Roon Controller

Control Roon music player through Roon API with automatic Core discovery and zone filtering. Supports play/pause, next/previous track, and current track query. Automatically finds Muspi zones. Supports Chinese commands.

Roon Control Skill

Control the Roon music player with Chinese command support.

Quick Start

Install Dependencies

bash

pip install roonapi

Usage Examples

python

from roon_controller import RoonController

# Create controller (token will be saved automatically)
controller = RoonController(verbose=True)

# Play/Pause
result = controller.play_pause()

# Next track
result = controller.next()

# Get current track
track_info = controller.get_current_track()
print(f"Now playing: {track_info['track']}")

Core Features

1. Automatic Discovery and Connection

• Automatic Roon Core discovery
• Token automatically saved to ~/clawd/roon_config.json
• Auto-reconnect after restart, no re-authorization needed

2. Zone Selection and Switching

• Supports switching between any available zone
• Selected zone is saved in config and persists across restarts
• If no zone is selected, defaults to zones ending with "[roon]"
• Use set_zone() to switch zones programmatically

Switch Zone

python

result = controller.set_zone("Living Room")
# {"success": True, "message": "Switched to zone: Living Room", "zone": "Living Room"}

Get Current Zone

python

zone = controller.get_current_zone()
# Returns zone info dict with zone_id and zone_data

3. Playback Control

Play

python

result = controller.play()
# {"success": True, "message": "Playback started", "zone": "Living Room Muspi"}

Pause

python

result = controller.pause()
# {"success": True, "message": "Paused", "zone": "Living Room Muspi"}

Play/Pause Toggle

python

result = controller.play_pause()

Previous Track

python

result = controller.previous()

Next Track

python

result = controller.next()

4. Get Current Track

python

track_info = controller.get_current_track()
# Returns:
# {
#   "success": True,
#   "is_playing": True,
#   "zone": "Living Room Muspi",
#   "track": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
#   "artist": "Queen",
#   "album": "A Night at the Opera",
#   "seek_position": 12345,  # milliseconds
#   "length": 354000        # milliseconds
# }

5. List All Zones

python

zones = controller.list_zones()
# ["Living Room Muspi", "Kitchen", "Bedroom"]

Command Line Tool

The script can be used as a command line tool:

bash

# Play
python roon_controller.py play

# Pause
python roon_controller.py pause

# Previous track
python roon_controller.py prev

# Next track
python roon_controller.py next

# View current track
python roon_controller.py status

# List all zones
python roon_controller.py zones -v

# switch zone
python roon_controller.py switch zonename

Chinese Command Support

The skill supports the following Chinese trigger words:

Command	Meaning	Example
音乐播放 / 播放音乐	Start playback	"音乐播放"
暂停 / 暂停播放	Pause playback	"暂停一下"
下一曲 / 切歌	Next track	"下一曲"
上一曲	Previous track	"上一曲"
当前曲目 / 正在放什么	View current track	"当前曲目"

Error Handling

All methods return a unified dictionary structure:

python

{
    "success": True/False,
    "message": "Operation result description",
    "zone": "Zone name (optional)"
}

Common Errors

• Muspi zone not found: Check if the Roon zone name ends with "muspi"
• Failed to connect to Roon: Ensure Roon Core is running and network-accessible
• Token load failed: First run requires authorization, ensure authorization completes successfully

Notes

1. First Run: Extension authorization required in Roon, check for the extension authorization prompt in Roon interface
2. Zone Naming: Muspi zone names must end with "muspi" (case-insensitive)
3. Token Storage: Token is saved in ~/clawd/roon_config.json, ensure secure file permissions
4. Network Requirements: The device running the script must be on the same network as Roon Core

Technical Details

Dependencies

• roonapi>=0.1.6: Official Roon API Python library

Token Management

• Token storage path: ~/clawd/roon_config.json
• Auto-load: Automatically loaded on each startup
• Auto-save: Automatically saved on first authorization or update

Zone Finding Algorithm

python

# Find all zones
zones = roon.zones

# Filter zones with muspi suffix
muspi_zones = [
    (zone_id, zone_data)
    for zone_id, zone_data in zones.items()
    if zone_data['display_name'].lower().endswith('muspi')
]

# Use the first matching zone
zone_id, zone_data = muspi_zones[0]