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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Found: 36

A skill package manager: installs, finds, updates and removes SKILL.md packages from GitHub and other git hosts across many agents

Medium risk32.7KRepository stars

APM

APM (Agent Package Manager)

A package manager for AI agent context: skills, prompts and MCP servers install with one command across supported agents

Medium risk3.9KRepository stars

A Rust CLI proxy that compacts output from git, tests and other commands so the agent spends fewer tokens reading the terminal

Medium risk81.9KRepository stars

A terminal multiplexer built for coding agents: keeps Claude Code, Codex and Cursor sessions running after you disconnect and combines several machines in one w

Medium risk41.3KRepository stars

A CLI that builds a graph of linked notes from your repo and feeds the matching nodes into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini and other agents

Medium risk9.4KRepository stars

A Go CLI that configures the AI coding agents you already use: it gives them shared memory, a workflow and deterministic steps without replacing the agents them

Medium risk7.4KRepository stars
Official

Duplicate code detector for 220+ languages with an MCP server for agents and a token-efficient report

Low risk6.3KRepository stars

Tokscale

tokscale

A CLI with an interactive TUI that tracks token usage and cost across AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor and more

Low risk5.6KRepository stars

A CLI with policies that intercepts dangerous AI agent commands like rm -rf, force push or reading .env before they run

Medium risk5.2KRepository stars

A desktop app and CLI to install, sync and organize agent skills across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other tools

Medium risk5.2KRepository stars

A CLI for bulk port forwarding of Kubernetes services to your local machine, with an MCP integration for AI assistants

Medium risk4.2KRepository stars

The zg local-first search tool: ripgrep, BM25 and vector search unified behind one interface for humans and agents

Low risk3.8KRepository stars

A CLI that extracts any website's design system into tokens: colors, typography, spacing, shadows, in one run

Medium risk3.6KRepository stars

Agent of Empires

Agent of Empires (AoE)

A session manager for coding agents: runs Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex and other CLIs in parallel, isolated tmux sessions with a TUI and web dashboard

Medium risk3.3KRepository stars

A Rust code-quality sensor that scores a project before and after an agent session, installable as a Claude Code plugin or MCP server

Medium risk3.3KRepository stars

A local proxy and trace viewer for coding agents: shows system prompts, tool calls and token usage for Claude Code, Codex and other CLIs

Medium risk3.2KRepository stars

A CLI that loops Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and other agents over a task list or PRD until everything is done

High risk3KRepository stars

A CLI that keeps agent instructions in one place and distributes them to the right config files for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot and two dozen other tool

Low risk2.9KRepository stars

OpenTelemetry-based CLI tracing for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex sessions, showing what the agent actually did and what it cost

Medium risk2.8KRepository stars

A Go CLI that keeps skills, agents and rules in one place and syncs them into every AI agent with one command

Medium risk2.7KRepository stars

A security scanner for agent skills: finds prompt injection, data exfiltration and malicious code before you install

Medium risk2.6KRepository stars

A CLI that turns any MCP server, OpenAPI spec or GraphQL endpoint into commands at runtime, with no codegen

High risk2.4KRepository stars

A portable .agent folder with memory, skills and protocols that plugs into many coding agents and keeps its knowledge when you switch tools

High risk2.3KRepository 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

Medium risk1.6KRepository stars

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.