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Summary

Adds a setup guide for the Soloist engine from #935, docs/soloist.md:

• When to use Soloist: an account that native streaming cannot play (error audio key 0 1), or lossless audio.
• What you need: a build with soloist, Premium, a supported system, a Soloist API key, and the Spotify app once to pair.
• The setup in five steps in Settings (download, get a key, enter it, switch the engine, pair), with the terminal key and the GUI button for each.
• Audio quality, switching back, the config keys and the key file, where the files go, the limits (90-day builds, the key on Soloist's command line, no offline mode, no other sources queued behind Spotify), and a table from each status message to what to do.

The other docs link to it: docs/README.md, docs/native-streaming.md (with a section for tracks that fail one after another), docs/configuration.md (the three new behavior keys and soloist_credentials.yml) and the root README.md. docs/installation.md names the Soloist engine in the prebuilt builds and adds soloist to the cargo install feature lines.

Testing

Docs only. I checked every link and anchor in the new guide by hand, and every message in the troubleshooting table against the English strings in src/core/i18n/status_infra.rs. I followed the setup steps myself on Windows, in the terminal and the desktop app, in a fresh config.

Additional notes

The guide says "make a Soloist API key there and copy it" for Spotify's developer dashboard; it does not name the dashboard's buttons.

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• Documentation
  • Added a guide to Spotify Soloist as an alternative playback engine, covering setup, pairing, audio quality, supported systems, limitations, and troubleshooting.
  • Expanded configuration guidance with engine selection, Soloist settings, and API key options. Engine changes take effect immediately; other listed settings still require a restart.
  • Updated installation guidance to include Soloist in build options.
  • Added troubleshooting advice for native playback failures and clarified when Soloist may be useful.

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Walkthrough

The documentation adds Soloist as an alternative Spotify playback engine. It covers build features, configuration, setup, playback quality, engine switching, limitations, and troubleshooting.

Changes: Soloist documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Build and configuration docs/installation.md, docs/configuration.md	Installation examples add the Soloist feature. Configuration guidance covers engine selection, executable path, audio quality, and API key sources.
Setup and playback docs/soloist.md, README.md, docs/README.md	The documentation describes Soloist prerequisites, setup, pairing, playback quality, and engine switching. The README files link to the Soloist guide.
Playback troubleshooting docs/native-streaming.md	The documentation describes the error audio key 0 1 symptom and the offer to set up Soloist after three consecutive track failures.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

Possibly related issues

• Spotify playback fails on some accounts #932: The documentation describes the same error audio key 0 1 failure and the Soloist workaround.

Possibly related PRs

• LargeModGames/spotatui#935: This PR documents the Soloist engine behavior, setup, and configuration implemented by that PR.

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to bcdbe

The Soloist setup and installation guidance is consistent with the checked implementation. No identified issue remains to block merging after normal checks.

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The title uses the conventional-commit prefix docs with the scope soloist, matching the repo's allowed prefixes. It is concise and imperative, and it matches the changeset: a new docs/soloist.md setup guide, plus links to it from the other docs and README files.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @docs/configuration.md:
- Line 81: Update the playback_engine timing statement in the configuration
documentation to qualify that it switches immediately only while streaming is
enabled; retain the restart requirement for the other fields.

Review comments at @docs/installation.md:
- Line 42: Update the `cargo binstall` sentence in the installation summary to
promise all features only when a matching release artifact is available; clarify
that without one, its `cargo install` fallback uses the default feature set
without Soloist.

Review comments at @docs/soloist.md:
- Line 29: Update the Soloist switching instructions to require Enable Streaming
before saving a change to Playback Engine, and state that the no-restart
behavior applies with enable_streaming enabled. Apply the same condition to the
switch-back-to-librespot instruction.

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