blucli (blu)
SkillDev toolsBluOS CLI (blu) for discovery, playback, grouping, and volume.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the blucli (blu) skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by understudy-ai/understudy in skills/blucli/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Use blu to control Bluesound/NAD players.
Quick start
blu devices(pick target)blu --device <id> statusblu play|pause|stopblu volume set 15
Target selection (in priority order)
--device <id|name|alias>BLU_DEVICE- config default (if set)
Common tasks
- Grouping:
blu group status|add|remove - TuneIn search/play:
blu tunein search "query",blu tunein play "query"
Prefer --json for scripts. Confirm the target device before changing playback.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 456
- Forks
- 34
- Last commit
- Jun 2026
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blucli-understudy-ai- Source
- github.com/understudy-ai/understudy