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smartest-tv

The CLI your TV has been waiting for.

Play Netflix / Apple TV+ / YouTube / Spotify by name. Cast URLs. Multi-room audio. AI concierge. All from your terminal.

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pip install stv && stv play "Frieren"

_{No TV? Opens in your browser. Got a TV? stv setup to connect it.}

The Evolution of TV Control

😩 Without stv 😎 With stv

😩 Without stv	😎 With stv
Pick up remote Open Netflix app Search for show Pick the season Pick the episode Press play ~30 seconds	bash `stv play netflix "Dark" s1e1` ~3 seconds

Pick up remote
Open Netflix app
Search for show
Pick the season
Pick the episode
Press play

~30 seconds

bash

stv play netflix "Dark" s1e1

~3 seconds

No TV? No problem. Without a TV configured, stv opens content directly in your browser. Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, Disney+ — just pip install stv and go.

🛋 Vibe-code and chill

Vibe-coding at 2am. Claude writes your code. You tell it to put on a show. It does.

Code

you: play frieren on the living room tv
claude: Playing Frieren s2e8 on Living Room. (3s)

you: bit quieter
claude: Volume → 18.

you: good night
claude: All 3 TVs off.

Already installed stv? Just tell Claude:

bash

# Option 1 — just talk (zero config)
"run stv play netflix Frieren s2e8"

# Option 2 — install the Skill for auto-trigger
clawhub install smartest-tv
# now "play Frieren", "good night", "next episode" just work mid-session

_{Also available as an MCP server (21 tools) for Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and other MCP clients.}

🎯 Just type `stv`

stv home dashboard

No subcommand? You get a Now Playing card and three contextual next-actions based on your watch history — not a 30-command help dump.

bash

$ stv "play dark on netflix"     # natural language works
$ stv play "Frieren"             # auto-detects platform
$ stv next                       # continue last show
$ stv stats                      # → insights

Unknown input? You get a friendly hint, not an error.

🎨 A CLI that looks like a product

Every command renders with Catppuccin Mocha colors, semantic icons, and real visual hierarchy. Prefer another palette? Set STV_THEME=nord or STV_THEME=gruvbox.

--format json is always available when you need to pipe to jq.

✨ What it does

🎬 Play by name

bash

stv play netflix "Dark" s1e1
stv play disney "Percy Jackson" s1e1
stv play prime "The Boys" s1e1
stv play "Frieren" s2e8          # auto-detects platform

Say the name. stv finds the ID, opens the app, starts playback. Netflix and Apple TV+ resolve via HTML parsing. Disney+, Max, Prime, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock, Crunchyroll, and every platform on JustWatch resolve via their API — no login, no API key. Skip the platform name and stv auto-detects where it's streaming in your region.

🔗 Cast any URL

bash

stv cast https://youtu.be/dQw4w
stv cast https://netflix.com/watch/...
stv cast https://open.spotify.com/...

Friend sends a link. Paste it. TV plays it.

🎵 Queue & party

bash

stv queue add youtube "Gangnam Style"
stv queue add spotify "Blinding Lights"
stv queue play

Everyone adds their pick. TV plays in order.

🎭 Scene presets

bash

stv scene movie-night   # volume 20, cinema
stv scene kids          # volume 15, Cocomelon
stv scene sleep         # rain sounds, auto-off

One command sets the vibe.

🔊 Multi-room audio

bash

stv audio play "lo-fi beats"
stv audio volume kitchen 30
stv audio stop

Screens off. Music everywhere.
Free Sonos.

📺 TV as display

bash

stv display message "Dinner!"
stv display clock
stv display dashboard "Temp:22°C"

Dashboards, clocks, signage.
$0/month.

📊 Watch intelligence

bash

stv insights
stv screen-time
stv sub-value netflix --cost 17.99

Is your Netflix worth $18/month?

🌐 Sync party

bash

stv --all play youtube "lo-fi beats"
stv --group party play netflix "Wed..."
stv --all off   # good night

Every TV. At once. Even remote friends.

🤖 AI concierge

Code

"Play something chill"
→ tv_recommend → tv_play
→ Playing The Queen's Gambit

21 MCP tools. One sentence is enough.

🤖 Tell your AI to control your TV

stv is an MCP server. Claude, GPT, Cursor, or any MCP client can control your TV with natural language.

Setup (one line):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tv": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["stv"]
    }
  }
}

Or via OpenClaw:

bash

clawhub install smartest-tv

Then just talk:

Code

You: "I just got home, set up movie night"

Claude: 🎬 Movie night activated.
  Volume → 20, cinema mode on.
  
  Based on your history:
  1. The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)
  2. Ozark (Netflix)
  3. Squid Game S2 (Netflix)

You: "Play 1, put a clock on kitchen TV"

Claude: ✓ Playing The Queen's Gambit
         ✓ Clock on kitchen TV

All 21 MCP tools

Category	Tool	What it does
Play	`tv_play`	Search + play by name
	`tv_cast`	Cast any URL
	`tv_next`	Continue watching
	`tv_launch`	Launch app with ID
	`tv_resolve`	Get content ID only
Discover	`tv_whats_on`	Trending content
	`tv_recommend`	Personalized picks
Control	`tv_power`	On/off
	`tv_volume`	Get/set/step/mute
	`tv_screen`	Screen on/off
	`tv_notify`	Toast notification
	`tv_status`	Current state
Organize	`tv_queue`	Play queue
	`tv_scene`	Scene presets
	`tv_history`	Watch history
Intelligence	`tv_insights`	Viewing stats
	`tv_display`	TV as display
	`tv_audio`	Multi-room audio
Multi-TV	`tv_sync`	Play on all TVs
	`tv_list_tvs`	List TVs
	`tv_groups`	TV groups

📅 A day with stv

Time	What happens
7am	`stv display dashboard "Weather:18°C" "Meeting:10am"` on kitchen TV
8am	`stv scene kids --tv kids-room` -- Cocomelon, volume 15
12pm	Friend sends Netflix link → `stv cast <url>`
5pm	`stv screen-time` → kids watched 2h 15m today
6:30pm	`stv scene movie-night` -- volume 20, cinema mode
7pm	`stv recommend --mood chill` → suggests Ozark
9pm	`stv audio play "friday vibes" -p spotify` -- music everywhere
10pm	`stv --group party play netflix "Wednesday" s1e1` -- sync
11:30pm	`stv scene sleep` → `stv --all off` -- good night

🔥 Killer combos

🌙 Bedtime autopilot

bash

stv audio play "rain" --rooms bedroom
stv scene sleep
stv --all off

Ambient sound, screen off, auto-timer, every other TV killed.

🎧 Free Sonos

bash

stv audio play "lo-fi beats"
stv audio volume kitchen 40
stv audio volume bedroom 15

Every TV is a speaker. Per-room volume. Screens off.

💰 Subscription audit

bash

stv sub-value netflix --cost 17.99
# → $8.50/hr — consider canceling

stv sub-value youtube --cost 13.99
# → $1.20/hr — good value

10 more recipes →

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⚙️ How it works

Code

  "Play Dark S1E1"
        │
        ▼
  ┌─── Resolution ───┐
  │ Cache → API → Web │  content_id
  │  0.1s   1s    3s  │──────────────▶ 📺 TV plays it
  └───────────────────┘       │
                         Deep link via
                    LG / Samsung / Roku / Android

Say a name. stv resolves it to a content ID, deep-links into the app on your TV. No browser automation, no API keys, no cloud dependency. Results are cached so repeat plays are instant.

📦 Install

Terminal

pip install stv                    # LG webOS (default)
pip install "stv[samsung]"         # Samsung Tizen
pip install "stv[android]"         # Android TV / Fire TV
pip install "stv[all]"             # Everything

bash

stv setup                          # auto-discover + pair your TV

Supports LG webOS · Samsung Tizen · Android TV / Fire TV · Roku

Home Assistant (HACS)

Add as a custom repository (default listing in review: hacs/default#6907):

Code

HACS → ⋮ (top right) → Custom repositories
  URL: https://github.com/Hybirdss/smartest-tv
  Category: Integration → Add
Then: Install → Restart HA
Settings → Integrations → Add → "Smartest TV" → auto-discovers your TVs

Android TV / Fire TV: the setup flow shows a 6-digit PIN on the TV — enter it in the pairing form to finish. In HA OS / HA Container set STV_CONFIG_DIR=/config/smartest-tv so pairing survives container rebuilds. See docs/integrations/home-assistant.md.

Then use in automations:

yaml

service: media_player.play_media
target:
  entity_id: media_player.living_room
data:
  media_content_type: stv
  media_content_id: "netflix:Frieren:s2e8"

This does what HA's built-in media_player.play_media can't: resolve a show by name and deep-link into the streaming app. Power, volume, and playback controls also work as standard HA media player entities.

🔌 Works with

Integration	How
Home Assistant	HACS custom integration → `media_player.play_media` with content resolution
Claude Code / Cursor	Add MCP config → `"play Dark s1e1"`
OpenClaw	`clawhub install smartest-tv` → Telegram bot
cron	`0 7 * * * stv display dashboard ...`
Shell scripts	`sleep-mode`, `party-mode` one-liners
Any MCP client	21 tools, stdio or HTTP (`stv serve`)

📚 Docs


Getting Started	Setup for any TV brand
Playing Content	play, cast, queue, resolve
Scenes	movie-night, kids, sleep, custom
Sync & Party	Multi-TV, remote watch party
Recipes	10 powerful feature combos
AI Agents	MCP for Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw
CLI Reference	Every command and option
MCP Tools	All 21 tools with parameters

🔓 Open source

Every line of stv is on GitHub — the CLI, resolvers (Netflix, Apple TV+, YouTube, Spotify, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Paramount+, Hulu, Peacock, Crunchyroll, and more via JustWatch), all 4 TV drivers (LG, Samsung, Roku, Android), cache, sync engine, scenes, and all 253 tests. Streaming availability data powered by JustWatch.

🔒 Privacy

stv runs on your local network. No telemetry, no analytics, no cloud sync, no phoning home about what you watch. There is no posthog, no amplitude, no sentry, no mixpanel — grep the source.

One exception — community cache contribution. When you play content that isn't in the local cache, stv resolves it (via web parsing) and submits the resolved ID to a shared community cache so the next user gets an instant lookup. This is the same pattern as Wikipedia or a package mirror — many small contributions, anonymous.

What's sent (background HTTPS, fire-and-forget, never blocks playback):

Platform name (netflix / youtube / spotify)
Content slug (e.g. frieren)
Resolved content ID (Netflix title ID, YouTube video ID, Spotify URI)

What's not sent:

Your name, email, or any user identifier
Your IP address (the CDN sees a connection IP per standard HTTP, but the client never reads or transmits it)
Your watch history or play timestamps
Your TV's IP address or hardware info
Anything about how often or when you use stv

To disable cache contribution entirely:

server.ts

export STV_NO_CONTRIBUTE=1

Source: src/smartest_tv/cache.py — search for _contribute.

🤝 Contributing

211 tests. No TV needed to run them.

Terminal

pip install -e ".[dev]"
python -m pytest tests/ -v

Samsung, Roku, and Android TV drivers need real-world testing. If you have one, your feedback matters.

Cache Contributions · Driver Development

smartest-tv mascot

_{MIT License · Made with Python · No cloud required}

📺 smartest-tv

The CLI your TV has been waiting for.

🛋 Vibe-code and chill

🎯 Just type stv

🎨 A CLI that looks like a product

✨ What it does

🎬 Play by name

🔗 Cast any URL

🎵 Queue & party

🎭 Scene presets

🔊 Multi-room audio

📺 TV as display

📊 Watch intelligence

🌐 Sync party

🤖 AI concierge

🤖 Tell your AI to control your TV

📅 A day with stv

🔥 Killer combos

⚙️ How it works

📦 Install

Home Assistant (HACS)

🔌 Works with

📚 Docs

🔓 Open source

🔒 Privacy

🤝 Contributing

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smartest-tv

🎯 Just type `stv`