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CLI Anything Cloudcompare

by HKUDS in HKUDS/CLI-Anything

Command-line interface for CloudCompare — Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install CLI Anything Cloudcompare

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-cloudcompare --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-cloudcompare .claude/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare && 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-cloudcompare
GitHub stars
52k
Token cost
~6k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,110 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Command-line interface for CloudCompare — Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software.

  • Works in 9 steps: project — Project Management (3 commands) → session — Session Management (4 commands) → cloud — Point Cloud Operations (21… → …
  • Tasks that involve Project management
  • SKILL.md covers Installation, Global Options, Command Groups and Supported File Formats, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls pip

What it does

CLI Anything Cloudcompare is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Command-line interface for CloudCompare — Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. Supports 41 commands across 9 groups: project management, session control, point cloud operations (subsample, filter, segment, analyze), mesh operations, distance computation (C2C, C2M), transformations (ICP, matrix), export (LAS/LAZ/PLY/PCD/OBJ/STL/E57), and interactive REPL.

Its SKILL.md is about 6k 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 Product & Project Management, covering Project management. 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 Project management

Example prompts

  • “/cli-anything-cloudcompare”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. project — Project Management (3 commands)
  2. session — Session Management (4 commands)
  3. cloud — Point Cloud Operations (21 commands)
  4. mesh — Mesh Operations (3 commands)
  5. distance — Distance Computation (2 commands)
  6. transform — Transformations and Registration (2 commands)
  7. export — Export Clouds and Meshes (4 commands)
  8. info — Installation Info (1 command)
  9. repl — Interactive REPL (1 command)

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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • cloudcompare.org

    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 Cloudcompare loads about 6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 112 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,110 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~112
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~6k

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). 1,110 words, ~6,022 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
cli-anything-cloudcompare
description
Command-line interface for CloudCompare — Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. Supports 41 commands across 9 groups: project management, session control, point cloud operations (subsample, filter, segment, analyze), mesh operations, distance computation (C2C, C2M), transformations (ICP, matrix), export (LAS/LAZ/PLY/PCD/OBJ/STL/E57), and interactive REPL.

cli-anything-cloudcompare

Agent-friendly command-line harness for CloudCompare — the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software.

41 commands across 9 groups.

Installation

bash
pip install cli-anything-cloudcompare

Prerequisites:

  • Python 3.10+
  • CloudCompare installed on your system
    • Linux (Flatpak): flatpak install flathub org.cloudcompare.CloudCompare
    • macOS/Windows: download from https://cloudcompare.org

Tested with: CloudCompare 2.13.2 (Flatpak, Linux)

Global Options

These options must be placed before the subcommand:

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare [--project FILE] [--json] COMMAND [ARGS]...
OptionDescription
-p, --project TEXTPath to project JSON file
--jsonOutput results as JSON (for agent consumption)

Command Groups

1. project — Project Management (3 commands)
project new

Create a new empty project file.

bash
# Create a project with default name
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o myproject.json

# Create a project with a custom name
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o myproject.json -n "Bridge Survey 2024"

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-cloudcompare --json project new -o myproject.json

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), -n/--name TEXT

project info

Show project info and loaded entities.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json project info

# JSON output
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json --json project info
project status

Show quick project status (cloud count, mesh count, last operation).

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json project status
2. session — Session Management (4 commands)
session save

Save the current project state to disk.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session save
session history

Show recent operation history.

bash
# Show last 10 operations (default)
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session history

# Show last 5 operations
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session history -n 5

Options: -n/--last INTEGER

session set-format

Update the default export format for future operations.

bash
# Set default cloud export to LAS
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session set-format --cloud-fmt LAS --cloud-ext las

# Set default mesh export to OBJ
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session set-format --mesh-fmt OBJ --mesh-ext obj

# Set both cloud and mesh defaults
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session set-format \
  --cloud-fmt PLY --cloud-ext ply \
  --mesh-fmt STL --mesh-ext stl

Options: --cloud-fmt TEXT, --cloud-ext TEXT, --mesh-fmt TEXT, --mesh-ext TEXT

session undo

Remove the last operation from history (soft undo — does not delete output files).

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session undo
3. cloud — Point Cloud Operations (21 commands)

All cloud commands take CLOUD_INDEX (0-based integer from cloud list) and most accept --add-to-project to register the output back into the project.

cloud add

Add a point cloud file to the project.

bash
# Add a LAS file
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud add /data/scan.las

# Add with a label
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud add /data/scan.las -l "roof scan"

Options: -l/--label TEXT

cloud list

List all clouds currently in the project.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud list

# JSON output for parsing indices
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json --json cloud list
cloud convert

Convert a cloud from one format to another (format determined by file extension).

bash
# LAS → PLY
cli-anything-cloudcompare cloud convert /data/scan.las /data/scan.ply

# PCD → LAS
cli-anything-cloudcompare cloud convert /data/cloud.pcd /data/cloud.las
cloud subsample

Reduce the number of points using RANDOM, SPATIAL, or OCTREE method.

bash
# Random: keep 100 000 points
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud subsample 0 \
  -o /data/sub_random.las -m random -n 100000

# Spatial: minimum distance 0.05 m between points
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud subsample 0 \
  -o /data/sub_spatial.las -m spatial -n 0.05

# Octree: level 8
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud subsample 0 \
  -o /data/sub_octree.las -m octree -n 8 --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), -m/--method [random|spatial|octree], -n/--param FLOAT, --add-to-project

cloud crop

Crop a cloud to an axis-aligned bounding box.

bash
# Keep points inside the box
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud crop 0 \
  -o /data/cropped.las \
  --xmin 0.0 --ymin 0.0 --zmin 0.0 \
  --xmax 10.0 --ymax 10.0 --zmax 5.0

# Keep points OUTSIDE the box
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud crop 0 \
  -o /data/exterior.las \
  --xmin 0.0 --ymin 0.0 --zmin 0.0 \
  --xmax 10.0 --ymax 10.0 --zmax 5.0 --outside

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --xmin/ymin/zmin/xmax/ymax/zmax FLOAT (all required), --outside, --add-to-project

cloud normals

Compute surface normals via the octree method.

bash
# Compute normals at octree level 6
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud normals 0 \
  -o /data/with_normals.ply --level 6

# Compute normals oriented toward +Z
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud normals 0 \
  -o /data/with_normals.ply --level 6 --orientation plus_z --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --level INTEGER (1–10), --orientation [plus_x|plus_y|plus_z|minus_x|minus_y|minus_z], --add-to-project

cloud invert-normals

Flip all normal vectors in the cloud.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud invert-normals 0 \
  -o /data/flipped_normals.ply --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --add-to-project

cloud filter-sor

Statistical Outlier Removal — removes isolated noise points.

bash
# Default parameters (k=6 neighbours, 1.0 std ratio)
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud filter-sor 0 \
  -o /data/denoised.las

# Custom parameters
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud filter-sor 0 \
  -o /data/denoised.las --nb-points 12 --std-ratio 2.0 --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --nb-points INTEGER, --std-ratio FLOAT, --add-to-project

cloud noise-filter

Remove noisy points using the PCL noise filter (KNN or radius mode).

bash
# KNN mode (default)
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud noise-filter 0 \
  -o /data/clean.las --knn 8 --noisiness 1.0

# Radius mode
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud noise-filter 0 \
  -o /data/clean.las --radius 0.1 --use-radius --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --knn INTEGER, --noisiness FLOAT, --radius FLOAT, --use-radius, --absolute, --add-to-project

cloud filter-csf

Ground filtering using the Cloth Simulation Filter (CSF) algorithm. Separates ground from off-ground points (buildings, vegetation).

bash
# Extract ground only — mixed terrain
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud filter-csf 0 \
  --ground /data/ground.las --scene relief

# Split ground + off-ground — urban scene
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud filter-csf 0 \
  --ground /data/ground.las \
  --offground /data/buildings.las \
  --scene flat --cloth-resolution 0.5 --class-threshold 0.3

# Steep forested slope with slope post-processing
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud filter-csf 0 \
  --ground /data/terrain.las --scene slope --proc-slope --add-to-project

Options: -g/--ground TEXT (required), -u/--offground TEXT, --scene [slope|relief|flat], --cloth-resolution FLOAT, --class-threshold FLOAT, --max-iteration INTEGER, --proc-slope, --add-to-project

cloud filter-sf

Filter a cloud by scalar field value range (keep points where SF ∈ [min, max]).

bash
# Keep points with SF value between 10 and 50
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud filter-sf 0 \
  -o /data/filtered.las --min 10.0 --max 50.0

# Filter using a specific SF index
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud filter-sf 0 \
  -o /data/filtered.las --min 0.0 --max 1.5 --sf-index 2 --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --min FLOAT (required), --max FLOAT (required), --sf-index INTEGER, --add-to-project

cloud sf-from-coord

Convert a coordinate axis (X/Y/Z) to a scalar field. Commonly used to create a height (Z) scalar field.

bash
# Create Z scalar field (height)
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud sf-from-coord 0 \
  -o /data/with_z_sf.las --dim z --add-to-project

# Create X scalar field with a specific active index
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud sf-from-coord 0 \
  -o /data/with_x_sf.las --dim x --sf-index 0

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --dim [x|y|z] (default: z), --sf-index INTEGER, --add-to-project

cloud sf-filter-z

Convenience command: convert Z → scalar field and filter by height range in one step.

bash
# Extract points between z=1.0 m and z=2.5 m
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud sf-filter-z 0 \
  -o /data/slice.las --min 1.0 --max 2.5 --add-to-project

# Only apply upper bound
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud sf-filter-z 0 \
  -o /data/below_5m.las --max 5.0

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --min FLOAT, --max FLOAT, --add-to-project

cloud sf-to-rgb

Convert the active scalar field to RGB colours.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud sf-to-rgb 0 \
  -o /data/coloured.ply --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --add-to-project

cloud rgb-to-sf

Convert RGB colours to a scalar field (luminance value).

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud rgb-to-sf 0 \
  -o /data/luminance.las --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --add-to-project

cloud curvature

Compute curvature scalar field (MEAN or GAUSS).

bash
# Mean curvature with radius 0.5 m
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud curvature 0 \
  -o /data/curvature.las --type mean --radius 0.5

# Gaussian curvature
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud curvature 0 \
  -o /data/curvature.las --type gauss --radius 0.5 --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --type [mean|gauss], -r/--radius FLOAT, --add-to-project

cloud roughness

Compute roughness scalar field (deviation from local best-fit plane).

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud roughness 0 \
  -o /data/roughness.las --radius 0.2 --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), -r/--radius FLOAT, --add-to-project

cloud density

Compute point density scalar field.

bash
# KNN density
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud density 0 \
  -o /data/density.las --type knn --radius 0.5

# Surface density
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud density 0 \
  -o /data/density.las --type surface --radius 1.0 --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), -r/--radius FLOAT, --type [knn|surface|volume], --add-to-project

cloud segment-cc

Segment cloud into connected components (clusters). Each component is saved as a separate file.

bash
# Segment with octree level 8, minimum 100 points per component
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud segment-cc 0 \
  -o /data/components/ --octree-level 8 --min-points 100

# Save components as PLY files
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud segment-cc 0 \
  -o /data/components/ --octree-level 6 --min-points 50 --fmt ply

Options: -o/--output-dir TEXT (required), --octree-level INTEGER, --min-points INTEGER, --fmt TEXT

cloud merge

Merge all clouds in the project into a single cloud.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud merge \
  -o /data/merged.las --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --add-to-project

cloud mesh-delaunay

Build a 2.5-D Delaunay triangulation mesh from a cloud.

bash
# Basic Delaunay mesh
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud mesh-delaunay 0 \
  -o /data/surface.obj

# Best-fit plane with max edge length limit
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json cloud mesh-delaunay 0 \
  -o /data/surface.ply --best-fit --max-edge-length 2.0 --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), --best-fit, --max-edge-length FLOAT, --add-to-project

4. mesh — Mesh Operations (3 commands)
mesh add

Add a mesh file to the project.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json mesh add /data/model.obj

# Add with label
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json mesh add /data/model.ply -l "building model"

Options: -l/--label TEXT

mesh list

List all meshes in the project.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json mesh list

# JSON output
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json --json mesh list
mesh sample

Sample a point cloud from a mesh surface.

bash
# Sample 50 000 points from mesh at index 0
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json mesh sample 0 \
  -o /data/sampled.las -n 50000

# Add sampled cloud back to project
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json mesh sample 0 \
  -o /data/sampled.las -n 100000 --add-to-project

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), -n/--count INTEGER, --add-to-project

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5. distance — Distance Computation (2 commands)
distance c2c

Compute cloud-to-cloud distances. Adds a distance scalar field to the compared cloud.

bash
# Compare cloud 1 to reference cloud 0
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json distance c2c \
  --compare 1 --reference 0 -o /data/distances.las

# Split into X/Y/Z components at octree level 8
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json distance c2c \
  --compare 1 --reference 0 -o /data/distances.las \
  --split-xyz --octree-level 8 --add-to-project

Options: --compare TEXT (required), --reference TEXT (required), -o/--output TEXT (required), --split-xyz, --octree-level INTEGER, --add-to-project

distance c2m

Compute cloud-to-mesh distances. Adds a distance scalar field to the cloud.

bash
# Basic cloud-to-mesh distance
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json distance c2m \
  --cloud 0 --mesh 0 -o /data/c2m_dist.las

# With flipped normals and unsigned distances
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json distance c2m \
  --cloud 0 --mesh 0 -o /data/c2m_dist.las \
  --flip-normals --unsigned --add-to-project

Options: --cloud INTEGER (required), --mesh INTEGER (required), -o/--output TEXT (required), --flip-normals, --unsigned, --add-to-project

6. transform — Transformations and Registration (2 commands)
transform apply

Apply a 4×4 rigid-body transformation matrix to a cloud.

bash
# Apply a transformation matrix from file
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json transform apply 0 \
  -o /data/transformed.las -m /data/matrix.txt

# Apply the inverse transformation
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json transform apply 0 \
  -o /data/transformed.las -m /data/matrix.txt --inverse --add-to-project

The matrix file must contain 4 rows of 4 space-separated values:

1 0 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 0 1 0
0 0 0 1

Options: -o/--output TEXT (required), -m/--matrix TEXT (required), --inverse, --add-to-project

transform icp

Run ICP (Iterative Closest Point) registration to align one cloud to another.

bash
# Basic ICP alignment
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json transform icp \
  --aligned 1 --reference 0 -o /data/aligned.las

# ICP with overlap and iteration control
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json transform icp \
  --aligned 1 --reference 0 -o /data/aligned.las \
  --max-iter 50 --overlap 80 --min-error-diff 1e-6 --add-to-project

Options: --aligned INTEGER (required), --reference INTEGER (required), -o/--output TEXT (required), --max-iter INTEGER, --min-error-diff FLOAT, --overlap FLOAT, --add-to-project

7. export — Export Clouds and Meshes (4 commands)
export formats

List all available export format presets.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare export formats

# JSON output
cli-anything-cloudcompare --json export formats
export cloud

Export a cloud to a target format.

bash
# Export cloud at index 0 as LAS
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json export cloud 0 /data/output.las

# Export as PLY using preset
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json export cloud 0 /data/output.ply -f ply

# Overwrite if file exists
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json export cloud 0 /data/output.las -f las --overwrite

Supported presets: las, laz, ply, pcd, xyz, asc, csv, bin, e57

Options: -f/--preset TEXT, --overwrite

export mesh

Export a mesh to a target format.

bash
# Export mesh at index 0 as OBJ
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json export mesh 0 /data/model.obj

# Export as STL
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json export mesh 0 /data/model.stl -f stl --overwrite

Supported presets: obj, stl, ply, bin

Options: -f/--preset TEXT, --overwrite

export batch

Batch export all project clouds to a directory.

bash
# Export all clouds as LAS
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json export batch \
  -d /data/exports/ -f las

# Overwrite existing files
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json export batch \
  -d /data/exports/ -f ply --overwrite

Options: -d/--output-dir TEXT (required), -f/--preset TEXT, --overwrite

8. info — Installation Info (1 command)

Show CloudCompare installation path and version.

bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare info

# JSON output
cli-anything-cloudcompare --json info
9. repl — Interactive REPL (1 command)

Start the interactive REPL session with history and undo support.

bash
# Start REPL without a project
cli-anything-cloudcompare repl

# Start REPL with an existing project
cli-anything-cloudcompare repl -p myproject.json

# Equivalent: run without subcommand
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json

Options: -p/--project TEXT

Inside the REPL, type help to list available commands or session undo to revert the last operation.

Supported File Formats

FormatExtensionReadWriteNotes
LAS.las✓✓LiDAR standard, supports intensity/RGB
LAZ.laz✓✓Compressed LAS
PLY.ply✓✓ASCII or binary
PCD.pcd✓✓PCL format
XYZ.xyz✓✓Plain text XYZ
ASC.asc✓✓ASCII with header
CSV.csv✓✓Comma-separated
E57.e57✓✓ASTM scanner exchange
BIN.bin✓✓CloudCompare native binary
OBJ.obj✓✓Mesh (Wavefront)
STL.stl✓✓Mesh (3D printing)

Typical Workflows

Workflow 1: LiDAR Pre-processing Pipeline
bash
P=myproject.json

# 1. Create project and load scan
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o $P
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud add /data/scan.las
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud list  # note index → 0

# 2. Denoise
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud filter-sor 0 \
  -o /data/denoised.las --nb-points 6 --std-ratio 1.0 --add-to-project

# 3. Subsample to 5 cm grid
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud subsample 1 \
  -o /data/subsampled.las -m spatial -n 0.05 --add-to-project

# 4. Extract ground plane (CSF)
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud filter-csf 2 \
  --ground /data/ground.las --offground /data/objects.las \
  --scene relief --add-to-project

# 5. Export result
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P export cloud 3 /data/ground_final.las -f las --overwrite
Workflow 2: Change Detection Between Two Scans
bash
P=compare.json
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o $P
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud add /data/scan_2023.las   # index 0
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud add /data/scan_2024.las   # index 1

# ICP alignment (align 2024 to 2023)
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P transform icp \
  --aligned 1 --reference 0 -o /data/aligned_2024.las \
  --overlap 90 --add-to-project   # index 2

# Cloud-to-cloud distance
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P distance c2c \
  --compare 2 --reference 0 -o /data/change_map.las --add-to-project

# Export as LAS with distance scalar field
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P export cloud 3 /data/change_map_final.las --overwrite
Workflow 3: Height Slice Extraction
bash
P=slice.json
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o $P
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud add /data/building.las

# Extract points at 2–3 m height (floor level)
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud sf-filter-z 0 \
  -o /data/floor_slice.las --min 2.0 --max 3.0 --add-to-project

# Export
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P export cloud 1 /data/floor_slice_out.las --overwrite
Workflow 4: Surface Reconstruction
bash
P=mesh.json
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o $P
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud add /data/terrain.las

# Compute normals
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud normals 0 \
  -o /data/with_normals.ply --level 6 --orientation plus_z --add-to-project

# Delaunay mesh
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P cloud mesh-delaunay 1 \
  -o /data/terrain_mesh.obj --max-edge-length 1.0 --add-to-project

# Export mesh
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project $P export mesh 0 /data/terrain_mesh_final.obj --overwrite

Error Handling

Exit CodeMeaning
0Success
1General error (see stderr for details)
2Invalid arguments

Common errors:

bash
# CloudCompare not found
# → Install CloudCompare; check `cli-anything-cloudcompare info`

# Index out of range
# → Run `cloud list` or `mesh list` to confirm valid indices

# File already exists (no --overwrite)
# → Add --overwrite flag to export commands

# fcntl not available (Windows)
# → File locking is skipped automatically; project save still works

For AI Agents

  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 arguments
  5. Verify output files exist after export operations
  6. Chain with --add-to-project to build multi-step pipelines without re-loading files
  7. Use cloud list --json to discover valid cloud indices before each operation
  8. Use export formats --json to discover available format presets

Version

ComponentVersion
cli-anything-cloudcompare1.0.0
CloudCompare (tested)2.13.2
Python (minimum)3.10

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Files

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Open the folder on GitHubat commit 34f5195

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Questions about CLI Anything Cloudcompare

What does CLI Anything Cloudcompare do?

Command-line interface for CloudCompare — Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. CLI Anything Cloudcompare is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Command-line interface for CloudCompare — Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software.

When should I use CLI Anything Cloudcompare?

CLI Anything Cloudcompare fits situations like: tasks that involve Project management.

How do I install CLI Anything Cloudcompare in Claude Code?

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

How do I install CLI Anything Cloudcompare in Codex?

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

Can I use CLI Anything Cloudcompare 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-cloudcompare -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-cloudcompare, .gemini/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare, .github/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare and .opencode/skills/cli-anything-cloudcompare in your project.

What does CLI Anything Cloudcompare need to run?

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

Does CLI Anything Cloudcompare access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: cloudcompare.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is CLI Anything Cloudcompare 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 Cloudcompare use?

CLI Anything Cloudcompare 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 Cloudcompare use?

About 6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 24k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains CLI Anything Cloudcompare?

HKUDS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUDS/CLI-Anything, which has 51,644 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.