Command-line interface for Kdenlive - A stateful command-line interface for video editing, following the same patterns as the Blender CLI ...

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: Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ kdenlive must be installed on your system Usage Basic Commands REPL Mode When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session: 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. Interactive REPL Session Start an interactive session with undo/redo support. Export Project Export the project to a final output format. 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 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

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