# CLI Anything Cloudcompare

Command-line interface for CloudCompare, Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the...

- Repository: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything (58029 stars)
- Category: AI and agents
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-09-22
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-cloudcompare -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add HKUDS/CLI-Anything`

## Description

Command-line interface for CloudCompare, Agent-friendly harness for CloudCompare, the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software. Supports 41 commands across 9 groups: project management, session control, point cloud operations (subsample, filter, segment, analyze), mesh operations, distance computation (C2C, C2M), transformations (ICP, matrix), export (LAS/LAZ/PLY/PCD/OBJ/STL/E57), and interactive REPL.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# cli-anything-cloudcompare

Agent-friendly command-line harness for [CloudCompare](https://cloudcompare.org), the open-source 3D point cloud and mesh processing software.

**41 commands** across 9 groups.

## Installation

```bash
pip install cli-anything-cloudcompare
```

**Prerequisites:**
- Python 3.10+
- CloudCompare installed on your system
  - Linux (Flatpak): `flatpak install flathub org.cloudcompare.CloudCompare`
  - macOS/Windows: download from https://cloudcompare.org

**Tested with:** CloudCompare 2.13.2 (Flatpak, Linux)

## Global Options

These options must be placed **before** the subcommand:

```bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare [--project FILE] [--json] COMMAND [ARGS]...
```

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| `-p, --project TEXT` | Path to project JSON file |
| `--json` | Output results as JSON (for agent consumption) |

## Command Groups

### 1. project, Project Management (3 commands)

#### project new
Create a new empty project file.

```bash
# Create a project with default name
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o myproject.json

# Create a project with a custom name
cli-anything-cloudcompare project new -o myproject.json -n "Bridge Survey 2024"

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-cloudcompare --json project new -o myproject.json
```

Options: `-o/--output TEXT` (required), `-n/--name TEXT`

#### project info
Show project info and loaded entities.

```bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json project info

# JSON output
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json --json project info
```

#### project status
Show quick project status (cloud count, mesh count, last operation).

```bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json project status
```

---

### 2. session, Session Management (4 commands)

#### session save
Save the current project state to disk.

```bash
cli-anything-cloudcompare --project myproject.json session save
```

#### session history
Show recent operation history.

The rest: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/blob/HEAD/cloudcompare/agent-harness/cli_anything/cloudcompare/skills/SKILL.md