cli-anything-shotcut

A stateful command-line interface for video editing, built on the MLT XML format. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to create and edit Shotcut projects without a GUI.

Installation

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

pip install cli-anything-shotcut

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.10+
• melt (MLT CLI) — required for rendering and playback
• ffmpeg / ffprobe — required for media probing
• shotcut must be installed on your system