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| name | cli-anything-gimp |
| description | Command-line interface for Gimp - A stateful command-line interface for image editing, built on Pillow. Designed for AI agents and pow... |
A stateful command-line interface for image editing, built on Pillow. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to create and manipulate images without a GUI.
This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-gimp package:
pip install cli-anything-gimp
Prerequisites:
draw operations are present# Show help
cli-anything-gimp --help
# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-gimp
# Create a new project
cli-anything-gimp project new -o project.json
# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-gimp --json project info -p project.json
When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:
cli-anything-gimp
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history
Project management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
new | Create a new project |
open | Open an existing project |
save | Save the current project |
info | Show project information |
profiles | List available canvas profiles |
json | Print raw project JSON |
Layer management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
new | Create a new blank layer |
add-from-file | Add a layer from an image file |
list | List all layers |
remove | Remove a layer by index |
duplicate | Duplicate a layer |
move | Move a layer to a new position |
set | Set a layer property (name, opacity, visible, mode, offset_x, offset_y); negative offsets are accepted naturally |
flatten | Flatten all visible layers |
merge-down | Merge a layer with the one below it |
Canvas operations.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
info | Show canvas information |
resize | Resize the canvas (without scaling content) |
scale | Scale the canvas and all content proportionally |
crop | Crop the canvas to a rectangle |
mode | Set the canvas color mode |
dpi | Set the canvas DPI |
Filter management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list-available | List all available filters |
info | Show details about a filter |
add | Add a filter to a layer |
remove | Remove a filter by index |
set | Set a filter parameter |
list | List filters on a layer |
Media file operations.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
probe | Analyze an image file |
list | List media files referenced in the project |
check | Check that all referenced media files exist |
histogram | Show histogram analysis of an image |
Export/render commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
presets | List export presets |
preset-info | Show preset details |
render | Render the project to an image file; deferred draw ops are applied at render time |
Session management commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
status | Show session status |
undo | Undo the last operation |
redo | Redo the last undone operation |
history | Show undo history |
Drawing operations (applied at render time).
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
text | Draw text on a layer (by converting it to a text layer) |
rect | Draw a rectangle (stored as drawing operation) |
Create a new gimp project file.
cli-anything-gimp project new -o myproject.json
# Or with JSON output for programmatic use
cli-anything-gimp --json project new -o myproject.json
Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.
cli-anything-gimp
# Enter commands interactively
# Use 'help' to see available commands
# Use 'undo' and 'redo' for history navigation
Export the project to a final output format.
cli-anything-gimp --project myproject.json export render output.png --overwrite
For overlay-heavy compositions:
cli-anything-gimp --project poster.gimp-cli.json layer set 0 offset_x -48
cli-anything-gimp --project poster.gimp-cli.json layer set 0 offset_y 24
cli-anything-gimp --project poster.gimp-cli.json draw text --layer 0 --text "Launch Night" --x 96 --y 120 --size 72 --color "#f6f1e8"
cli-anything-gimp --project poster.gimp-cli.json export render output.png --overwrite
Notes:
layer set now accepts negative offset_x and offset_y values in both command mode and REPL mode.draw text and draw rect are render-time operations. Treat the exported image, not only the project JSON, as the thing to review.The CLI maintains session state with:
All commands support dual output modes:
--json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption# Human output
cli-anything-gimp project info -p project.json
# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-gimp --json project info -p project.json
When using this CLI programmatically:
--json flag for parseable output1.0.0