# Play Sound

> Use this tool when you need to receive audio notifications for completed coding tasks, enabling AI agents to provide audible feedback and enhance productivity. It solves the problem of constant screen monitoring by playing customizable sound alerts, and offers a user-friendly interface with inputs for sound selection and volume control, and outputs for audio playback and device status. Ideal for developers seeking efficient task management and real-time updates from AI coding assistants.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/davidteren-play-sound  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/davidteren-play-sound

## Description

This MCP server provides audio notification capabilities for AI agents, enabling them to play sound alerts when coding tasks are completed. Built using Python with FastMCP and multiple audio backend support (afplay for macOS and simpleaudio for cross-platform compatibility), it offers four core tools: play_notification_sound for triggering audio alerts with custom or default sounds, get_audio_status for checking system configuration and available backends, test_audio_playback for troubleshooting audio functionality, and list_audio_devices for discovering available output devices on macOS. The implementation features automatic fallback between audio backends, volume control, device switching capabilities, configurable timeouts, and security restrictions to prevent unauthorized file access, making it valuable for developers who want audible feedback from AI coding assistants to stay informed about task completion without constantly monitoring their screens.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/davidteren-play-sound)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/davidteren/play-sound-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "davidteren-play-sound"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/davidteren-play-sound` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/davidteren-play-sound/pull`

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