Cli Anything Obs Studio

Name: Cli Anything Obs Studio
Author: hkuds

hkuds/cli-anything

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

cli-anything-obs-studio is a Python CLI skill that controls OBS Studio scenes, sources, recording, and streaming so agents can automate live demos, podcast captures, and repeatable broadcast setups.

About

cli-anything-obs-studio is a stateful command-line interface for OBS Studio scene collection editing from hkuds/cli-anything, installable via pip install cli-anything-obs_studio. The CLI follows the same patterns as the Blender CLI harness, uses a JSON scene collection format, and can edit scene collections without OBS running for editing tasks. Prerequisites include Python 3.10+ and OBS Studio installed on the system. Developers and agents use it to automate scene switches, source management, recording starts, and streaming setups for launch demos, podcasts, and repeatable broadcast configurations from terminal scripts.

Scene and source switching
Start stop record and stream
WebSocket control abstraction
Repeatable broadcast runbooks
Agent-driven live demo setup

Cli Anything Obs Studio by the numbers

366 all-time installs (skills.sh)
+16 installs in the week ending Aug 2, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
Ranked #153 of 550 CLI & Terminal skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)

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Last updated	August 3, 2026
Repository	hkuds/cli-anything ↗

How do you control OBS Studio from the command line?

Control OBS Studio scenes, sources, recording, and streaming from the CLI so agents can automate live demos, podcast captures, and repeatable broadcast setups for launch content.

Who is it for?

Developers automating launch demos, podcast recordings, or repeatable OBS broadcast setups who want terminal-driven scene and stream control.

Skip if: Video editors needing GUI-only OBS workflows without CLI automation or Python 3.10+ scripting environments.

When should I use this skill?

User wants CLI control of OBS scenes, sources, recording, streaming, or automated scene collection editing for demos and broadcasts.

What you get

JSON scene collection edits, automated recording/stream scripts, and repeatable OBS broadcast configurations

Scene collection JSON
Recording/stream automation scripts

By the numbers

Requires Python 3.10+ and pip install cli-anything-obs_studio
Uses JSON scene collection format for OBS scene editing

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

cli-anything-obs_studio

A stateful command-line interface for OBS Studio scene collection editing, following the same patterns as the Blender CLI harness. Uses a JSON scene collection format. No OBS installation required for editing.

Installation

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

pip install cli-anything-obs_studio

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
obs_studio must be installed on your system

Usage

Basic Commands

# Show help
cli-anything-obs_studio --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-obs_studio

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

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

REPL Mode

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

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

Command Groups

Project

Project management commands.

Command	Description
`new`	Create a new OBS scene collection
`open`	Open an existing project
`save`	Save the current project
`info`	Show project information
`json`	Print raw project JSON

Scene Group

Scene management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a new scene
`remove`	Remove a scene by index
`duplicate`	Duplicate a scene
`set-active`	Set the active scene
`list`	List all scenes

Source Group

Source management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a source to a scene
`remove`	Remove a source by index
`duplicate`	Duplicate a source
`set`	Set a source property (name, visible, locked, opacity, rotation)
`transform`	Transform a source (position, size, crop, rotation)
`list`	List all sources in a scene

Filter Group

Filter management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a filter to a source
`remove`	Remove a filter from a source
`set`	Set a filter parameter
`list`	List all filters on a source
`list-available`	List all available filter types

Audio Group

Audio management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a global audio source
`remove`	Remove a global audio source
`volume`	Set volume for an audio source (0.0-3.0)
`mute`	Mute an audio source
`unmute`	Unmute an audio source
`monitor`	Set audio monitoring type
`list`	List all audio sources

Transition Group

Transition management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a transition
`remove`	Remove a transition
`set-active`	Set the active transition
`duration`	Set transition duration in milliseconds
`list`	List all transitions

Output Group

Output/streaming/recording configuration.

Command	Description
`streaming`	Configure streaming settings
`recording`	Configure recording settings
`settings`	Configure output settings
`info`	Show current output configuration
`presets`	List available encoding presets

Session

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 obs_studio project file.

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

Interactive REPL Session

Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.

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

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-obs_studio project info -p project.json

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-obs_studio --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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How it compares

Choose this for scriptable OBS scene and stream control; use OBS WebSocket plugins when you need live runtime control inside a running OBS instance only.

FAQ

How do you install cli-anything-obs-studio?

cli-anything-obs-studio installs via pip install cli-anything-obs_studio from the hkuds/cli-anything package. Python 3.10+ and OBS Studio must be installed on the system.

Can cli-anything-obs-studio edit scenes without OBS open?

cli-anything-obs-studio uses a JSON scene collection format and supports editing scene collections without OBS running, following the same stateful CLI patterns as the Blender harness.

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