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Proteus

Installation

Install Proteus CLI from crates.io:

cargo install proteus-cli

This installs the prot binary.

prot --help
prot --version

Feature-Gated Commands

Some diagnostic commands are compiled behind Cargo features in the CLI crate.

Benchmark commands require the bench feature:

cargo install proteus-cli --features bench
prot bench dsp

Offline effect metering requires effect-meter-cli:

cargo install proteus-cli --features effect-meter-cli
prot meter effects input.wav --format table

Spectral effect metering requires effect-meter-cli-spectral:

cargo install proteus-cli --features effect-meter-cli-spectral
prot meter effects input.wav --spectral

Command Shape

The root command accepts playback options and an optional input path:

prot [OPTIONS] [INPUT]

Subcommands use this form:

prot <COMMAND> [COMMAND_OPTIONS]

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