Cli-Anything

Cli-Anything is a hub and toolkit for creating and using agent-native command-line interfaces. Its core function is to provide a registry of CLIs that AI agents can install and operate. Instead of an agent needing to understand a complex GUI or API directly, it can use a standardized CLI from this hub. You can browse over 76 available CLIs for tools like Zotero, Mailchimp, and LibreOffice, or contribute new ones for any application with a GUI or API.

The tool works on two levels. For AI agents, you install a 'skill' with a single command, giving the agent the ability to discover and use CLIs from the registry autonomously. For developers and users, there's a local Python package you install via pip. This gives you commands to list, search, install, and manage these CLIs directly from your terminal. It acts as a bridge, turning almost any software into something an AI agent can work with through a common command-line layer.

This is most useful for developers building or working with AI agents that need to perform tasks across many different applications. It saves the effort of writing custom integrations for each tool. Researchers, automation engineers, and anyone looking to delegate complex software tasks to an AI assistant will find it practical. The community-driven registry means the range of supported software can grow to cover nearly any need.