wallacedobbs428/cli-anything-kdenlive

cli-anything-kdenlive

A stateful command-line interface for video editing, following the same patterns as the Blender CLI harness. Uses a JSON project format with MLT XML generation for Kdenlive/melt.

Installation

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

pip install cli-anything-kdenlive

Prerequisites:

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

Usage

Basic Commands

# Show help
cli-anything-kdenlive --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-kdenlive

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

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

REPL Mode

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

cli-anything-kdenlive
# 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 | | profiles | List available video profiles | | json | Print raw project JSON |

Bin Group

Media bin management commands.

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | import | Import a clip into the media bin | | remove | Remove a clip from the bin | | list | List all clips in the bin | | get | Get detailed clip info |

Timeline

Timeline management commands.

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | add-track | Add a track to the timeline | | remove-track | Remove a track | | add-clip | Add a clip to a track | | remove-clip | Remove a clip from a track | | trim | Trim a clip's in/out points | | split | Split a clip at a time offset | | move | Move a clip to a new position | | list | List all tracks |

Filter Group

Filter/effect management commands.

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

Transition

Transition management commands.

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | add | Add a transition between tracks | | remove | Remove a transition | | set | Set a transition parameter | | list | List all transitions |

Guide

Guide/marker management commands.

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | add | Add a guide at a position (seconds) | | remove | Remove a guide | | list | List all guides |

Export

Export and render commands.

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | xml | Generate Kdenlive/MLT XML | | presets | List available render 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 kdenlive project file.

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

Interactive REPL Session

Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.

cli-anything-kdenlive
# 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-kdenlive --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-kdenlive project info -p project.json

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-kdenlive --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