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CLI Anything Rekordbox by hkuds — Agent Skill

Name: CLI Anything Rekordbox
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: HKUDS

CLI Anything Rekordbox

Command-line interface for Pioneer Rekordbox 6/7 - DJ library and live-deck control via guarded SQLCipher master.db access (pyrekordbox) + virtual MIDI mapping. Provides library inspection, playlist creation/add/clear, and live-deck mixing (play/sync/crossfade/EQ). Pioneer ships no playback REST API; this harness combines the only two real surfaces (encrypted DB + MIDI) into one agent-native CLI.

HKUDS Updated Sep 9, 2026

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cli-anything-rekordbox

Agent-native CLI for Pioneer Rekordbox 6/7. Drives the DJ library and live decks programmatically.

Installation

pip install cli-anything-rekordbox

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
Rekordbox 6 or 7 installed (master.db must exist)
Virtual MIDI driver for live-deck control:
- Windows: loopMIDI / LoopBe / teVirtualMIDI
- macOS: IAC Driver
- Linux: ALSA virtual MIDI (snd-virmidi)

Usage

# Status check
cli-anything-rekordbox status

# REPL mode
cli-anything-rekordbox

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-rekordbox --json library search "Daft Punk"

Command Groups

Library

Command	Description
`count`	Total track count
`search QUERY`	Find tracks by title/artist substring
`info TRACK_ID`	Full track metadata
`dump --out FILE.json`	Export full library as JSON

Playlist

Command	Description
`list`	All playlists
`create NAME [--force] [--no-backup]`	New playlist
`add NAME --track-title T [--force] [--no-backup]`	Add track
`clear NAME [--force] [--no-backup]`	Empty a playlist

Playlist writes create a master.db backup before mutation. They refuse to run while Rekordbox is open unless --force is supplied; forced writes still require a backup. --no-backup is only accepted when Rekordbox is closed.

Deck (live MIDI)

Command	Description
`play --deck N`	Play/pause
`sync --deck N`	Tempo sync
`crossfade FROM TO --secs S`	Smooth crossfade
`eq --deck N --hi --mid --lo`	EQ control
`hot-cue --deck N --slot 1-8`	Trigger hot cue

Top-level

Command	Description
`status`	Runtime / DB / MIDI state
`install-mapping`	Drop Bunker.midi.csv into rekordbox's MidiMappings folder
`mix A B --secs S`	High-level: search + load + sync + crossfade

How it works

+------------------+
|   Your Agent     |
+--------+---------+
         |
         v
+------------------+
| cli-anything-    |
| rekordbox CLI    |
+--------+---------+
   |          |
   v          v
+----------+  +----------+
|pyrekord- |  |  mido +  |
|box DB    |  |  virtual |
|writes    |  |  MIDI    |
+----------+  +----------+
   |               |
   v               v
+----------+  +-----------+
| master.db|  | Rekordbox |
|SQLCipher |  | live decks|
+----------+  +-----------+

master.db is encrypted with a static AES-256 key shared by all rekordbox 6/7 installs (auto-extracted by pyrekordbox)
Virtual MIDI mapping uses Pioneer's standard .midi.csv format; this CLI ships Bunker.midi.csv and an install-mapping command to drop it into rekordbox's MidiMappings/ folder

JSON output

Every command supports --json:

$ cli-anything-rekordbox --json library count
{"track_count": 30344}

License

MIT

---name: cli-anything-rekordboxdescription: Command-line interface for Pioneer Rekordbox 6/7 - DJ library and live-deck control via guarded SQLCipher master.db access (pyrekordbox) + virtual MIDI mapping. Provides library inspection, playlist creation/add/clear, and live-deck mixing (play/sync/crossfade/EQ). Pioneer ships no playback REST API; this harness combines the only two real surfaces (encrypted DB + MIDI) into one agent-native CLI.--- # cli-anything-rekordbox Agent-native CLI for Pioneer Rekordbox 6/7. Drives the DJ library and live decks programmatically. ## Installation ```bash pip install cli-anything-rekordbox ``` **Prerequisites:** - Python 3.10+ - Rekordbox 6 or 7 installed (`master.db` must exist) - Virtual MIDI driver for live-deck control: - Windows: loopMIDI / LoopBe / teVirtualMIDI - macOS: IAC Driver - Linux: ALSA virtual MIDI (`snd-virmidi`) ## Usage ```bash # Status check cli-anything-rekordbox status # REPL mode cli-anything-rekordbox # JSON output for agents cli-anything-rekordbox --json library search "Daft Punk" ``` ## Command Groups ### Library | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `count` | Total track count | | `search QUERY` | Find tracks by title/artist substring | | `info TRACK_ID` | Full track metadata | | `dump --out FILE.json` | Export full library as JSON | ### Playlist | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `list` | All playlists | | `create NAME [--force] [--no-backup]` | New playlist | | `add NAME --track-title T [--force] [--no-backup]` | Add track | | `clear NAME [--force] [--no-backup]` | Empty a playlist | Playlist writes create a `master.db` backup before mutation. They refuse to run while Rekordbox is open unless `--force` is supplied; forced writes still require a backup. `--no-backup` is only accepted when Rekordbox is closed. ### Deck (live MIDI) | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `play --deck N` | Play/pause | | `sync --deck N` | Tempo sync | | `crossfade FROM TO --secs S` | Smooth crossfade | | `eq --deck N --hi --mid --lo` | EQ control | | `hot-cue --deck N --slot 1-8` | Trigger hot cue | ### Top-level | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `status` | Runtime / DB / MIDI state | | `install-mapping` | Drop Bunker.midi.csv into rekordbox's MidiMappings folder | | `mix A B --secs S` | High-level: search + load + sync + crossfade | ## How it works ``` +------------------+ | Your Agent | +--------+---------+ | v +------------------+ | cli-anything- | | rekordbox CLI | +--------+---------+ | | v v +----------+ +----------+ |pyrekord- | | mido + | |box DB | | virtual | |writes | | MIDI | +----------+ +----------+ | | v v +----------+ +-----------+ | master.db| | Rekordbox | |SQLCipher | | live decks| +----------+ +-----------+ ``` - **master.db** is encrypted with a static AES-256 key shared by all rekordbox 6/7 installs (auto-extracted by pyrekordbox) - **Virtual MIDI** mapping uses Pioneer's standard `.midi.csv` format; this CLI ships `Bunker.midi.csv` and an `install-mapping` command to drop it into rekordbox's `MidiMappings/` folder ## JSON output Every command supports `--json`: ```bash $ cli-anything-rekordbox --json library count {"track_count": 30344} ``` ## License MIT

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