The CLI directory for the agent era

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CLIs are the interface layer AI agents use to interact with the world. We index them so you can find the right one.

216 CLIs · 2 agent-ready · Why CLIs matter →

Or skip the search — let your agent find CLIs · curl clis.dev/api/clis

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Deno JSON

Secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript with built-in tools

106k

Rust

Bun JSON

All-in-one JavaScript runtime and toolkit — bundler, test runner, package manager

88k

Zig

uv JSON

Extremely fast Python package installer and resolver written in Rust

80k

Rust

pnpm JSON

Fast, disk space efficient package manager for Node.js

34k

TypeScript

np JSON

A better npm publish — interactive, safe, with checks and 2FA support

7.7k

JavaScript

Why CLIs?

The interface layer for AI agents

AI agents don't click buttons — they run commands. A single CLI call uses ~200 tokens. The equivalent MCP server dumps 55,000 tokens into your context window. That's a 275x difference →

MCP Server Agent Skill JSON Output

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/api/clis /llms.txt

Find the best CLI for any service

The interface layer for AI agents

Find the best CLI
for any service