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Agent skill

CLI Anything Generator

by HKUDS in HKUDS/CLI-Anything

Build, refine, test, validate, or list CLI-Anything harnesses for GUI applications in Cursor.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install CLI Anything Generator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-generator -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-generator --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cursor-plugin/skills/cli-anything-generator .claude/skills/cli-anything-generator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
cli-anything-generator
GitHub stars
52k
Token cost
~823 tokens
SKILL.md length
249 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Build, refine, test, validate, or list CLI-Anything harnesses for GUI applications in Cursor.

  • Works in 5 steps: Resolve PLUGIN_ROOT via discovery… → Read {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/HARNESS.md… → Read the matching file under… → …
  • Tasks that involve Hooks and plugins
  • SKILL.md covers Prefer Slash Commands, Consumer Path (Separate), PLUGIN_ROOT and Methodology and Cursor Tool Bindings, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls npx

What it does

CLI Anything Generator is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Build, refine, test, validate, or list CLI-Anything harnesses for GUI applications in Cursor. Prefer slash commands /cli-anything, /cli-anything-refine, /cli-anything-test, /cli-anything-validate, and /cli-anything-list when available. This skill supports natural-language discovery of the generator; it does not replace those commands. Discovering already-published CLIs from CLI-Hub is a separate consumer skill (cli-hub-meta-skill).

Its SKILL.md is about 820 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Hooks and plugins. The repository describes itself as: "CLI-Anything: Making ALL Software Agent-Native" -- CLI-Hub: https://clianything.cc/. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Hooks and plugins

Example prompts

  • “/cli-anything-generator”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Resolve PLUGIN_ROOT via discovery pointer then stamp
  2. Read {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/HARNESS.md with an absolute path.
  3. Read the matching file under {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/commands/.
  4. Use guides under {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/guides/ on demand.
  5. Helper scripts: {PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/repl_skin.py, preview_bundle.py,

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 34f5195. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

CLI Anything Generator loads about 823 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 115 tokens; SKILL.md has 249 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~115
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~823

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from HKUDS/CLI-Anything at commit 34f5195, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© HKUDS). 249 words, ~823 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cli-anything-generator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
cli-anything-generator
description
Build, refine, test, validate, or list CLI-Anything harnesses for GUI applications in Cursor. Prefer slash commands /cli-anything, /cli-anything-refine, /cli-anything-test, /cli-anything-validate, and /cli-anything-list when available. This skill supports natural-language discovery of the generator; it does not replace those commands. Discovering already-published CLIs from CLI-Hub is a separate consumer skill (cli-hub-meta-skill).

CLI-Anything Generator (Cursor Plugin Skill)

This skill is packaged inside the Cursor plugin as a supporting entry point. The primary generator UX is the plugin slash commands.

Prefer Slash Commands

GoalCommand
Full 7-phase build/cli-anything <path-or-repo>
Expand coverage/cli-anything-refine <path> [focus]
Run tests/cli-anything-test <path>
Validate checklist/cli-anything-validate <path>
List tools/cli-anything-list

If the user speaks naturally ("build a CLI for ./gimp"), run the same workflow as the matching command.

Consumer Path (Separate)

This skill is not the Hub consumer. For finding/installing published CLIs:

bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-hub-meta-skill -g -y

Per-app skills live under the repo skills/ tree and install via npx skills add.

PLUGIN_ROOT and Methodology

  1. Resolve PLUGIN_ROOT via discovery pointer then stamp:
    • ~/.cursor/cli-anything-generator.root / %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\cli-anything-generator.root
    • {install}/PLUGIN_ROOT.txt
    • default ~/.cursor/plugins/local/cli-anything if references/HARNESS.md exists there
  2. Read {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/HARNESS.md with an absolute path.
  3. Read the matching file under {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/commands/.
  4. Use guides under {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/guides/ on demand.
  5. Helper scripts: {PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/repl_skin.py, preview_bundle.py, skill_generator.py, templates/.
Path remapping (from HARNESS / plugin docs)
Document referenceInstalled plugin path
guides/...references/guides/...
cli-anything-plugin/repl_skin.pyscripts/repl_skin.py
cli-anything-plugin/preview_bundle.pyscripts/preview_bundle.py
cli-anything-plugin/skill_generator.pyscripts/skill_generator.py
templates/SKILL.md.templatescripts/templates/SKILL.md.template
docs/PREVIEW_PROTOCOL.mdreferences/docs/PREVIEW_PROTOCOL.md

Cursor Tool Bindings

Cursor toolRole
ReadMethodology and source analysis
Grep / GlobAPI and file discovery
ShellClone, pytest, pip, CLI invocation
Write / StrReplaceHarness implementation
TaskOptional parallel subtasks

Phase Gates

For build/refine/test/validate, maintain {software-root}/agent-harness/.cli-anything-progress.json. Create agent-harness/ when tracking starts. Do not advance without completing the previous phase. Resume non-terminal runs.

Quality Bar

Match Claude Code plugin / Codex skill output: same harness layout, namespace packaging, --json, tests, and skill generation. Do not invent a different harness format.

© HKUDS, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in cursor-plugin/skills/cli-anything-generator of HKUDS/CLI-Anything.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 34f5195

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Categories

Questions about CLI Anything Generator

What does CLI Anything Generator do?

Build, refine, test, validate, or list CLI-Anything harnesses for GUI applications in Cursor. CLI Anything Generator is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Build, refine, test, validate, or list CLI-Anything harnesses for GUI applications in Cursor.

When should I use CLI Anything Generator?

CLI Anything Generator fits situations like: tasks that involve Hooks and plugins.

How do I install CLI Anything Generator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-generator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cursor-plugin/skills/cli-anything-generator in HKUDS/CLI-Anything) into .claude/skills/cli-anything-generator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install CLI Anything Generator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-generator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cursor-plugin/skills/cli-anything-generator in HKUDS/CLI-Anything) into .agents/skills/cli-anything-generator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use CLI Anything Generator in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-generator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cli-anything-generator, .gemini/skills/cli-anything-generator, .github/skills/cli-anything-generator and .opencode/skills/cli-anything-generator in your project.

What does CLI Anything Generator need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, CLI Anything Generator needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does CLI Anything Generator access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is CLI Anything Generator safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does CLI Anything Generator use?

CLI Anything Generator is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does CLI Anything Generator use?

About 823 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to CLI Anything Generator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with CLI Anything Generator: Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Claude Code Agent Development (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Claude Code Skill Developer Guide (diet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase, 10k stars) and Plugin Settings Pattern (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains CLI Anything Generator?

HKUDS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUDS/CLI-Anything, which has 51,696 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 22, 2026.

Source: HKUDS/CLI-Anything on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.