Hi folks,
I’ve been working on something new called RWAV Bridge — a lightweight Roon extension that lets you control playback, zones, browsing and discovery using natural language with an AI model of your choice.
It’s now in public beta, aimed at listeners who are comfortable with VS Code, API keys and basic config files — or anyone simply happy to have a crack at it.
There’s no coding involved, and all of the tools are free to download and use.
(Google currently offers a $300 free trial over 90 days for Gemini, which is handy.)
Once set up, you can talk to Roon naturally:
Examples of what you can say
- “What’s playing now?”
- “List my Roon zones.”
- “Play Kind of Blue in the office.”
- “Group the living room and kitchen.”
- “Find more work by Pat Metheny.”
- “Search for live Village Vanguard albums.”
- “Add Waltz for Debby next.”
- “Show me the first 10 items in my queue.”
- “Jump to Bluette in queue.”
- “Summarise my listening for the last 7 days.”
- “Plan a playlist of 10 tracks for my birthday party.”
- “Open Qobuz ‘Taste of Qobuz’ and let me pick an album to queue.”
Setup takes a bit of tinkering, but it’s all documented:
RWAV Bridge MCP Setup Tutorial
This beta focuses on local LAN control using Roo Code — a coding agent for VS Code that can function as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) client.
MCP is a new open standard that lets AI interact safely with real systems — in this case, your Roon Core.
Apps for ChatGPT will arrive soon, along with Apple TV and Apple Watch apps for big-screen and wrist control.
More info + screenshots:
https://rwav-bridge.co.uk
It’s still very much in beta, so do expect a few rough edges — but I’d genuinely love to hear what people think, what works for you, and where it falls over. Your feedback will help shape the next steps.
Cheers,
Craig @ RWAV-Bridge