CLI-Anything

Plugin and skill that generates command-line interfaces for existing desktop software so AI agents can operate it, plus a hub of ready-made CLIs.

Free tool inMCP servers and agent tools

Install guide (official) ↗ GitHub ↗ Creator kit →

CLI-Anything at a glance

Checked 18 Oct 2026

CLI-Anything, from HKU Data Intelligence Lab, has a coding agent study an application's source and build a CLI wrapper for it, so agents can drive apps such as GIMP or Blender from the command line. It ships as a Claude Code plugin, a skill for other agents and a pip-installable hub of pre-built CLIs. Needs Python 3.10+, the target software installed, and an agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others). On Windows, bash from Git for Windows is needed. Apache-2.0. A free tool; it does not replace a paid product we list.

Cite this pageRepoQuarry. “CLI-Anything.” Checked 18 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/cli-anything

What it replaces

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Runs on my machine? Yes, runs in your local agent against software on your machine pip install cli-anything-hub github.com · CLI-Anything#readme ↗ 3d ago

Code licence Apache-2.0 Apache License github.com · LICENSE ↗ 3d ago

Model weights licence No separate model weights github.com · CLI-Anything#readme ↗ 3d ago

Commercial use Yes, Apache-2.0 allows commercial use each Contributor hereby grants to You a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license github.com · LICENSE ↗ 3d ago

Paid services needed? Needs an AI coding agent to generate CLIs Works with: OpenClaw, Nanobot, Claude Code, Codex, Reasonix, Antigravity, and other SKILL-compatible agents. github.com · CLI-Anything#readme ↗ 3d ago

Hardware Not documented Know the answer? —

Operating systems Windows (with Git for Windows bash) and macOS mentioned; no full OS list On Windows, install Git for Windows github.com · CLI-Anything#readme ↗ 3d ago

Setup effort Easy, Claude Code plugin marketplace, npx skills add, or pip install (Python 3.10+) /plugin marketplace add HKUDS/CLI-Anything github.com · CLI-Anything#readme ↗ 3d ago

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100+ people committing in the last 12 months · 4 pull requests merged in 30 days · 27 issues opened, 2 closed in 30 days

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+1,305 stars since 18 Oct 2026. The 7-day comparison and the trend label start once there is a full week of daily counts.

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active 4 of the last 12 weeks

Down 83% on the 12 weeks before.

Busiest week: 94 commits. Focus or tap a bar for its week.

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