# AI Chat Tools

The AI Chat Tools system provides 151 specialized tools for working with Timeline Studio through Claude AI.

## Structure

```
tools/
├── timeline/          # Timeline tools (11 tools)
├── player/           # Player control tools (10 tools)
├── browser/          # File browser tools (8 tools)
├── resources/        # Resource management tools (10 tools)
├── export-management-tools.ts    # Export management (12 tools)
├── effects-filters-tools.ts     # Effects and filters (10 tools)
├── audio-processing-tools.ts    # Audio processing (12 tools)
├── render-performance-tools.ts  # Rendering and performance (8 tools)
├── template-layout-tools.ts     # Templates and layouts (10 tools)
├── settings-config-tools.ts     # Settings and configuration (8 tools)
├── color-style-tools.ts         # Color and style (6 tools)
├── media-processing-tools.ts    # Media processing (6 tools)
└── index.ts            # Main export of all tools
```

## Tool Categories

### Timeline Tools (50 tools)
- **Basic operations**: project creation, track management, clip placement
- **Analytics**: structure analysis, scene detection, narrative analysis
- **Automation**: music synchronization, automatic enhancements
- **Export**: support for JSON, XML, CSV, EDL, FCPXML, DaVinci Resolve formats

### Player Tools (10 tools)
- Playback control and navigation
- Speed and marker management
- Frame-by-frame navigation

### Browser Tools (8 tools)
- File system navigation
- Media filtering and import
- Project management

### Resource Tools (10 tools)
- Effects, filters, and transitions
- Templates and styles
- Preset management

### Export Management Tools (12 tools)
- Export settings optimization
- Batch export and render queue
- Preset creation and validation

### Effects & Filters Tools (10 tools)
- Intelligent effect selection
- Batch filter application
- Parameter animation

### Audio Processing Tools (12 tools)
- Normalization and noise removal
- Synchronization and beat analysis
- Equalization, compression, reverb
- Mixing and export

### Render & Performance Tools (8 tools)
- Performance analysis and optimization
- Cache and proxy media management
- GPU acceleration and profiling

### Template & Layout Tools (10 tools)
- Project templates and multi-camera layouts
- Titles and animated intros
- Social media formats

### Settings & Configuration Tools (8 tools)
- User profiles and hotkeys
- Workspaces and autosave
- Plugins and integrations

### Color & Style Tools (6 tools)
- Color correction and LUTs
- Color schemes and stylization
- Gradients and masks

### Media Processing Tools (6 tools)
- Format conversion
- Resolution adjustment and stabilization
- Batch processing

## Usage

```typescript
// Timeline tools
import { executeTimelineTool } from './timeline-tools'
const result = await executeTimelineTool('analyze_timeline_structure', params)

// Player tools  
import { executePlayerTool } from './player-tools'
const result = await executePlayerTool('control_playback', params)

// Export Management tools
import { executeExportManagementTool } from './export-management-tools'
const result = await executeExportManagementTool('optimize_export_settings', params)
```

## Interfaces

### ClaudeTool
```typescript
interface ClaudeTool {
  name: string
  description: string
  input_schema: {
    type: "object"
    properties: Record<string, any>
    required?: string[]
  }
}
```

### ToolResult
```typescript
interface ToolResult {
  success: boolean
  message: string
  data?: any
  errors?: string[]
  warnings?: string[]
  nextActions?: string[]
}
```

## Statistics

- **Total number of tools**: 151
- **Modular organization**: 4 main categories with subfolders
- **Specialized modules**: 8 additional files
- **Complete coverage**: From video import to export