CLI tools

A CLI is a command-line utility that helps you work with agents: it installs and runs skills, gathers context and automates routine work. This section collects tools with real commands from their docs, a clear purpose and a risk level.

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Local search over Markdown notes, docs and meeting transcripts: keywords, semantic search and reranking, with an MCP server

CLIMedium risk30.1KRepository stars
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Packs a repository into one LLM-ready file with token counts, code compression and secret filtering, also runs as an MCP server

CLIMedium risk28.5KRepository stars
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A Python framework and CLI for MCP: write servers as plain functions, test tools and install servers into Claude Code, Cursor and other clients

CLIMedium risk27.9KRepository stars

Sound and on-screen notifications for coding agents: game voice lines when the agent finishes or waits for permission

CLIMedium risk5.1KRepository stars

The .mcpb format and a CLI that package a local MCP server into one file installable in Claude Desktop with one click

CLILow risk2.1KRepository stars

A CLI for any MCP server: list and call tools, resources and prompts, run mock and proxy modes, guard access and manage agent configs

CLIMedium risk1.6KRepository stars

An adapter that connects an MCP client limited to local stdio servers to a remote MCP server over HTTP or SSE, with authorization

CLIMedium risk1.6KRepository stars

A CLI engine that compiles documents into a local structured wiki: a transparent alternative to plain RAG, reachable by an agent over MCP

CLIMedium risk1.5KRepository stars

Access control for agents: rules for what Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and MCP servers may do, review of risky actions before they run, and one audit log

CLIMedium risk216Repository stars
Russian stack

A CLI, MCP server and skill that find and safely strip chatbot copy-paste artifacts in Russian text and check facts after editing

CLIMedium risk126Repository stars

The kct CLI and a Python library for agents: parse and edit KiCad schematics and PCBs with JSON output, run DRC and ERC without a running KiCad

CLIMedium risk63Repository stars

1C platform context exporter

platform-context-exporter

Russian stack

A Java console app that exports the 1C:Enterprise platform reference into JSON, XML, Markdown or an LLM-ready context format

CLILow risk48Repository stars

A security CLI for coding agents: secret scanning, command policies, pre-commit hooks, third-party skill auditing

CLIMedium risk27Repository stars

onec-hbk-bsl: BSL linter and MCP

1C HBK BSL (onec-hbk-bsl)

Russian stack

A BSL CLI linter and formatter with 180 diagnostics, an LSP server for VS Code and Cursor, and MCP tools for local AI assistants

CLIMedium risk9Repository stars
Russian stack

A Go CLI and MCP server for CIAN apartment search, with saved searches that track changes, favorites and price history

CLILow risk

Frequently asked questions

What is a CLI tool for an agent?

A command-line utility that helps an agent or a developer: runs tasks, processes files, manages the project. Installed via npm, pip, brew and similar.

How do I install a CLI tool?

The entry has a real install command from the README, usually one line through a package manager.