What it does

CLI-Anything starts from the idea that a command line suits an agent better than a graphical interface: commands are composable, describe themselves through --help and can return structured JSON. Given a piece of software or a source repository, its generator works through seven phases: analysing the code, designing the command groups, implementing a Click CLI with a REPL and undo/redo, planning tests, writing them, documenting the results and publishing a package onto your PATH. You run it from your agent with /cli-anything, for example against GIMP, and a refine command can later close gaps in coverage. It is distributed as a Claude Code plugin marketplace and has installers for Pi, OpenCode, Goose, Qodercli, OpenClaw, Cursor and other agents. CLI-Hub is the companion package manager. Install cli-anything-hub with pip, then browse, search, install and launch community-built CLIs and some public third-party ones. Agents can also install a meta-skill so they can find a suitable CLI themselves. Some generated CLIs still need the underlying application installed, and the generator needs Python 3.10+.

Capabilities

Seven-phase generator that analyses software and produces a tested CLI harness
Generated CLIs include a REPL, JSON output and undo/redo
/cli-anything and /cli-anything:refine commands for building and extending harnesses
CLI-Hub package manager for browsing, installing and launching community CLIs
Plugins and installers for Claude Code, Cursor, Pi, OpenCode, Goose, OpenClaw and others

When to use it

You want an AI agent to operate a desktop application or service that has no agent-friendly interface
You would like to reuse a ready-made CLI from the community registry
You maintain internal tooling and want agents to call it through a consistent command line