CLI Anything

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: cli-builders

ai:agenttype:cli

Reference guide for CLI-Anything, which auto-generates production-ready agent-controllable CLI harnesses for any GUI application via a 7-phase pipeline. Use when the user asks about CLI-Anything, wants to generate a CLI for a GUI app, asks how to install or invoke cli-anything commands, wants usage examples for any of the 11 supported apps (GIMP, Blender, LibreOffice, Inkscape, Audacity, OBS, Kdenlive, Shotcut, Zoom, Draw.io, AnyGen), or mentions HARNESS.md, agent harness, or cli-anything-gimp. Do not use for building CLIs from scratch without the CLI-Anything tool.

What this skill does

CLI Anything is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the cli-builders sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/cli-anything/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user asks about CLI-Anything, wants to generate a CLI for a GUI app, asks how to install or invoke cli-anything commands, wants usage examples for any of the 11 supported apps (GIMP, Blender, LibreOffice, Inkscape, Audacity, OBS, Kdenlive, Shotcut, Zoom, Draw.io, AnyGen), or mentions HARNESS.

Who uses this skill

The CLI Anything skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/cli-anything
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/cli-anything/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/cli-anything/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/cli-anything/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/cli-anything/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\cli-anything\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Pro

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