AI CLI tools put coding, research, automation, code review, content generation, and everyday terminal tasks behind command-line workflows.
This collection includes 50+ open-source & AI-powered CLI projects, from AI coding agents and shell assistants to focused utilities for browsers, Git, documentation, media, and research.
Check the tools below to find a CLI for your workflow, or see our 10 Best CLI AI Coding Agents if you specifically need an agent that can read, edit, and work across a codebase from the terminal.
An open-source coding agent with multi-provider models, persistent project context, Skills, Subagents, MCP, and headless automation.
Use Kimi Code CLI in the terminal, browser, or ACP-compatible editors with MCP, Agent Skills, plugins, multiple providers, and legacy Kimi CLI migration.
The Next-Generation Gemini CLI that runs Antigravity agents in your terminal, with subagents, MCP, plugins, slash commands, and permissions.
An open-source command-line AI agent supporting multiple language models for code generation. Switch between OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini in your terminal.
Set up DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, OpenRouter, MCP, permissions, and local models across Reasonix CLI, desktop, web, and VS Code
Install Grok Build and explore its terminal UI, sessions, Plan mode, worktrees, extensions, automation commands, and security controls.
Use stable element refs, sessions, MCP, React inspection, accessibility audits, and browser controls to automate real web pages from the terminal.
Get automatic code reviews on every commit with Roborev. Supports Codex, Claude Code, Gemini. Includes TUI and auto-fix features.
Compare 10 CLI AI coding agents for 2026, including Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Grok Build, Copilot CLI, Cursor CLI, and more.
Scan drafts for 13 writing patterns, search a 33-rule editorial catalog, and copy the complete rewrite prompt from your terminal.
Install the open-source CLI with npm, choose a provider, then use prompts, file tools, Bash commands, sessions, and agent routing in one terminal.
Yet another alternative to Claude Code. Edit files, run shell commands, and manage git with approval gates or full auto mode.
Xiaomi's open-source terminal coding agent. Check current access, installation, providers, memory, MCP, and skills.
Use OpenAI CLI to call the OpenAI REST API from terminal commands, scripts, files, and admin workflows.
A free, open-source CLI AI coding agent. Supports 15+ AI providers, TypeScript extensions, and OAuth login with Anthropic or OpenAI subscriptions.
Photograph handwritten letters, label the detected characters, and export a personal desktop or web font with adjustable weight and smoothing.
A free CLI coding assistant powered by Mistral Devstral 2. Learn how this open-source AI agent automates coding tasks in your terminal.
Generate and maintain codebase documentation for AI agents with OpenWiki CLI. Supports multiple LLM providers and automated daily updates.
Use this CLI to generate comprehensive technical specs for AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code. Local-first, multi-agent, repo-aware.
A 26 MB Rust coding agent that averages 16 MB RAM and works with Ollama, OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini.
A free local CLI for AI agents that need to create, inspect, edit, render, and validate real Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.
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