The CLI directory for the agent era
Find the best CLI
for any service
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
Make locally trusted development certificates with zero config
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets in containers, Kubernetes, code, and cloud
Fastest Internet port scanner — can scan the entire Internet in under 6 minutes
Open source secret management — inject secrets into any process
Detect and prevent hardcoded secrets like passwords, API keys, tokens in git repos
Simple, modern, and secure file encryption tool
Simple and flexible tool for managing secrets encrypted in files
Network exploration and security auditing — the most famous port scanner
Vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems
Generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) from container images and filesystems
The slightly more awesome standard Unix password manager for teams
SSH server and client configuration auditing
Access and manage 1Password vaults from the command line
Manage secrets and environment variables for your applications
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 →