cli-anything-obs-studio skill by hkuds

cli-anything-obs_studio

A stateful command-line interface for OBS Studio scene collection editing, following the same patterns as the Blender CLI harness. Uses a JSON scene collection format. No OBS installation required for editing.

Installation

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

pip install cli-anything-obs_studio

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
obs_studio must be installed on your system

Usage

Basic Commands

# Show help
cli-anything-obs_studio --help
 
# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-obs_studio
 
# Create a new project
cli-anything-obs_studio

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 OBS scene collection
`open`	Open an existing project
`save`	Save the current project
`info`	Show project information
`json`	Print raw project JSON

Scene Group

Scene management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a new scene
`remove`	Remove a scene by index
`duplicate`	Duplicate a scene
`set-active`	Set the active scene
`list`	List all scenes

Source Group

Source management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a source to a scene
`remove`	Remove a source by index
`duplicate`	Duplicate a source
`set`	Set a source property (name, visible, locked, opacity, rotation)
`transform`	Transform a source (position, size, crop, rotation)
`list`	List all sources in a scene

Filter management commands.

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

Audio Group

Audio management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a global audio source
`remove`	Remove a global audio source
`volume`	Set volume for an audio source (0.0-3.0)
`mute`	Mute an audio source
`unmute`	Unmute an audio source
`monitor`	Set audio monitoring type
`list`	List all audio sources

Transition Group

Transition management commands.

Command	Description
`add`	Add a transition
`remove`	Remove a transition
`set-active`	Set the active transition
`duration`	Set transition duration in milliseconds
`list`	List all transitions

Output Group

Output/streaming/recording configuration.

Command	Description
`streaming`	Configure streaming settings
`recording`	Configure recording settings
`settings`	Configure output settings
`info`	Show current output configuration
`presets`	List available encoding 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 obs_studio project file.

Interactive REPL Session

Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.

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:

Always use --json flag for parseable output
Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors
Parse stderr for error messages on failure
Use absolute paths for all file operations
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