MediaKit CLI

mediakit-cli is the MediaKit command-line interface. It supports local and cloud execution modes, generated domain commands, and multi-platform binary distribution.

Install

npm

npm install -g @volcengine/mediakit-cli
mediakit-cli version

npx

npx @volcengine/mediakit-cli version

curl

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/volcengine/mediakit-cli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
mediakit-cli version

Install a specific version or custom path:

VERSION=v0.1.0 INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin" \
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/volcengine/mediakit-cli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

AI Agent Skills

mediakit-cli pairs with AI agent skills (Claude Code, etc.) that teach the agent MediaKit CLI patterns, best practices, and workflows.

Install all skills:

npx skills add volcengine/mediakit-cli -g -y

Or pick specific domains:

npx skills add volcengine/mediakit-cli -s byted-mediakit-editing -y
npx skills add volcengine/mediakit-cli -s byted-mediakit-video -y
npx skills add volcengine/mediakit-cli -s byted-mediakit-shared -y

Commands

mediakit-cli version
mediakit-cli init
mediakit-cli doctor
mediakit-cli config show
mediakit-cli --domains

Development

Build

make build

Build All Platforms

make build-all

Snapshot Release

make snapshot

The local build writes the binary to .mediakit/build/dev/mediakit-cli.

Release

• GitHub Releases are produced with .goreleaser.yml
• npm distribution uses package.json, scripts/install.js, and scripts/run.js
• curl installation uses scripts/install.sh
• the GitHub Actions entry is .github/workflows/mediakit-cli-release.yml

Local Tool Admission

Current local tool allowlist:

• ffmpeg: required, 5.1.x, LGPL v2.1 or later, commercial use allowed
• ffprobe: required, 5.1.x, LGPL v2.1 or later, commercial use allowed
• optional FFmpeg features: openh264, demuxer, libmp3lame, libass, libfreetype, libfontconfig, libfribidi, libharfbuzz, zlib, libpng, libjpeg-turbo
• approved optional feature version anchors: libass 0.17.3, libfreetype 2.13.3, libfontconfig 2.15.0, libfribidi 1.0.16, libharfbuzz 10.2.0
• built-in local helper: fetch-file downloads HTTP/HTTPS URLs to MEDIAKIT_OUTPUT_PATH and returns local paths unchanged

Admission boundary:

• Only use external process execution via os/exec
• Do not statically link or dynamically link local tools into the Go binary
• Do not modify upstream source code
• Keep FFmpeg in LGPL mode by default
• Do not introduce non-free components by default
• Do not keep local intermediate artifacts; only final user outputs and fetch-file downloads are retained

Local File Output

• MEDIAKIT_OUTPUT_PATH overrides the local file output directory
• Default output directory: ~/.mediakit/temp