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: 56

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

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

Medium risk1.6KRepository stars

A CLI that keeps rules, commands, MCP, subagents and skills in one source and generates config files for many AI coding tools

Medium risk1.5KRepository stars

A multi-agent harness that verifies results by artifacts: stop hooks, an independent judge and an event log for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more

High risk1.3KRepository stars

A lightweight CLI to discover, inspect and call MCP server tools straight from the shell

Medium risk1.3KRepository stars

A local real-time dashboard for Claude Code and Codex sessions: agent activity and tool calls

Medium risk1KRepository stars

A security scanner CLI for code and AI agents: vets .claude, hooks, MCP configs and SKILL.md before cloning and finds leaked keys

Medium risk995Repository stars

A universal MCP CLI client from Apify: persistent sessions, OAuth, JSON output for scripts and shell access to any MCP server for agents

High risk933Repository stars

Postgres Professional utility for PostgreSQL backup and recovery with incremental backups and PITR

High risk799Repository stars

Compresses tool output before it enters the agent's context: saves tokens and leaves source code and traces untouched

Medium risk633Repository stars

cc-lens

Claude Code Lens (cc-lens)

Local Claude Code analytics: a dashboard of sessions, tokens, cost and projects from your ~/.claude data, no cloud

Medium risk601Repository 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

Medium risk216Repository stars

A CLI that keeps coding agents' shared context in one place: instructions, skills, MCPs, subagents and durable memory across projects and machines

Medium risk133Repository stars

tt (Tarantool CLI)

Tarantool CLI

The tt utility for managing Tarantool instances, environments and packages in development and operations

Medium risk113Repository stars
Official

Official CLI and simple SDK for managing Timeweb Cloud resources from the terminal

High risk69Repository stars
Russian stack

A Rust CLI and MCP server for the local 1C development loop: builds, syntax checks, YAxUnit and Vanessa tests, dumping changes

Medium risk63Repository 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.