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cli-anything-rekordbox
Command-line interface for Pioneer Rekordbox 6/7 - DJ library and live-deck control via guarded SQLCipher master.db access (pyrekordbox) + virtual MIDI mapping. Provides library inspection, playlist creation/add/clear, and live-deck mixing (play/sync/crossfade/EQ). Pioneer ships no playback REST API; this harness combines the only two real surfaces (encrypted DB + MIDI) into one agent-native CLI.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a command-line interface that allows programmatic control over Rekordbox's encrypted database and MIDI mapping, enabling new automation capabilities.
What it needs
Requires python installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-03. 46,739 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
cli-anything-rekordbox Agent-native CLI for Pioneer Rekordbox 6/7. Drives the DJ library and live decks programmatically. Installation Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ Rekordbox 6 or 7 installed (master.db must exist) Virtual MIDI driver for live-deck control: Windows: loopMIDI / LoopBe / teVirtualMIDI macOS: IAC Driver Linux: ALSA virtual MIDI (snd-virmidi) Usage Command Groups Library Command Description --------- ------------- count Total track count search QUERY Find tracks by title/artist substring info TRACKID Full track metadata dump --out FILE.json Export full library as JSON Playlist Command Description --------- ------------- list All playlists create NAME [--force] [--no-backup] New playlist add NAME --track-title T [--force] [--no-backup] Add track clear NAME [--force] [--no-backup] Empty a playlist Playlist writes create a master.db backup before mutation. They refuse to run while Rekordbox is open unless --force is supplied; forced writes still require a backup. --no-backup is only accepted when Rekordbox is closed. Deck (live MIDI) Command Description --------- ------------- play --deck N Play/pause sync --deck N Tempo sync crossfade FROM TO --secs S Smooth crossfade eq --deck N --hi --mid --lo EQ control hot-cue --deck N --slot 1-8 Trigger hot cue Top-level Command Description --------- ------------- status Runtime / DB / MIDI state install-mapping Drop Bunker.midi.csv into rekordbox's MidiMappings folder mix A B --secs S High-level: search + load + sync + crossfade How it works master.db is encrypted with a static AES-256 key shared by all rekordbox 6/7 installs (auto-extracted by pyrekordbox) Virtual MIDI mapping uses Pioneer's standard .midi.csv format; this CLI ships Bunker.midi.csv and an install-mapping command to drop it into rekordbox's MidiMappings/ folder JSON output Every command supports --json: License MIT
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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