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Audacity Audio Editing CLI

Lets an agent edit audio projects (tracks, clips, effects, export) through a command-line tool

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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, add tracks and effects, set labels and selections, undo or redo steps, and render the result to an audio file. Output can be returned in JSON so the agent can read the results reliably.

Great for

  • Creators who want an AI assistant to make repeatable, scripted edits to audio projects
  • Developers automating batch audio processing or building audio pipelines
  • Users comfortable installing a Python package and running terminal commands

Skip it if

  • People who need a visual, hands-on editing experience; this is a text-command interface with no waveform view
  • Users who cannot install Python packages or the Audacity application, since the skill depends on both
  • Sensitive recordings processed on shared machines, because the tool writes and renders files locally and the agent may run commands on your computer

Try asking

  • “Create a new audio project, add two tracks, and import a voiceover clip onto the first track”
  • “Trim the start of this clip by 2 seconds and split it at 1:30”
  • “Add a label at 0:45 named Intro and list all labels in the project”
  • “Render the project to a WAV file and confirm the output file exists”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Audacity Audio Editing CLIInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    skills.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip skills.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip skills.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 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 JSON output mode so it can parse command results reliably
  • Keep the project JSON file and audio files in one folder and give the agent absolute paths
  • Use the undo and redo commands to back out of mistaken edits before rendering

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.