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CLI Anything Audacity

by HKUDS in HKUDS/CLI-Anything

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

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install CLI Anything Audacity

skills CLI
$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-audacity -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-audacity --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-audacity .claude/skills/cli-anything-audacity && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
cli-anything-audacity
GitHub stars
52k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
497 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

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

  • Works in 5 steps: Always use --json flag for parseable… → Check return codes - 0 for success,… → Parse stderr for error messages on failure → …
  • Tasks that involve Music and audio generation
  • SKILL.md covers Installation, Usage, Command Groups and Examples, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls pip

What it does

CLI Anything Audacity is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Command-line interface for Audacity - A stateful command-line interface for audio editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP and Ble...

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Music and audio generation. The repository describes itself as: "CLI-Anything: Making ALL Software Agent-Native" -- CLI-Hub: https://clianything.cc/. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Music and audio generation

Example prompts

  • “/cli-anything-audacity”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  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

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 34f5195. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pip

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

CLI Anything Audacity loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 497 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from HKUDS/CLI-Anything at commit 34f5195, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© HKUDS). 497 words, ~1,324 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cli-anything-audacity/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
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 Ble...

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.

CommandDescription
newCreate a new project
openOpen an existing project
saveSave the current project
infoShow project information
settingsView or update project settings
jsonPrint raw project JSON
Track

Track management commands.

CommandDescription
addAdd a new track
removeRemove a track by index
listList all tracks
setSet a track property (name, mute, solo, volume, pan)
Clip

Clip management commands.

CommandDescription
importProbe/import an audio file (show metadata)
addAdd an audio clip to a track
removeRemove a clip from a track
trimTrim a clip's start and/or end
splitSplit a clip at a given time position
moveMove a clip to a new start time
listList clips on a track
Effect Group

Effect management commands.

CommandDescription
list-availableList all available effects
infoShow details about an effect
addAdd an effect to a track
removeRemove an effect by index
setSet an effect parameter
listList effects on a track
Selection

Selection management commands.

CommandDescription
setSet selection range
allSelect all (entire project duration)
noneClear selection
infoShow current selection
Label

Label/marker management commands.

CommandDescription
addAdd a label at a time position
removeRemove a label by index
listList all labels
Media

Media file operations.

CommandDescription
probeAnalyze an audio file
checkCheck that all referenced audio files exist
Show full SKILL.md (202 more words)Show less
Export Group

Export/render commands.

CommandDescription
presetsList export presets
preset-infoShow preset details
renderRender the project to an audio file
Session Group

Session management commands.

CommandDescription
statusShow session status
undoUndo the last operation
redoRedo the last undone operation
historyShow 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

© HKUDS, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/cli-anything-audacity of HKUDS/CLI-Anything.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 34f5195

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Categories

Questions about CLI Anything Audacity

What does CLI Anything Audacity do?

Command-line interface for Audacity - A stateful command-line interface for audio editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP and Ble... CLI Anything Audacity is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Command-line interface for Audacity - A stateful command-line interface for audio editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP and Ble...

When should I use CLI Anything Audacity?

CLI Anything Audacity fits situations like: tasks that involve Music and audio generation.

How do I install CLI Anything Audacity in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-audacity -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cli-anything-audacity in HKUDS/CLI-Anything) into .claude/skills/cli-anything-audacity in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install CLI Anything Audacity in Codex?

Run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-audacity -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cli-anything-audacity in HKUDS/CLI-Anything) into .agents/skills/cli-anything-audacity in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use CLI Anything Audacity in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-audacity -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cli-anything-audacity, .gemini/skills/cli-anything-audacity, .github/skills/cli-anything-audacity and .opencode/skills/cli-anything-audacity in your project.

What does CLI Anything Audacity need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, CLI Anything Audacity needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does CLI Anything Audacity access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is CLI Anything Audacity safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does CLI Anything Audacity use?

CLI Anything Audacity is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does CLI Anything Audacity use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to CLI Anything Audacity?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with CLI Anything Audacity: HyperFrames Media Use (heygen-com/hyperframes, 59k stars), Music (tadaspetra/loop, 296 stars), Sound Effects (tadaspetra/loop, 296 stars) and Text To Sfx (sonilo-ai/skills, 115 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains CLI Anything Audacity?

HKUDS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUDS/CLI-Anything, which has 51,696 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 22, 2026.

Source: HKUDS/CLI-Anything on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.