# Archive and reorganize local photo libraries with photo-cli

> Use photo-cli when an agent needs to normalize a local photo archive by reading capture metadata, reverse geocoding locations, and rebuilding a cleaner folder structure without moving into a hosted photo platform.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/archive-and-reorganize-local-photo-libraries-with-photo-cli` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/archive-and-reorganize-local-photo-libraries-with-photo-cli`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/archive-and-reorganize-local-photo-libraries-with-photo-cli/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/archive-and-reorganize-local-photo-libraries-with-photo-cli

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# Archive and reorganize local photo libraries with photo-cli

Use photo-cli when an agent needs to normalize a local photo archive by reading capture metadata, reverse geocoding locations, and rebuilding a cleaner folder structure without moving into a hosted photo platform.

## Prerequisites

photo-cli, access to the source photo library, destination storage for the reorganized archive

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector {photo-cli-standalone-executable-or-dotnet-tool-path-or-docker-command} mcp --input {archive-folder-path}
- npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector photo-cli mcp --input {archive-folder-path}
- docker run --rm --volume ./test-photographs:/photos/input --volume ./archive:/photos/output photocli/photocli archive --input /photos/input --output /photos/output --album-type DateRange --album-name My-Album --auto-r...

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- This application can be installed by Homebrew (macOS & Linux), container (Docker, Podman), standalone executable (without dependency and SDK) or as .NET tool.
- A photo archive folder created with photo-cli archive (must contain the photo-cli.db SQLite database).
- "command": "{photo-cli-standalone-executable-or-dotnet-tool-path-or-docker-command}",

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [![Nuget release](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/photo-cli?label=stable&color=blue)](https-://www.nuget.org/packages/photo-cli/) [![Nuget download count](https://img.shields.io/nuget/dt/photo-cli)](https://www.nuget.o...
- [Features Explained With An Example](#features-explained-with-examples)
- [Sample Usage Screenshots](#sample-usage-screenshots)

- Source: https://github.com/photo-cli/photo-cli
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/photo-cli/photo-cli/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://photocli.com

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/archive-and-reorganize-local-photo-libraries-with-photo-cli/)