🚀 CLI-Anything: Making All Software Agent-Native
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🤖 Today's Software Serves Humans. Tomorrow's Users Will Be AI Agents
CLI-Anything is an open-source platform that transforms any software into an AI-agent-ready tool. With a single command, it generates complete CLI interfaces for existing applications, bridging the gap between artificial intelligence and the world of software.
The project was born from a simple yet powerful idea: the command line is the universal interface — for humans and for agents alike.
🚀 Key Features
- 🚀 Automated CLI harness generation for existing software — just point to the project directory and the system builds a complete interface in 7 phases
- 🤖 CLI-Hub — a central registry to discover, install and manage hundreds of community-built CLIs with a single command
- 💻 Multi-platform support — GIMP, Blender, LibreOffice, Zotero, Calibre, QGIS, Inkscape, MuseScore, Godot and many more
- ⚡ Compatibility with all major AI agents — Claude Code, Pi, OpenClaw, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI and others
- 🎯 7-phase approach — analysis, design, implementation, SKILL.md generation, testing, validation and publishing
- 🧠 Structured JSON output — perfect for ML models and automation without complex parsing
- 🔧 Over 2,269 tests passing — unit + end-to-end coverage for production reliability
- 📦 Automatic SKILL.md — every generated CLI ships with an AI-discoverable skill definition
💻 How It Works
- 🚀 A CLI harness is generated for the chosen software through a 7-phase pipeline covering code analysis, interface design, command implementation, testing and documentation
- 💡 Each CLI offers a rich command interface with interactive REPL and built-in help
- 🔗 CLI-Hub enables automatic discovery and installation of new harnesses from the community
- 📦 Every CLI includes SKILL.md with embedded documentation, command examples and expected output
🐍 Quick Start
- 🚀
pip install cli-anything— install CLI-Anything - 💻
/cli-anything ./gimp— generate a complete CLI harness for GIMP in a single command - 🔗
pip install cli-anything-hub— enable CLI-Hub to discover and install CLIs from the community - 📦
cli-hub install <name>— install any CLI available in the registry
📊 Why CLI?
- 🎯 Structured & composable — text commands match LLM format and chain together for complex workflows
- ⚡ Lightweight & universal — minimal overhead, works across all systems without heavy dependencies
- 🧠 Self-documenting —
--helpflags provide automatic documentation that agents can discover - 🏆 Deterministic results — predictable behavior for total reliability
🏆 Results & Community
- 🏆 2,269 tests passing with unit + end-to-end coverage
- ⭐ 18+ supported applications with real demos — CAD, 3D scenes, diagrams, gameplay, subtitles and more
- 🌐 Active community — open contributions, wishlist for new CLIs and a constantly updated public registry
👉 Discover the project on GitHub: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything
⭐ If you find it useful, give the project a star!
