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--- name: "cli-anything-audacity" description: >- Command-line interface for Audacity - A stateful command-line interface for audio editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP and Blender... --- # 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 `` ## Sta