---
title: "Archive and reorganize local photo libraries with photo-cli"
description: "Use photo-cli when an agent needs to normalize a local photo archive by reading capture metadata, reverse geocoding locations, and rebuilding a cleaner folder structure without moving into a hosted photo platform."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/photo-cli/photo-cli"
author: "photo-cli contributors"
publisher_type: "open_source_project"
category:
  - "Image & Creative Automation"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "photo-cli/photo-cli"
  github_stars: 68
---

# Archive and reorganize local photo libraries with photo-cli

Use photo-cli when an agent needs to normalize a local photo archive by reading capture metadata, reverse geocoding locations, and rebuilding a cleaner folder structure without moving into a hosted photo platform.

## Prerequisites

photo-cli, access to the source photo library, destination storage for the reorganized archive

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install photo-cli using one of the documented release methods, choose the source library and destination folder, then run the archive or copy workflow to build a reorganized photo tree from file metadata.
```

## Documentation

- https://photocli.com

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/archive-and-reorganize-local-photo-libraries-with-photo-cli/)