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 project new -o project.json

# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-obs_studio --json project info -p project.json

REPL Mode

When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:

cli-anything-obs_studio
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history

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 Group

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.

cli-anything-obs_studio project new -o myproject.json
# Or with JSON output for programmatic use
cli-anything-obs_studio --json project new -o myproject.json

Interactive REPL Session

Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.

cli-anything-obs_studio
# Enter commands interactively
# Use 'help' to see available commands
# Use 'undo' and 'redo' for history navigation

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

# Human output
cli-anything-obs_studio project info -p project.json

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-obs_studio --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