Proteus CLI

Proteus CLI is the command-line tool for playing and inspecting Proteus audio from a terminal.

Install it with Cargo:

cargo install proteus-cli

The installed command is prot.

prot path/to/song.prot

What It Supports

• Play .prot and .mka containers.
• Play a single audio file.
• Play a directory of nested audio files as a Proteus-style randomized project.
• Generate directory project files with shuffle_schedule.json and effects_chain.json.
• Inspect container metadata.
• Probe, decode, and verify audio without starting playback.
• Extract waveform peaks as JSON or binary peak files.
• Generate and inspect audio effect chains.

Start with installation, then use the playback guide or the command reference.