Audacity Audio Editing CLI
Lets an agent edit audio projects (tracks, clips, effects, export) through a command-line tool
- Repository
- HKUDS/CLI-Anything
- Stars
- 58,084
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 1 file
What it does
This skill teaches an AI agent to drive Audacity, a free audio editor, through a command-line interface instead of a graphical window. Once installed, the agent can create project files, add and trim audio clips, adjust track volume and effects, add labels, and render the result to an audio file, with undo and redo support. The skill itself is documentation for a Python tool (cli-anything-audacity) that the agent runs.
Great for
- Creators who want an agent to batch-edit or assemble audio tracks from the command line
- Developers building automated audio workflows who want JSON output from each step
- People already familiar with Audacity who want scripted, repeatable edits
Skip it if
- People who need a fully featured audio editor with a visual interface; this is a command-line wrapper with a limited command set
- Anyone expecting the skill to work without Audacity and Python installed; it will fail without them
- Sensitive recordings: the tool reads and writes local audio and project files, so check paths before running it on private material
Try asking
- “Create a new audio project and add two tracks named Voice and Music”
- “Trim the first clip on track 1 to start at 5 seconds and split it at 30 seconds”
- “Add a fade-in effect to the music track and list the effects applied”
- “Render the finished project to an output audio file and verify it exists”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
cli-anything-audacity.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip cli-anything-audacity.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip cli-anything-audacity.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Ask the agent to use the --json flag so output is parseable, and to use absolute file paths
- Save the project file often and use the built-in undo and redo for mistakes
- Review the rendered output yourself, since the skill does not describe audio quality checks
What's inside
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from HKUDS/CLI-Anything under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.