cli-anything-blender

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name: "cli-anything-blender"
description: >-
  Command-line interface for Blender - A stateful command-line interface for 3D scene editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP CLI ...
---

# cli-anything-blender

A stateful command-line interface for 3D scene editing, following the same patterns as the GIMP CLI harness. Uses a JSON scene description format with bpy script generation for actual Blender rendering.

## Installation

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

```bash
pip install cli-anything-blender
```

**Prerequisites:**
- Python 3.10+
- blender (>= 4.2) must be installed on your system


## Usage

### Basic Commands

```bash
# Show help
cli-anything-blender --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-blender

# Create a new scene project
cli-anything-blender scene new -o scene.blend-cli.json

# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-blender --json --project scene.blend-cli.json scene info
```

### REPL Mode

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

```bash
cli-anything-blender
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history
```


## Command Groups


### Scene

Scene management commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `new` | Create a new scene |
| `open` | Open an existing scene |
| `save` | Save the current scene |
| `info` | Show scene information |
| `profiles` | List available scene profiles |
| `json` | Print raw scene JSON |


### Object Group

3D object management commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `add` | Add a 3D primitive object |
| `remove` | Remove an object by index |
| `duplicate` | Duplicate an object |
| `transform` | Transform an object (translate, rotate, scale) |
| `set` | Set an object property (name, visible, location, rotation, scale, parent) |
| `list` | List all objects |
| `get` | Get detailed info about an object |


### Material

Material management commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `create` | Create a new material |
| `assign` | Assign a material to an object |
| `set` | Set a material property (color, metallic, roughness, specular, alpha, etc.) |
| `list` | List all materials |
| `get` | Get detailed info about a material |


### Modifier Group

Modifier management commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `list-available` | List all available modifiers |
| `info` | Show details about a modifier |
| `add` | Add a modifier to an object |
| `remove` | Remove a modifier by index |
| `set` | Set a modifier parameter |
| `list` | List modifiers on an object |


### Camera

Camera management commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `add` | Add a camera to the scene |
| `set` | Set a camera property |
| `set-active` | Set the active camera |
| `list` | List all cameras |


### Light

Light management commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `add` | Add a light to the scene |
| `set` | Set a light property |
| `list` | List all lights |


### Animation

Animation and keyframe commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `keyframe` | Set a keyframe on an object |
| `remove-keyframe` | Remove a keyframe from an object |
| `frame-range` | Set the animation frame range |
| `fps` | Set the animation FPS |
| `list-keyframes` | List keyframes for an object |


### Render Group

Render settings and output commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `settings` | Configure render settings |
| `info` | Show current render settings |
| `presets` | List available render presets |
| `execute` | Render the scene (generates bpy script) |
| `script` | Generate bpy script without rendering |

### Preview

Real preview bundle capture and live preview session commands.

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `preview recipes` | List available preview recipes |
| `preview capture` | Render a