Sonos TS MCP

This is a proper Sonos control layer for Claude Desktop and similar hosts. It wraps the UPnP/SOAP protocol that Sonos speakers actually use, giving you 50-plus tools to manage playback, queues, alarms, and multi-room grouping without touching the official app. I've used it to script morning routines where Claude triggers a playlist at a specific volume across three zones, then dims them down after 30 minutes. It works. The standout feature is zone grouping. You can ask Claude to group your kitchen and living room speakers, play a Spotify playlist, then ungroup them when you're done. The alarm scheduling is genuinely useful too: set a recurring weekday alarm with a specific music service and volume, all through natural language. The queue management tools let you build playlists on the fly, reorder tracks, or clear everything without opening the Sonos app. Quirks: this relies on local network discovery, so your Claude host needs to be on the same network as your Sonos gear. No cloud API here, which is both a strength and a limitation. The tool names are verbose (think 'AVTransportService_GetPositionInfo' rather than 'get_position'), so you'll need to trust Claude to map your requests correctly. In practice, it does, but the first few interactions feel like you're speaking through a translator. The repo is actively maintained and the underlying sonos-ts library is solid. You get access to music library browsing, radio stations, and even line-in control if you have a Sonos Port or similar. The documentation is thorough but assumes you understand Sonos's zone model. Skip this if you don't own Sonos hardware or if you're happy tapping the app. It's overkill for single-speaker setups. But if you have multiple zones and you've ever wished you could automate scene-based audio (dinner party mode, work focus mode, bedtime wind-down), this is the tool. It's not polished in the consumer sense, but it's competent and does what it claims.