Cli Anything Audacity

Name: Cli Anything Audacity
Author: hkuds

hkuds/cli-anything

383 installs
46.6k repo stars
Updated August 3, 2026
hkuds/cli-anything

cli-anything-audacity is a Python agent skill that exposes a stateful command-line interface to Audacity so developers automating podcast or voiceover pipelines can import audio, apply effects, and export tracks without

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cli-anything-audacity is a hkuds/cli-anything agent skill that installs the cli-anything-audacity Python package via pip and provides a stateful REPL-style CLI for Audacity audio editing. Following the same harness patterns as sibling GIMP and Blender CLIs in the repo, agents run commands like cli-anything-audacity --help or launch interactive mode to import tracks, apply effects, and export finished audio programmatically. Prerequisites are Python 3.10+ and a system Audacity installation. Developers reach for cli-anything-audacity when building agent-driven podcast editing, voiceover batch processing, or CI-adjacent audio pipelines that need repeatable Audacity operations instead of fragile GUI macros. The skill pairs with other cli-anything media CLIs when agents must orchestrate multi-tool creative workflows from the terminal.

Audacity CLI automation
Batch audio effect chains
Import and export workflows
Agent-driven podcast editing
GUI app terminal control

Cli Anything Audacity by the numbers

383 all-time installs (skills.sh)
+13 installs in the week ending Aug 2, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
Ranked #142 of 550 CLI & Terminal skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)

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How do agents automate Audacity audio editing from CLI?

Let agents control Audacity via CLI to import audio, apply effects, export tracks, and automate podcast or voiceover editing without manual GUI clicks.

Who is it for?

Developers wiring AI agents into podcast, voiceover, or audio post-production pipelines that already run Audacity locally.

Skip if: Developers who need serverless audio processing without a local Audacity install or who only need lightweight ffmpeg one-liners.

When should I use this skill?

User asks to automate Audacity, edit audio via CLI, or let an agent control podcast or voiceover workflows programmatically.

What you get

Exported audio tracks, Audacity project state, and repeatable CLI command transcripts.

exported audio files
CLI command transcript

By the numbers

Requires Python 3.10+ and a system Audacity installation
Installable via pip install cli-anything-audacity

Files

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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:

pip install cli-anything-audacity

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
audacity must be installed on your system

Usage

Basic Commands

# 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:

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.

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.

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.

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

# 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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FAQ

What do you need to run cli-anything-audacity?

cli-anything-audacity requires Python 3.10+ and a system Audacity installation. Install the package with pip install cli-anything-audacity, then invoke cli-anything-audacity or its interactive REPL from an agent shell session.

How does cli-anything-audacity differ from ffmpeg scripts?

cli-anything-audacity drives Audacity's native editing workflow through a stateful CLI harness, preserving project state and effect chains. ffmpeg one-liners suit quick transcodes but lack Audacity's multi-track effect pipeline that agents control here.

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