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CLI-Anything

Getting Started

Getting Started with CLI-Anything

Section titled “Getting Started with CLI-Anything”

CLI-Anything has two equally useful starting points:

GoalStart Here
Use the existing CLI ecosystem nowInstall cli-anything-hub, browse the registry, and install ready-made CLIs.
Build a new agent-native CLIInstall the CLI-Anything plugin/skill for your agent, then run the 7-phase harness generator.

Phase 1: Empower Yourself — Your CLI Toolkit

Section titled “Phase 1: Empower Yourself — Your CLI Toolkit”

Install the CLI-Hub package manager first. It lets you browse, search, inspect, install, update, uninstall, and launch CLI-Anything harnesses plus public third-party CLIs from one command.

Terminal window
pip install cli-anything-hub
CommandWhat it does
cli-hub listBrowse the registry
cli-hub search <query>Search by keyword
cli-hub info <name>Inspect one CLI
cli-hub install <name>Install from CLI-Hub
cli-hub update <name>Update an install
cli-hub uninstall <name>Remove an install
cli-hub launch <name> [args...]Run an installed CLI
Terminal window
# Browse what is available
cli-hub list
cli-hub search image


# Install and try a CLI immediately
cli-hub install gimp
cli-hub info gimp
cli-hub launch gimp

Some CLIs wrap real desktop or backend software. If a selected CLI needs GIMP, Blender, LibreOffice, or another upstream tool, install that upstream application too.

Phase 1.5: Empower Your Agents — Install in One Command

Section titled “Phase 1.5: Empower Your Agents — Install in One Command”

Give SKILL-compatible agents the CLI-Hub meta-skill so they can discover and install the right CLI for a task.

Also available on: ClawHub, SkillHub, SkillHub.cn

Terminal window
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-hub-meta-skill -g -y

Works with: OpenClaw, Nanobot, Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and other SKILL-compatible agents.

Then prompt:

Find appropriate CLI software in CLI-Hub and complete the task: ...

Prerequisites

Section titled “Prerequisites”
RequirementVersion
Python≥ 3.10
pipLatest
AI PlatformClaude Code / OpenClaw / Pi / etc.

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”