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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Command-line interface for Bolt-Compress."""
+import argparse
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Compress media files from the command line.")
+    parser.add_argument("input", nargs="+", help="Files or directories to compress")
+    parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", help="Output directory")
+    parser.add_argument("-q", "--quality", type=int, default=80, help="Compression quality (1-100)")
+    parser.add_argument("--batch", action="store_true", help="Process files in batch mode")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    print(f"Bolt-Compress CLI: {len(args.input)} item(s), quality {args.quality}")
+    # Compression engine hooks in here
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())