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cli-anything-audacity

Command-line interface for Audacity - A stateful command-line interface for audio editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP and Ble...

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cli-anything-audacity

A stateful command-line interface for audio editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP and Blender CLIs in this repo.

Installation

This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-audacity package:

bash
pip install cli-anything-audacity

Prerequisites:

  • Python 3.10+
  • audacity must be installed on your system

Usage

Basic Commands

bash
# Show help
cli-anything-audacity --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-audacity

# Create a new project
cli-anything-audacity project new -o project.json

# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-audacity --json project info -p project.json

REPL Mode

When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:

bash
cli-anything-audacity
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history

Command Groups

Project

Project management commands.

Command Description
new Create a new project
open Open an existing project
save Save the current project
info Show project information
settings View or update project settings
json Print raw project JSON

Track

Track management commands.

Command Description
add Add a new track
remove Remove a track by index
list List all tracks
set Set a track property (name, mute, solo, volume, pan)

Clip

Clip management commands.

Command Description
import Probe/import an audio file (show metadata)
add Add an audio clip to a track
remove Remove a clip from a track
trim Trim a clip's start and/or end
split Split a clip at a given time position
move Move a clip to a new start time
list List clips on a track

Effect Group

Effect management commands.

Command Description
list-available List all available effects
info Show details about an effect
add Add an effect to a track
remove Remove an effect by index
set Set an effect parameter
list List effects on a track

Selection

Selection management commands.

Command Description
set Set selection range
all Select all (entire project duration)
none Clear selection
info Show current selection

Label

Label/marker management commands.

Command Description
add Add a label at a time position
remove Remove a label by index
list List all labels

Media

Media file operations.

Command Description
probe Analyze an audio file
check Check that all referenced audio files exist

Export Group

Export/render commands.

Command Description
presets List export presets
preset-info Show preset details
render Render the project to an audio file

Session Group

Session management commands.

Command Description
status Show session status
undo Undo the last operation
redo Redo the last undone operation
history Show undo history

Examples

Create a New Project

Create a new audacity project file.

bash
cli-anything-audacity project new -o myproject.json
# Or with JSON output for programmatic use
cli-anything-audacity --json project new -o myproject.json

Interactive REPL Session

Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.

bash
cli-anything-audacity
# Enter commands interactively
# Use 'help' to see available commands
# Use 'undo' and 'redo' for history navigation

Export Project

Export the project to a final output format.

bash
cli-anything-audacity --project myproject.json export render output.pdf --overwrite

State Management

The CLI maintains session state with:

  • Undo/Redo: Up to 50 levels of history
  • Project persistence: Save/load project state as JSON
  • Session tracking: Track modifications and changes

Output Formats

All commands support dual output modes:

  • Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text
  • Machine-readable (--json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption
bash
# Human output
cli-anything-audacity project info -p project.json

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-audacity --json project info -p project.json

For AI Agents

When using this CLI programmatically:

  1. Always use --json flag for parseable output
  2. Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors
  3. Parse stderr for error messages on failure
  4. Use absolute paths for all file operations
  5. Verify outputs exist after export operations

More Information

  • Full documentation: See README.md in the package
  • Test coverage: See TEST.md in the package
  • Methodology: See HARNESS.md in the cli-anything-plugin

Version

1.0.0

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