---
title: "Wrap ordinary CLIs so agents can invoke them through a normalized agent-native interface with CLI-Anything"
description: "Lets an agent install or build a harness around an existing tool so the tool becomes callable through a predictable CLI surface."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything"
author: "HKUDS"
publisher_type: "organization"
category:
  - "Integrations & Connectors"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "HKUDS/CLI-Anything"
  github_stars: 31214
---

# Wrap ordinary CLIs so agents can invoke them through a normalized agent-native interface with CLI-Anything

Lets an agent install or build a harness around an existing tool so the tool becomes callable through a predictable CLI surface.

## Prerequisites

Python, cli-anything-hub or target CLI harness, target software or service

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install the hub with pip install cli-anything-hub, then browse or install a target harness with cli-hub.
```

## Documentation

- https://clianything.cc/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/wrap-ordinary-clis-so-agents-can-invoke-them-through-a-normalized-agent-native-interface-with-cli-anything/)