Cli Anything Krita

A command line wrapper around Krita's Python API that lets you script the entire digital painting workflow without touching the GUI. You get project creation, layer management with all the usual types (paint, vector, group, filter), a solid set of filters like blur and levels, canvas operations, and export to pretty much any format Krita supports. The JSON output mode makes it genuinely useful for agents or batch scripts. If you're automating art asset pipelines or need to process a bunch of images through Krita filters, this handles the tedious parts. The layer blending modes and opacity controls are there too, which matters if you're trying to replicate actual artist workflows programmatically.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add hkuds/cli-anything --skill cli-anything-krita --agent claude-code

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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

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