cli-anything-libreoffice

name cli-anything-libreoffice description Command-line interface for Libreoffice - A stateful command-line interface for document editing, producing real ODF files (ZIP archives with ... cli-anything-libreoffice A stateful command-line interface for document editing, producing real ODF files (ZIP archives with XML). Designed for AI agents and power users who need to create and manipulate Writer, Calc, and Impress documents without a GUI or LibreOffice installation. Installation This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-libreoffice package: pip install cli-anything-libreoffice Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ libreoffice must be installed on your system Usage Basic Commands # Show help cli-anything-libreoffice -- help # Start interactive REPL mode cli-anything-libreoffice # Create a new project cli-anything-libreoffice project new -o project.json # Run with JSON output (for agent consumption) cli-anything-libreoffice --json project info -p project.json REPL Mode When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session: cli-anything-libreoffice # Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history Command Groups Document Document management commands. Command Description new Create a new document open Open project JSON, or import an existing Office/ODF file import Import an existing Office/ODF file to project JSON import-formats List supported import formats save Save the current document info Show document information profiles List available page profiles json Print raw project JSON Writer Writer (word processor) commands. Command Description add-paragraph Add a paragraph to the document add-heading Add a heading to the document add-list Add a list to the document add-table Add a table to the document add-page-break Add a page break remove Remove a content item by index list List all content items set-text Set the text of a content item Calc Calc (spreadsheet) commands. Command Description add-sheet Add a new sheet remove-sheet Remove a sheet by index rename-sheet Rename a sheet set-cell Set a cell value get-cell Get a cell value list-sheets List all sheets Impress Impress (presentation) commands. Command Description add-slide Add a slide to the presentation remove-slide Remove a slide by index set-content Update a slide's title and/or content list-slides List all slides add-element Add an element to a slide Style Group Style management commands. Command Description create Create a new style modify Modify an existing style list List all styles apply Apply a style to a content item (Writer only) remove Remove a style Export Group Export/render commands. Command Description presets List export presets preset-info Show preset details render Export the document to a file Session Session management commands. Command Description status Show session status undo Undo the last operation redo Redo the last undone operation history Show undo history Examples Create a New Project Create a new libreoffice project file. cli-anything-libreoffice project new -o myproject.json # Or with JSON output for programmatic use cli-anything-libreoffice --json project new -o myproject.json Interactive REPL Session Start an interactive session with undo/redo support. cli-anything-libreoffice # Enter commands interactively # Use 'help' to see available commands # Use 'undo' and 'redo' for history navigation Export Project Export the project to a final output format. cli-anything-libreoffice --project myproject.json export render output.pdf --overwrite State Management The CLI maintains session state with: Undo/Redo : Up to 50 levels of history Project persistence : Save/load project state as JSON Existing file import : Convert ODF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX and related formats into editable project JSON Session tracking : Track modifications and changes Output Formats All commands support dual output modes: Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text Machine-readable ( --json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption # Human output cli-anything-libreoffice project info -p project.json # JSON output for agents cli-anything-libreoffice --json project info -p project.json For AI Agents When using this CLI programmatically: Always use --json flag for parseable output Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors Parse stderr for error messages on failure Use absolute paths for all file operations Import existing Office files to JSON first with document import input.docx -o work.json Verify outputs exist after export operations More Information Full documentation: See README.md in the package Test coverage: See TEST.md in the package Methodology: See HARNESS.md in the cli-anything-plugin Version 1.0.0