add-playlist-tracks
Add and remove tracks from playlists with position management and validation (project)
Best use case
add-playlist-tracks is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Add and remove tracks from playlists with position management and validation (project)
Teams using add-playlist-tracks should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
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Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/add-playlist-tracks/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How add-playlist-tracks Compares
| Feature / Agent | add-playlist-tracks | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Add and remove tracks from playlists with position management and validation (project)
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
# Add Playlist Tracks Skill
Implement adding and removing tracks from playlists with ownership validation, position management, and quota enforcement.
## Overview
Playlist track management involves:
- Adding tracks at specific positions (or appending)
- Removing tracks by position
- Validating track ownership and status
- Enforcing track limits per playlist
- Maintaining position integrity
## Steps
### 1. Create Request Models
Location: `src/NovaTuneApp/NovaTuneApp.ApiService/Models/Playlists/`
```csharp
namespace NovaTuneApp.ApiService.Models.Playlists;
/// <summary>
/// Request to add tracks to a playlist.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="TrackIds">Track IDs to add (1-100 per request)</param>
/// <param name="Position">Insert position (null = append to end)</param>
public record AddTracksRequest(
IReadOnlyList<string> TrackIds,
int? Position = null);
```
### 2. Add Validation
Location: `src/NovaTuneApp/NovaTuneApp.ApiService/Validators/`
```csharp
using FluentValidation;
namespace NovaTuneApp.ApiService.Validators;
public class AddTracksRequestValidator : AbstractValidator<AddTracksRequest>
{
public AddTracksRequestValidator(IOptions<PlaylistOptions> options)
{
RuleFor(x => x.TrackIds)
.NotEmpty()
.WithMessage("At least one track ID is required")
.Must(ids => ids.Count <= options.Value.MaxTracksPerAddRequest)
.WithMessage($"Maximum {options.Value.MaxTracksPerAddRequest} tracks per request");
RuleForEach(x => x.TrackIds)
.Must(id => Ulid.TryParse(id, out _))
.WithMessage("Track ID must be a valid ULID");
RuleFor(x => x.Position)
.GreaterThanOrEqualTo(0)
.When(x => x.Position.HasValue)
.WithMessage("Position must be non-negative");
}
}
```
### 3. Implement Add Tracks in Service
Location: `src/NovaTuneApp/NovaTuneApp.ApiService/Services/PlaylistService.cs`
```csharp
public async Task<PlaylistDetails> AddTracksAsync(
string playlistId,
string userId,
AddTracksRequest request,
CancellationToken ct = default)
{
var playlist = await _session.LoadAsync<Playlist>($"Playlists/{playlistId}", ct);
if (playlist is null)
throw new PlaylistNotFoundException(playlistId);
if (playlist.UserId != userId)
throw new PlaylistAccessDeniedException(playlistId);
// Check track limit
if (playlist.TrackCount + request.TrackIds.Count > _options.Value.MaxTracksPerPlaylist)
{
throw new PlaylistTrackLimitExceededException(
playlistId,
playlist.TrackCount,
request.TrackIds.Count,
_options.Value.MaxTracksPerPlaylist);
}
// Load and validate all tracks
var trackDocIds = request.TrackIds.Select(id => $"Tracks/{id}").ToList();
var trackDocs = await _session.LoadAsync<Track>(trackDocIds, ct);
var validatedTracks = new List<Track>();
foreach (var trackId in request.TrackIds)
{
var docId = $"Tracks/{trackId}";
if (!trackDocs.TryGetValue(docId, out var track) || track is null)
throw new TrackNotFoundException(trackId);
if (track.UserId != userId)
throw new TrackAccessDeniedException(trackId);
if (track.Status == TrackStatus.Deleted)
throw new TrackDeletedException(trackId);
validatedTracks.Add(track);
}
var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
var insertPosition = request.Position ?? playlist.Tracks.Count;
// Validate insert position
if (insertPosition < 0 || insertPosition > playlist.Tracks.Count)
{
throw new InvalidPositionException(insertPosition, playlist.Tracks.Count + 1);
}
// Shift existing tracks at and after insert position
foreach (var entry in playlist.Tracks.Where(t => t.Position >= insertPosition))
{
entry.Position += request.TrackIds.Count;
}
// Create new track entries
var newEntries = request.TrackIds.Select((id, i) => new PlaylistTrackEntry
{
Position = insertPosition + i,
TrackId = id,
AddedAt = now
}).ToList();
playlist.Tracks.AddRange(newEntries);
// Sort by position to maintain order
playlist.Tracks = playlist.Tracks.OrderBy(t => t.Position).ToList();
// Update denormalized fields
playlist.TrackCount = playlist.Tracks.Count;
playlist.TotalDuration = CalculateTotalDuration(playlist.Tracks, trackDocs);
playlist.UpdatedAt = now;
await _session.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
_logger.LogInformation(
"Added {Count} tracks to playlist {PlaylistId} at position {Position} for user {UserId}",
request.TrackIds.Count, playlistId, insertPosition, userId);
return await MapToDetailsAsync(playlist, ct);
}
private TimeSpan CalculateTotalDuration(
List<PlaylistTrackEntry> entries,
IDictionary<string, Track?> trackDocs)
{
var total = TimeSpan.Zero;
foreach (var entry in entries)
{
if (trackDocs.TryGetValue($"Tracks/{entry.TrackId}", out var track) && track is not null)
{
total += track.Duration;
}
}
return total;
}
```
### 4. Implement Remove Track in Service
```csharp
public async Task RemoveTrackAsync(
string playlistId,
string userId,
int position,
CancellationToken ct = default)
{
var playlist = await _session.LoadAsync<Playlist>($"Playlists/{playlistId}", ct);
if (playlist is null)
throw new PlaylistNotFoundException(playlistId);
if (playlist.UserId != userId)
throw new PlaylistAccessDeniedException(playlistId);
// Find track at position
var trackToRemove = playlist.Tracks.FirstOrDefault(t => t.Position == position);
if (trackToRemove is null)
throw new PlaylistTrackNotFoundException(playlistId, position);
// Remove the track
playlist.Tracks.Remove(trackToRemove);
// Reindex positions for tracks after the removed one
foreach (var entry in playlist.Tracks.Where(t => t.Position > position))
{
entry.Position--;
}
// Update denormalized fields
playlist.TrackCount = playlist.Tracks.Count;
playlist.UpdatedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
// Recalculate total duration
await RecalculateTotalDurationAsync(playlist, ct);
await _session.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
_logger.LogInformation(
"Removed track at position {Position} from playlist {PlaylistId} for user {UserId}",
position, playlistId, userId);
}
private async Task RecalculateTotalDurationAsync(Playlist playlist, CancellationToken ct)
{
if (playlist.Tracks.Count == 0)
{
playlist.TotalDuration = TimeSpan.Zero;
return;
}
var trackIds = playlist.Tracks.Select(t => $"Tracks/{t.TrackId}").ToList();
var tracks = await _session.LoadAsync<Track>(trackIds, ct);
playlist.TotalDuration = CalculateTotalDuration(playlist.Tracks, tracks);
}
```
### 5. Create Custom Exceptions
Location: `src/NovaTuneApp/NovaTuneApp.ApiService/Infrastructure/Exceptions/`
```csharp
namespace NovaTuneApp.ApiService.Infrastructure.Exceptions;
/// <summary>
/// Thrown when adding tracks would exceed the playlist track limit.
/// </summary>
public class PlaylistTrackLimitExceededException : Exception
{
public string PlaylistId { get; }
public int CurrentCount { get; }
public int AddCount { get; }
public int MaxCount { get; }
public PlaylistTrackLimitExceededException(
string playlistId,
int currentCount,
int addCount,
int maxCount)
: base($"Cannot add {addCount} tracks. Playlist has {currentCount} tracks, limit is {maxCount}.")
{
PlaylistId = playlistId;
CurrentCount = currentCount;
AddCount = addCount;
MaxCount = maxCount;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Thrown when a track is not found at the specified position in a playlist.
/// </summary>
public class PlaylistTrackNotFoundException : Exception
{
public string PlaylistId { get; }
public int Position { get; }
public PlaylistTrackNotFoundException(string playlistId, int position)
: base($"No track found at position {position} in playlist {playlistId}")
{
PlaylistId = playlistId;
Position = position;
}
}
```
### 6. Add Endpoints
Location: `src/NovaTuneApp/NovaTuneApp.ApiService/Endpoints/PlaylistEndpoints.cs`
```csharp
group.MapPost("/{playlistId}/tracks", HandleAddTracks)
.WithName("AddTracksToPlaylist")
.WithSummary("Add tracks to a playlist")
.Produces<PlaylistDetails>(StatusCodes.Status200OK)
.ProducesProblem(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)
.ProducesProblem(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden)
.ProducesProblem(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)
.RequireRateLimiting("playlist-tracks-add");
group.MapDelete("/{playlistId}/tracks/{position:int}", HandleRemoveTrack)
.WithName("RemoveTrackFromPlaylist")
.WithSummary("Remove a track from a playlist by position")
.Produces(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)
.ProducesProblem(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)
.RequireRateLimiting("playlist-tracks-remove");
private static async Task<IResult> HandleAddTracks(
[FromRoute] string playlistId,
[FromBody] AddTracksRequest request,
[FromServices] IPlaylistService playlistService,
[FromServices] IValidator<AddTracksRequest> validator,
ClaimsPrincipal user,
CancellationToken ct)
{
if (!Ulid.TryParse(playlistId, out _))
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Invalid playlist ID",
detail: "Playlist ID must be a valid ULID.",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/invalid-playlist-id");
}
var validationResult = await validator.ValidateAsync(request, ct);
if (!validationResult.IsValid)
{
return Results.ValidationProblem(validationResult.ToDictionary());
}
var userId = user.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)!;
try
{
var playlist = await playlistService.AddTracksAsync(
playlistId, userId, request, ct);
return Results.Ok(playlist);
}
catch (PlaylistNotFoundException)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Playlist not found",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status404NotFound,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/playlist-not-found");
}
catch (PlaylistAccessDeniedException)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Access denied",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/forbidden");
}
catch (TrackNotFoundException ex)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Track not found",
detail: $"Track {ex.Message} was not found.",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status404NotFound,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/track-not-found");
}
catch (TrackAccessDeniedException ex)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Track access denied",
detail: $"You do not have access to track {ex.Message}.",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/track-forbidden");
}
catch (TrackDeletedException ex)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Track is deleted",
detail: $"Track {ex.Message} has been deleted and cannot be added to playlists.",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status409Conflict,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/track-deleted");
}
catch (PlaylistTrackLimitExceededException ex)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Track limit exceeded",
detail: ex.Message,
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/playlist-track-limit-exceeded",
extensions: new Dictionary<string, object?>
{
["currentCount"] = ex.CurrentCount,
["addCount"] = ex.AddCount,
["maxCount"] = ex.MaxCount
});
}
catch (InvalidPositionException ex)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Invalid position",
detail: ex.Message,
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/invalid-position");
}
}
private static async Task<IResult> HandleRemoveTrack(
[FromRoute] string playlistId,
[FromRoute] int position,
[FromServices] IPlaylistService playlistService,
ClaimsPrincipal user,
CancellationToken ct)
{
if (!Ulid.TryParse(playlistId, out _))
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Invalid playlist ID",
detail: "Playlist ID must be a valid ULID.",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/invalid-playlist-id");
}
if (position < 0)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Invalid position",
detail: "Position must be non-negative.",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/invalid-position");
}
var userId = user.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)!;
try
{
await playlistService.RemoveTrackAsync(playlistId, userId, position, ct);
return Results.NoContent();
}
catch (PlaylistNotFoundException)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Playlist not found",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status404NotFound,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/playlist-not-found");
}
catch (PlaylistAccessDeniedException)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Access denied",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/forbidden");
}
catch (PlaylistTrackNotFoundException ex)
{
return Results.Problem(
title: "Track not found in playlist",
detail: $"No track at position {ex.Position}.",
statusCode: StatusCodes.Status404NotFound,
type: "https://novatune.dev/errors/track-not-in-playlist");
}
}
```
## Request/Response Examples
### Add Tracks Request
```json
POST /playlists/01HXK.../tracks
{
"trackIds": ["01HXL...", "01HXM...", "01HXN..."],
"position": 5
}
```
### Add Tracks Response (200 OK)
```json
{
"playlistId": "01HXK...",
"name": "My Playlist",
"trackCount": 25,
"totalDuration": "PT1H30M",
"updatedAt": "2025-01-08T12:00:00Z"
}
```
### Remove Track Request
```
DELETE /playlists/01HXK.../tracks/5
```
### Remove Track Response
```
204 No Content
```
## Validation Rules
### Adding Tracks
| Rule | Error |
|------|-------|
| TrackIds not empty | 400 Bad Request |
| Max 100 tracks per request | 400 Bad Request |
| All track IDs valid ULIDs | 400 Bad Request |
| All tracks exist | 404 Not Found |
| All tracks owned by user | 403 Forbidden |
| No tracks with Deleted status | 409 Conflict |
| Position in valid range | 400 Bad Request |
| Won't exceed 10,000 track limit | 403 Forbidden |
### Removing Tracks
| Rule | Error |
|------|-------|
| Position >= 0 | 400 Bad Request |
| Track exists at position | 404 Not Found |
| Playlist exists | 404 Not Found |
| User owns playlist | 403 Forbidden |
## Duplicates Policy
Per requirements (Req 7 clarifications), **duplicates are allowed**. The same track can appear multiple times in a playlist at different positions.
## Position Management
Positions are 0-based and contiguous:
- `[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]` - Valid
- `[0, 1, 3, 4]` - Invalid (gap at position 2)
After any add/remove operation, positions are automatically reindexed to maintain contiguity.
## Stage 6 Documentation
- **Add Tracks API**: `doc/implementation/stage-6/07-api-add-tracks.md`
- **Remove Track API**: `doc/implementation/stage-6/08-api-remove-track.md`
- **Service Interface**: `doc/implementation/stage-6/10-service-interface.md`
- **Test Strategy**: `doc/implementation/stage-6/18-test-strategy.md`
## Related Skills
- **implement-playlists** - Full playlist implementation plan
- **add-playlist-reordering** - Track reordering operations
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