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CLI Anything Renderdoc

by HKUDS in HKUDS/CLI-Anything

CLI harness for RenderDoc graphics debugger capture analysis

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedGame Development

Install CLI Anything Renderdoc

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-renderdoc --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-renderdoc .claude/skills/cli-anything-renderdoc && 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-renderdoc
GitHub stars
52k
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
353 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

CLI harness for RenderDoc graphics debugger capture analysis

  • Tasks that involve Shaders
  • SKILL.md covers Capabilities, Command Groups, Preview Bundles and JSON Mode, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

CLI Anything Renderdoc is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. CLI harness for RenderDoc graphics debugger capture analysis

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k 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 Game Development, covering Shaders. 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 Shaders

Example prompts

  • “/cli-anything-renderdoc”

Requirements

  • Python 3

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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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 Renderdoc loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 353 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~21
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k

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). 353 words, ~1,629 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cli-anything-renderdoc/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
cli-anything-renderdoc
description
CLI harness for RenderDoc graphics debugger capture analysis
version
0.1.0
command
cli-anything-renderdoc
install
pip install cli-anything-renderdoc
requires
renderdoc (Python bindings from RenderDoc installation), click>=8.0, prompt-toolkit>=3.0
categories
graphics, debugging, gpu, rendering

RenderDoc CLI Skill

Headless command-line analysis of RenderDoc GPU frame captures (.rdc files).

Capabilities

  • Capture inspection: metadata, sections, thumbnails, format conversion
  • Action tree: list/search/filter draw calls, clears, dispatches, markers
  • Texture operations: list, inspect, export (PNG/JPG/DDS/HDR/EXR), pixel picking
  • Pipeline state: full shader/RT/viewport state at any event
  • Shader analysis: export shader in human-readable form (HLSL/GLSL/disasm), constant buffer readback
  • Resource inspection: buffer/texture enumeration, raw data reading
  • Mesh data: vertex shader input/output decoding
  • GPU counters: enumerate and fetch hardware performance counters

Command Groups

capture
bash
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc capture info          # Metadata + sections
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc capture thumb -o t.png # Extract thumbnail
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc capture convert -o out.rdc --format rdc
actions
bash
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc actions list           # All actions
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc actions list --draws-only  # Draw calls only
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc actions summary        # Counts by type
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc actions find "Shadow"  # Search by name
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc actions get 42         # Single action
textures
bash
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc textures list
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc textures get <id>
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc textures save <id> -o out.png --format png
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc textures save-outputs 42 -o ./renders/
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc textures pick <id> 100 200
pipeline
bash
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc pipeline state 42

# Export shader in human-readable form
# Text shaders (GLSL/HLSL) → saved directly
# Binary shaders (DXBC/SPIR-V) → embedded source (HLSL/GLSL) or disassembly
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc pipeline shader-export 42 --stage Fragment
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc pipeline shader-export 42 --stage Vertex -o ./shaders/

cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc pipeline cbuffer 42 --stage Vertex --index 0

# Compare pipeline state between two events
# Default output: same directory as the capture file  ;  use -o to override
cli-anything-renderdoc -c a.rdc pipeline diff 100 200 -b b.rdc
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc pipeline diff 100 200              # same capture
cli-anything-renderdoc -c a.rdc pipeline diff 100 200 -b b.rdc -o result.json
cli-anything-renderdoc -c a.rdc pipeline diff 100 200 -b b.rdc --no-compact
resources
bash
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc resources list
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc resources buffers
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc resources read-buffer <id> --format float32
mesh
bash
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc mesh inputs 42 --max-vertices 10
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc mesh outputs 42
counters
bash
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc counters list
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc counters fetch --ids 1,2,3

Preview Bundles

RenderDoc preview support is for truthful capture inspection rather than live creative preview.

bash
# List preview recipes
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc --json preview recipes

# Capture a preview bundle for the active capture or a specific event
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc --json preview capture --recipe quick --event-id 42

# Capture a diff preview bundle for two events or captures
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc --json preview diff 100 200
cli-anything-renderdoc -c a.rdc --json preview diff 100 200 --capture-b b.rdc

# Return the latest existing bundle for the capture
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc --json preview latest --recipe quick

Typical preview bundle contents:

  • capture thumbnail
  • output-target images
  • pipeline_state.json
  • action_summary.json

Diff bundles additionally include:

  • A/B thumbnails
  • A/B output-target images
  • pipeline_diff.json

RenderDoc does not currently expose live preview sessions. Instead, each capture/diff bundle appends to a stable recipe-level trajectory.json.

Viewer commands:

bash
cli-hub previews inspect /path/to/bundle
cli-hub previews html /path/to/bundle -o page.html
cli-hub previews open /path/to/bundle

JSON Mode

All commands support --json for machine-readable output:

bash
cli-anything-renderdoc -c frame.rdc --json actions summary

Environment Variables

VariableDescription
RENDERDOC_CAPTUREDefault capture file path
PYTHONPATHMust include RenderDoc path
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Agent Usage Notes

  • Use pipeline shader-export to extract shaders — for binary shaders (DXBC/SPIR-V) it auto-exports embedded HLSL/GLSL source or falls back to disassembly; for text shaders (GLSL/HLSL) it saves the raw source directly
  • Shader formats by capture API:
    • D3D11 → DXBC binary, exported as embedded HLSL source (.hlsl) or bytecode asm (.dxbc.asm)
    • OpenGL/GLES → GLSL source text (.glsl), already human-readable
    • Vulkan → SPIR-V binary, exported as embedded GLSL source (.glsl) or SPIR-V asm (.spv.asm)
  • Use pipeline diff to compare two events — it writes a JSON file and prints only the path; use -b for a second capture
  • Always specify --json for programmatic consumption
  • Use actions summary first to understand capture complexity
  • Use actions list --draws-only to focus on actual rendering
  • Use preview capture or preview diff when the agent needs a portable, honest inspection bundle rather than raw replay calls alone
  • Read _trajectory_path from preview JSON if you need persistent capture/diff history
  • Use cli-hub previews ... only to inspect/open already-generated bundles
  • Pipeline state requires an event ID from the action list
  • Texture save supports: png, jpg, bmp, tga, hdr, exr, dds
  • Buffer data can be decoded as hex, float32, uint32, or raw bytes

© 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-renderdoc of HKUDS/CLI-Anything.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 34f5195

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Categories

Questions about CLI Anything Renderdoc

What does CLI Anything Renderdoc do?

CLI harness for RenderDoc graphics debugger capture analysis. CLI Anything Renderdoc is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything.

When should I use CLI Anything Renderdoc?

CLI Anything Renderdoc fits situations like: tasks that involve Shaders.

How do I install CLI Anything Renderdoc in Claude Code?

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

How do I install CLI Anything Renderdoc in Codex?

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

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

What does CLI Anything Renderdoc need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: CLI Anything Renderdoc is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does CLI Anything Renderdoc access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is CLI Anything Renderdoc 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 Renderdoc use?

CLI Anything Renderdoc 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 Renderdoc use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k 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 Renderdoc?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with CLI Anything Renderdoc: Pixijs (RSamaium/CanvasEngine, 401 stars), New Experiment (Tresjs/tres, 3.8k stars), Assets Shader List All (IvanMurzak/Unity-MCP, 4.4k stars) and Handle Sdr Tonemap Lut (clshortfuse/renodx, 4.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains CLI Anything Renderdoc?

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.