I created small Ruby bot that syncs tracks from Music Monday's comments to a Spotify playlist, just in time for today's post.
Thanks to @tullis12 for the idea!
It’s live, open, and after a few tweaks seems to be boringly reliable. I started with the Spotify API, because it's a super easy setup but I have plans to expand it.
What It Does
- Parses the MusicMonday series on music.forem.com for Spotify and YouTube links/embeds.
- Maps YouTube → Spotify with simple heuristics; skips duplicates.
- Runs on GitHub Actions (no servers, no DB).
Live Links
How It Runs
- Schedule (UTC): Tue 00:00, Thu 12:00, Sun 23:00
- Manual trigger: Actions → Run workflow (supports
dry_run=true) - Required secrets:
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID,SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET,SPOTIFY_REFRESH_TOKEN,PLAYLIST_ID
Open to Contributors
- YouTube playlist mirroring (keep a matching YT playlist in sync)
- Bandcamp & SoundCloud detection/matching
- Vibe‑based routing with Gemini (auto‑route to multiple playlists; later, fold in Spotify audio features)
- Better matching (confidence/artist checks), fewer false positives
- Cover art automation (explore Forem cover‑art tooling → playlist image)
- Observability (clear logs/metrics), small DX improvements
If you want to hack on this, jump into the repo and open an issue/PR.
Have a listen!
It'd be cool to see this grow into an international community driven playlist from this platform. Seed the playlist with a comment
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