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CLI-Anything Generator

Builds command-line harnesses that let an AI agent control GUI apps like GIMP

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Repository
HKUDS/CLI-Anything
Stars
58,084
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill teaches an AI coding agent in Cursor how to turn a GUI application into a command-line tool (a 'harness') that the agent can call. It follows a seven-phase workflow with progress tracking, and it can also refine, test, validate and list these harnesses through slash commands such as /cli-anything and /cli-anything-test. The agent reads bundled reference documents and helper scripts to keep the output in a consistent format.

Great for

  • Developers who want an AI agent to script or automate a desktop application that has no CLI
  • Cursor users who already use the CLI-Anything plugin and want natural-language triggers for its slash commands

Skip it if

  • Simply installing an existing published CLI: the file says that is a separate skill (cli-hub-meta-skill), not this one
  • Non-technical users, since the output is generated code and tests that need a developer to review

Try asking

  • “Build a CLI for ./gimp so my agent can batch-edit images”
  • “Refine the GIMP harness to cover more operations”
  • “Run the tests for my harness and validate its checklist”
Step-by-step guide: how to use CLI-Anything GeneratorInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    cli-anything-generator.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip cli-anything-generator.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip cli-anything-generator.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Use the slash commands (/cli-anything, /cli-anything-test) when available, since the file says they are the primary interface
  • Review generated code and tests before running them, because the workflow installs packages and invokes the tools via shell
  • Keep the agent-harness/ folder in your project so the phase-gate progress file can resume interrupted runs

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from HKUDS/CLI-Anything under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.