Qcut Video Edit

Run QCut's native TypeScript pipeline CLI for AI content generation, video analysis, transcription, YAML pipelines, ViMax agentic video production, and project management. Also use for editor HTTP automation tasks (state snapshots, events, transactions, and notification bridge control) when user needs deterministic state-aware control.

Native Pipeline CLI Skill

Run QCut's built-in TypeScript pipeline CLI (qcut-pipeline / bun run pipeline).

Additional resources

• For standalone CLI commands (generate, analyze, transcribe, models, help, output formats), see REFERENCE.md
• For YAML pipelines, API key management, project management, see reference-pipelines.md
• For ViMax commands (idea2video, script2video, novel2movie, portraits), see reference-vimax.md
• For editor core reference: connection, flags, batch limits, env vars, common workflows, see editor-core.md
• For editor media & project commands, project.json schema, see editor-media.md
• For editor timeline & editing commands, see editor-timeline.md
• For editor export, diagnostics, MCP, screen recording, UI, Moyin, screenshots, state control, see editor-output.md
• For editor AI commands: video analysis, transcription, AI generation, Remotion, navigator, see editor-ai.md
• For editor state automation: snapshots, event streams, correlation IDs, transactions, capabilities, and notification bridge endpoints, see editor-state-control.md

Step 1: Ensure QCut is Running

Before any editor:* command, check if QCut is running. If not, build and launch it.

bash

# Check if QCut is running
curl -s --connect-timeout 2 http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/claude/health || echo "NOT_RUNNING"

If NOT_RUNNING:

bash

bun run build                # Build first
bun run electron &           # Launch in background
sleep 5                      # Wait for startup

Step 2: Find Project, Media & Timeline

Most editor commands need --project-id, --media-id, or --element-id. Run these to discover them.

bash

# 1. List projects → get project-id
bun run pipeline editor:navigator:projects

# 2. Open a project (navigates the editor)
bun run pipeline editor:navigator:open --project-id <project-id>

# 3. Switch to editor panel (navigator:open lands on the landing page, NOT the editor)
bun run pipeline editor:ui:switch-panel --panel video-edit

# 4. List media → get media-id values
bun run pipeline editor:media:list --project-id <project-id> --json

# 5. Export timeline → get track-id and element-id values
bun run pipeline editor:timeline:export --project-id <project-id> --json

Now you have the IDs needed for all other editor commands.

How to Run

bash

bun run pipeline <command> [options]            # Dev (recommended)
bun run electron/native-pipeline/cli/cli.ts <command> [options]  # Direct source
qcut-pipeline <command> [options]               # Production binary

Quick Commands

bash

bun run pipeline list-models                          # List all models
bun run pipeline generate-image -t "A cinematic portrait at golden hour"
bun run pipeline create-video -m kling_2_6_pro -t "Ocean waves at sunset" -d 5s
bun run pipeline generate-avatar -m omnihuman_v1_5 -t "Hello world" --image-url avatar.png
bun run pipeline analyze-video -i video.mp4 --analysis-type summary
bun run pipeline transcribe -i audio.mp3 --srt
bun run pipeline run-pipeline -c pipeline.yaml -i "A sunset" --no-confirm
bun run pipeline estimate-cost -m veo3 -d 8s

ViMax Quick Start

bash

bun run pipeline vimax:idea2video --idea "A detective in 1920s Paris" -d 120
bun run pipeline vimax:script2video --script script.json --portraits registry.json
bun run pipeline vimax:novel2movie --novel book.txt --max-scenes 20

API Key Setup

Keys stored in ~/.qcut/.env (mode 0600).

bash

bun run pipeline setup          # Create .env template
bun run pipeline set-key --name FAL_KEY   # Set a key (interactive)
bun run pipeline check-keys     # Check configured keys

Supported keys: FAL_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, ELEVENLABS_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, RUNWAY_API_KEY, HEYGEN_API_KEY, DID_API_KEY, SYNTHESIA_API_KEY

Unified JSON Output

All commands support --json for machine-readable output using a consistent envelope:

bash

bun run pipeline generate-image -t "A cat" --json

Three possible envelope shapes:

Status	Shape	When
ok	{ "status": "ok", "data": { ... } }	Command succeeded
error	{ "status": "error", "error": "msg", "code": "cmd:failed" }	Command failed
pending	{ "status": "pending", "jobId": "abc-123" }	Async job started

See REFERENCE.md for full envelope docs.

3-Level Progressive Help (JSON)

The CLI provides structured help at three levels when using --help --json:

bash

# Level 1: Root — list all commands, categories, global flags
bun run pipeline --help --json

# Level 2: Command — flags (required/optional), examples, usage
bun run pipeline generate-image --help --json

# Level 3: Parameter — type, enum values, default, description
bun run pipeline generate-image --help model --json

Each level returns a JSON envelope ({ "status": "ok", "data": { ... } }).

project.json — Agent-Readable Project State

Two CLI commands export the full project state as structured JSON:

bash

# Minimal (~200 tokens): counts + settings only
bun run pipeline editor:project:info --project-id <id> --json

# Full (~2000 tokens): settings + media[] + subtitles[] + generated[] + exports[] + jobs[]
bun run pipeline editor:project:info --project-id <id> --full --json

# Dump to disk
bun run pipeline editor:project:export-state --project-id <id>

See editor-media.md for the full project.json schema.

Global Options

Flag	Short	Description
--output-dir	-o	Output directory (default: ./output)
--model	-m	Model key
--json		Output as JSON
--quiet	-q	Suppress progress
--verbose	-v	Debug logging
--stream		JSONL progress events on stderr
--help	-h	Print help
--session		Session mode: read commands from stdin
--skip-health		Skip editor health check
--no-capability-check		Skip per-request capability warnings

Key Source Files

Component	File
CLI entry point	electron/native-pipeline/cli/cli.ts
Command router	electron/native-pipeline/cli/cli-runner/runner.ts
Command registry (core)	electron/native-pipeline/cli/command-registry.ts
Command registry (editor)	electron/native-pipeline/cli/command-registry-editor.ts
Command registry types	electron/native-pipeline/cli/command-registry-types.ts
JSON output helpers	electron/native-pipeline/cli/json-output.ts
project.json types	electron/native-pipeline/cli/project-json-types.ts
project.json builder	electron/native-pipeline/cli/project-json-builder.ts
Editor dispatch	electron/native-pipeline/cli/cli-handlers-editor.ts
Admin handlers	electron/native-pipeline/cli/cli-handlers-admin.ts
Media handlers	electron/native-pipeline/cli/cli-handlers-media.ts
ViMax handlers	electron/native-pipeline/cli/vimax-cli-handlers.ts
Remotion handler	electron/native-pipeline/cli/cli-handlers-remotion.ts
Moyin handler	electron/native-pipeline/cli/cli-handlers-moyin.ts
Key manager	electron/native-pipeline/key-manager.ts