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+package capabilities
+
+// PlaylistGenerator provides dynamically-generated playlists (e.g., "Daily Mix",
+// personalized recommendations). Plugins implementing this capability expose two
+// functions: GetPlaylists for lightweight discovery and GetPlaylist for fetching
+// the heavy payload (tracks, metadata).
+//
+//nd:capability name=playlistgenerator required=true
+type PlaylistGenerator interface {
+	// GetPlaylists returns the list of playlists this plugin provides.
+	//nd:export name=nd_playlist_generator_get_playlists
+	GetPlaylists(GetPlaylistsRequest) (GetPlaylistsResponse, error)
+
+	// GetPlaylist returns the full data for a single playlist (tracks, metadata).
+	//nd:export name=nd_playlist_generator_get_playlist
+	GetPlaylist(GetPlaylistRequest) (GetPlaylistResponse, error)
+}
+
+// GetPlaylistsRequest is the request for GetPlaylists.
+type GetPlaylistsRequest struct{}
+
+// GetPlaylistsResponse is the response for GetPlaylists.
+type GetPlaylistsResponse struct {
+	// Playlists is the list of playlists provided by this plugin.
+	Playlists []PlaylistInfo `json:"playlists"`
+	// RefreshInterval is the number of seconds until the next GetPlaylists call.
+	// 0 means never re-discover.
+	RefreshInterval int64 `json:"refreshInterval"`
+}
+
+// PlaylistInfo identifies a plugin playlist and its target user.
+type PlaylistInfo struct {
+	// ID is the plugin-scoped unique identifier for this playlist.
+	ID string `json:"id"`
+	// OwnerUserID is the Navidrome user ID that owns this playlist.
+	OwnerUserID string `json:"ownerUserId"`
+}
+
+// GetPlaylistRequest is the request for GetPlaylist.
+type GetPlaylistRequest struct {
+	// ID is the plugin-scoped playlist ID.
+	ID string `json:"id"`
+}
+
+// GetPlaylistResponse is the response for GetPlaylist.
+type GetPlaylistResponse struct {
+	// Name is the display name of the playlist.
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Description is an optional description for the playlist.
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	// CoverArtURL is an optional external URL for the playlist cover art.
+	CoverArtURL string `json:"coverArtUrl,omitempty"`
+	// Tracks is the list of songs in the playlist, using SongRef for matching.
+	Tracks []SongRef `json:"tracks"`
+	// ValidUntil is a unix timestamp indicating when this playlist data expires.
+	// 0 means static (never refresh).
+	ValidUntil int64 `json:"validUntil"`
+}