search, then play by URI (not search + scan +
     describe + play)
   - 'what's playing' = single get_currently_playing (no preflight
     get_state chain)
   - Don't retry on '403 Premium required' or '403 No active device' —
     both require user action
   - URI/URL/bare-ID format normalization
   - Full failure-mode reference for 204/401/403/429

3. Surfaced in 'hermes setup' tool status
   Adds 'Spotify (PKCE OAuth)' to the tool status list when
   auth.json has a Spotify access/refresh token. Matches the
   homeassistant pattern but reads from auth.json (OAuth-based) rather
   than env vars.

Docs updated to reflect the new 7-tool surface, and mention the
companion skill in the 'Using it' section.

Tests: 54 passing (client 22, auth 15, tools_config 35 — 18 = 54 after
renaming/replacing the spotify_activity tests with library +
recently_played coverage). Docusaurus build clean.
ulasbilgen pushed a commit to ulasbilgen/hermes-adhd-agent that referenced this pull request May 1, 2026
…matrix, troubleshooting (NousResearch#15135)

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in NousResearch#15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the NousResearch#1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
ulasbilgen pushed a commit to ulasbilgen/hermes-adhd-agent that referenced this pull request May 1, 2026
… hermes setup (NousResearch#15154)

Three quality improvements on top of NousResearch#15121 / NousResearch#15130 / NousResearch#15135:

1. Tool consolidation (9 → 7)
   - spotify_saved_tracks + spotify_saved_albums → spotify_library with
     kind='tracks'|'albums'. Handler code was ~90 percent identical
     across the two old tools; the merge is a behavioral no-op.
   - spotify_activity dropped. Its 'now_playing' action was a duplicate
     of spotify_playback.get_currently_playing (both return identical
     204/empty payloads). Its 'recently_played' action moves onto
     spotify_playback as a new action — history belongs adjacent to
     live state.
   - Net: each API call ships 2 fewer tool schemas when the Spotify
     toolset is enabled, and the action surface is more discoverable
     (everything playback-related is on one tool).

2. Spotify skill (skills/media/spotify/SKILL.md)
   Teaches the agent canonical usage patterns so common requests don't
   balloon into 4+ tool calls:
   - 'play X' = one search, then play by URI (not search + scan +
     describe + play)
   - 'what's playing' = single get_currently_playing (no preflight
     get_state chain)
   - Don't retry on '403 Premium required' or '403 No active device' —
     both require user action
   - URI/URL/bare-ID format normalization
   - Full failure-mode reference for 204/401/403/429

3. Surfaced in 'hermes setup' tool status
   Adds 'Spotify (PKCE OAuth)' to the tool status list when
   auth.json has a Spotify access/refresh token. Matches the
   homeassistant pattern but reads from auth.json (OAuth-based) rather
   than env vars.

Docs updated to reflect the new 7-tool surface, and mention the
companion skill in the 'Using it' section.

Tests: 54 passing (client 22, auth 15, tools_config 35 — 18 = 54 after
renaming/replacing the spotify_activity tests with library +
recently_played coverage). Docusaurus build clean.
aj-nt pushed a commit to aj-nt/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 1, 2026
…matrix, troubleshooting (NousResearch#15135)

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in NousResearch#15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the #1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
aj-nt pushed a commit to aj-nt/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 1, 2026
… hermes setup (NousResearch#15154)

Three quality improvements on top of NousResearch#15121 / NousResearch#15130 / NousResearch#15135:

1. Tool consolidation (9 → 7)
   - spotify_saved_tracks + spotify_saved_albums → spotify_library with
     kind='tracks'|'albums'. Handler code was ~90 percent identical
     across the two old tools; the merge is a behavioral no-op.
   - spotify_activity dropped. Its 'now_playing' action was a duplicate
     of spotify_playback.get_currently_playing (both return identical
     204/empty payloads). Its 'recently_played' action moves onto
     spotify_playback as a new action — history belongs adjacent to
     live state.
   - Net: each API call ships 2 fewer tool schemas when the Spotify
     toolset is enabled, and the action surface is more discoverable
     (everything playback-related is on one tool).

2. Spotify skill (skills/media/spotify/SKILL.md)
   Teaches the agent canonical usage patterns so common requests don't
   balloon into 4+ tool calls:
   - 'play X' = one search, then play by URI (not search + scan +
     describe + play)
   - 'what's playing' = single get_currently_playing (no preflight
     get_state chain)
   - Don't retry on '403 Premium required' or '403 No active device' —
     both require user action
   - URI/URL/bare-ID format normalization
   - Full failure-mode reference for 204/401/403/429

3. Surfaced in 'hermes setup' tool status
   Adds 'Spotify (PKCE OAuth)' to the tool status list when
   auth.json has a Spotify access/refresh token. Matches the
   homeassistant pattern but reads from auth.json (OAuth-based) rather
   than env vars.

Docs updated to reflect the new 7-tool surface, and mention the
companion skill in the 'Using it' section.

Tests: 54 passing (client 22, auth 15, tools_config 35 — 18 = 54 after
renaming/replacing the spotify_activity tests with library +
recently_played coverage). Docusaurus build clean.
donald131 pushed a commit to donald131/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 2, 2026
…matrix, troubleshooting (NousResearch#15135)

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in NousResearch#15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the NousResearch#1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
donald131 pushed a commit to donald131/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 2, 2026
… hermes setup (NousResearch#15154)

Three quality improvements on top of NousResearch#15121 / NousResearch#15130 / NousResearch#15135:

1. Tool consolidation (9 → 7)
   - spotify_saved_tracks + spotify_saved_albums → spotify_library with
     kind='tracks'|'albums'. Handler code was ~90 percent identical
     across the two old tools; the merge is a behavioral no-op.
   - spotify_activity dropped. Its 'now_playing' action was a duplicate
     of spotify_playback.get_currently_playing (both return identical
     204/empty payloads). Its 'recently_played' action moves onto
     spotify_playback as a new action — history belongs adjacent to
     live state.
   - Net: each API call ships 2 fewer tool schemas when the Spotify
     toolset is enabled, and the action surface is more discoverable
     (everything playback-related is on one tool).

2. Spotify skill (skills/media/spotify/SKILL.md)
   Teaches the agent canonical usage patterns so common requests don't
   balloon into 4+ tool calls:
   - 'play X' = one search, then play by URI (not search + scan +
     describe + play)
   - 'what's playing' = single get_currently_playing (no preflight
     get_state chain)
   - Don't retry on '403 Premium required' or '403 No active device' —
     both require user action
   - URI/URL/bare-ID format normalization
   - Full failure-mode reference for 204/401/403/429

3. Surfaced in 'hermes setup' tool status
   Adds 'Spotify (PKCE OAuth)' to the tool status list when
   auth.json has a Spotify access/refresh token. Matches the
   homeassistant pattern but reads from auth.json (OAuth-based) rather
   than env vars.

Docs updated to reflect the new 7-tool surface, and mention the
companion skill in the 'Using it' section.

Tests: 54 passing (client 22, auth 15, tools_config 35 — 18 = 54 after
renaming/replacing the spotify_activity tests with library +
recently_played coverage). Docusaurus build clean.
02356abc pushed a commit to 02356abc/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 14, 2026
…matrix, troubleshooting (NousResearch#15135)

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in NousResearch#15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the NousResearch#1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
02356abc pushed a commit to 02356abc/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 14, 2026
… hermes setup (NousResearch#15154)

Three quality improvements on top of NousResearch#15121 / NousResearch#15130 / NousResearch#15135:

1. Tool consolidation (9 → 7)
   - spotify_saved_tracks + spotify_saved_albums → spotify_library with
     kind='tracks'|'albums'. Handler code was ~90 percent identical
     across the two old tools; the merge is a behavioral no-op.
   - spotify_activity dropped. Its 'now_playing' action was a duplicate
     of spotify_playback.get_currently_playing (both return identical
     204/empty payloads). Its 'recently_played' action moves onto
     spotify_playback as a new action — history belongs adjacent to
     live state.
   - Net: each API call ships 2 fewer tool schemas when the Spotify
     toolset is enabled, and the action surface is more discoverable
     (everything playback-related is on one tool).

2. Spotify skill (skills/media/spotify/SKILL.md)
   Teaches the agent canonical usage patterns so common requests don't
   balloon into 4+ tool calls:
   - 'play X' = one search, then play by URI (not search + scan +
     describe + play)
   - 'what's playing' = single get_currently_playing (no preflight
     get_state chain)
   - Don't retry on '403 Premium required' or '403 No active device' —
     both require user action
   - URI/URL/bare-ID format normalization
   - Full failure-mode reference for 204/401/403/429

3. Surfaced in 'hermes setup' tool status
   Adds 'Spotify (PKCE OAuth)' to the tool status list when
   auth.json has a Spotify access/refresh token. Matches the
   homeassistant pattern but reads from auth.json (OAuth-based) rather
   than env vars.

Docs updated to reflect the new 7-tool surface, and mention the
companion skill in the 'Using it' section.

Tests: 54 passing (client 22, auth 15, tools_config 35 — 18 = 54 after
renaming/replacing the spotify_activity tests with library +
recently_played coverage). Docusaurus build clean.
gweeteve pushed a commit to gweeteve/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 2, 2026
…matrix, troubleshooting (NousResearch#15135)

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in NousResearch#15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the NousResearch#1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
gweeteve pushed a commit to gweeteve/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 2, 2026
… hermes setup (NousResearch#15154)

Three quality improvements on top of NousResearch#15121 / NousResearch#15130 / NousResearch#15135:

1. Tool consolidation (9 → 7)
   - spotify_saved_tracks + spotify_saved_albums → spotify_library with
     kind='tracks'|'albums'. Handler code was ~90 percent identical
     across the two old tools; the merge is a behavioral no-op.
   - spotify_activity dropped. Its 'now_playing' action was a duplicate
     of spotify_playback.get_currently_playing (both return identical
     204/empty payloads). Its 'recently_played' action moves onto
     spotify_playback as a new action — history belongs adjacent to
     live state.
   - Net: each API call ships 2 fewer tool schemas when the Spotify
     toolset is enabled, and the action surface is more discoverable
     (everything playback-related is on one tool).

2. Spotify skill (skills/media/spotify/SKILL.md)
   Teaches the agent canonical usage patterns so common requests don't
   balloon into 4+ tool calls:
   - 'play X' = one search, then play by URI (not search + scan +
     describe + play)
   - 'what's playing' = single get_currently_playing (no preflight
     get_state chain)
   - Don't retry on '403 Premium required' or '403 No active device' —
     both require user action
   - URI/URL/bare-ID format normalization
   - Full failure-mode reference for 204/401/403/429

3. Surfaced in 'hermes setup' tool status
   Adds 'Spotify (PKCE OAuth)' to the tool status list when
   auth.json has a Spotify access/refresh token. Matches the
   homeassistant pattern but reads from auth.json (OAuth-based) rather
   than env vars.

Docs updated to reflect the new 7-tool surface, and mention the
companion skill in the 'Using it' section.

Tests: 54 passing (client 22, auth 15, tools_config 35 — 18 = 54 after
renaming/replacing the spotify_activity tests with library +
recently_played coverage). Docusaurus build clean.
Egavasyug pushed a commit to Egavasyug/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 10, 2026
…matrix, troubleshooting (NousResearch#15135)

The initial Spotify docs page shipped in NousResearch#15130 was a setup guide. This
expands it into a full feature reference:

- Per-tool parameter table for all 9 tools, extracted from the real
  schemas in tools/spotify_tool.py (actions, required/optional args,
  premium gating).
- Free vs Premium feature matrix — which actions work on which tier,
  so Free users don't assume Spotify tools are useless to them.
- Active-device prerequisite called out at the top; this is the NousResearch#1
  cause of '403 no active device' reports for every Spotify
  integration.
- SSH / headless section explaining that browser auto-open is skipped
  when SSH_CLIENT/SSH_TTY is set, and how to tunnel the callback port.
- Token lifecycle: refresh on 401, persistence across restarts, how
  to revoke server-side via spotify.com/account/apps.
- Example prompt list so users know what to ask the agent.
- Troubleshooting expanded: no-active-device, Premium-required, 204
  now_playing, INVALID_CLIENT, 429, 401 refresh-revoked, wizard not
  opening browser.
- 'Where things live' table mapping auth.json / .env / Spotify app.

Verified with 'node scripts/prebuild.mjs && npx docusaurus build'
— page compiles, no new warnings.
Egavasyug pushed a commit to Egavasyug/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 10, 2026
… hermes setup (NousResearch#15154)

Three quality improvements on top of NousResearch#15121 / NousResearch#15130 / NousResearch#15135:

1. Tool consolidation (9 → 7)
   - spotify_saved_tracks + spotify_saved_albums → spotify_library with
     kind='tracks'|'albums'. Handler code was ~90 percent identical
     across the two old tools; the merge is a behavioral no-op.
   - spotify_activity dropped. Its 'now_playing' action was a duplicate
     of spotify_playback.get_currently_playing (both return identical
     204/empty payloads). Its 'recently_played' action moves onto
     spotify_playback as a new action — history belongs adjacent to
     live state.
   - Net: each API call ships 2 fewer tool schemas when the Spotify
     toolset is enabled, and the action surface is more discoverable
     (everything playback-related is on one tool).

2. Spotify skill (skills/media/spotify/SKILL.md)
   Teaches the agent canonical usage patterns so common requests don't
   balloon into 4+ tool calls:
   - 'play X' = one search, then play by URI (not search + scan +
     describe + play)
   - 'what's playing' = single get_currently_playing (no preflight
     get_state chain)
   - Don't retry on '403 Premium required' or '403 No active device' —
     both require user action
   - URI/URL/bare-ID format normalization
   - Full failure-mode reference for 204/401/403/429

3. Surfaced in 'hermes setup' tool status
   Adds 'Spotify (PKCE OAuth)' to the tool status list when
   auth.json has a Spotify access/refresh token. Matches the
   homeassistant pattern but reads from auth.json (OAuth-based) rather
   than env vars.

Docs updated to reflect the new 7-tool surface, and mention the
companion skill in the 'Using it' section.

Tests: 54 passing (client 22, auth 15, tools_config 35 — 18 = 54 after
renaming/replacing the spotify_activity tests with library +
recently_played coverage). Docusaurus build clean.
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