What is now-playing?
now-playing is a Claude Code mod by benjaminr that shows the track playing in Apple Music or Spotify above the prompt, with cover art, play/pause, skip, volume, shuffle and repeat controls, a share-link copy and an Up next pane. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | benjaminr |
| Repository | benjaminr/nowplaying |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #2,719 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #88 in While you wait |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | mcp__now-playing__add_tracks calls, mcp__now-playing__clear_playlist calls, mcp__now-playing__control_player calls, mcp__now-playing__listening_history calls, mcp__now-playing__now_playing calls, mcp__now-playing__open_in_music calls, mcp__now-playing__remove_tracks calls, mcp__now-playing__search_library calls, mcp__now-playing__show_now_playing calls |
| Draws on | SessionMode, AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is now-playing safe to install?
now-playing scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 4 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
How do I install now-playing?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/benjaminr/nowplaying claude plugin validate ./nowplaying/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/benjaminr/nowplaying && claude --plugin-dir ./nowplaying/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs now-playing for you:
Install the "now-playing" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/benjaminr/nowplaying. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.