cli-anything-krita
CLI harness for Krita digital painting — manage projects, layers, filters, and export via command line. Use when automating Krita workflows, batch processing images, or operating Krita without a GUI.
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Apr 18, 2026
✦overview.md
Key Features
- ·Create and manage Krita projects from the command line
- ·Add, remove, and modify layers with various types and properties
- ·Apply filters to images within a project
- ·Export projects to image files like PNG and JPEG
Use Cases
- →Automating repetitive Krita tasks like creating new project templates
- →Batch processing a series of images with consistent layer adjustments
- →Running Krita operations on a headless server without a GUI
- →Integrating Krita image manipulation into a CI/CD pipeline for asset generation
Best for
- ✓Automation workflows
- ✓Batch processing tasks
- ✓Headless server environments
Not ideal for
- !Interactive artistic creation
- !Real-time visual editing
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cli-anything-krita
description
CLI harness for Krita digital painting — manage projects, layers, filters, and export via command line. Use when automating Krita workflows, batch processing images, or operating Krita without a GUI.
cli-anything-krita
CLI harness for Krita, the professional open-source digital painting application.
Prerequisites
- Krita installed on the system
- Python 3.10+
Install the CLI:
cd krita/agent-harness && pip install -e .
Command Reference
Project Management
cli-anything-krita project new -n "My Art" -w 2048 -h 2048 -o project.json
cli-anything-krita project open project.json
cli-anything-krita --project project.json project save
cli-anything-krita --project project.json project info
Layer Management
cli-anything-krita -p project.json layer add "Sketch" -t paintlayer
cli-anything-krita -p project.json layer add "Colors" --opacity 200
cli-anything-krita -p project.json layer add "Group" -t grouplayer
cli-anything-krita -p project.json layer remove "Sketch"
cli-anything-krita -p project.json layer list
cli-anything-krita -p project.json layer set "Colors" opacity 180
cli-anything-krita -p project.json layer set "Colors" visible false
cli-anything-krita -p project.json layer set "Colors" blending_mode multiply
$install
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