Command-line tools for AI video
A command-line tool runs a service from a terminal or a script, so generation can be part of a shell pipeline or a scheduled job. From 3 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Krea offers a command line beside its MCP for coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex. Revid lists one among its automations, and Alibaba Cloud's Wan reference shows calls through the dashscope command line.
A command line suits batch work: a list of prompts in a file, a loop, and results written to a folder.
Coding agents use it too, since running a command is often simpler for them than speaking a protocol.
It inherits the account's keys from the environment, which is convenient and easy to leak into logs.
Keep keys out of scripts that are shared, and keep a record of what each batch generated.
A command line and an MCP server often arrive together, as Krea's and Revid's pages show; the command line is the one a person can test by hand.
| Tool | Hook | What the documentation says |
|---|---|---|
| Krea | Agents | An MCP and command line for coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex |
| Revid | Agents | Automations, an MCP and a command line |
| Wan (Alibaba Cloud) | Agents | Calls through the dashscope command line |
Inclusion rule. Readings from the register used on this page. Order. The order the text takes them in.
1As the documentation puts it
Add the Krea MCP to Claude Code
Krea, API page
Automations, API, MCP & CLI
Revid, home page
Call via the dashscope command line.
Alibaba Cloud, Wan API reference (text to video)
- AgentsAn MCP and command line for coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex
- AutomationsAutomations, an MCP and a command line
- Sample codeCalls through the dashscope command line
2One tool in the same pipeline
Read against “Command line”, this is how SceneMixer describes the matching stage of its own pipeline:
Reading a clip produces a scene-by-scene script: who is there, what happens, every line of dialogue, in order.
SceneMixer, Remake a Video: After the Read You Generate the Storyboard — and Why the Result Runs Longer Than the Clip (read 2026-10-13)
The script is written from the photos and the one-line description. In step-by-step mode you can rewrite it before anything is shot.
SceneMixer, How to Make an Ad from One Photo — “Do I need a script?” (read 2026-10-13)