Awesome Agent CLI

A machine-readable awesome list of CLI tools, risks, effects, and guardrails for AI coding agents.

Awesome Agent CLI is a compact registry for teaching agents which command-line tools exist, what each tool is good for, and when a tool is risky enough to need extra care. Each entry is a plain YAML card under data/tools/ so the registry is easy to diff, review, vendor, and consume from other projects.

Note

This README is generated by scripts/generate_readme.py. Edit the YAML cards, then regenerate the README instead of hand-editing the catalog sections.

Why this exists

AI coding agents do not just need a list of binaries. They need operational context:

When to use a tool and when to avoid it.
What side effects the tool may have: file writes, network calls, auth, remote mutation, command execution.
Which guardrails are required before dangerous actions.
How tools map to categories like shell, agent, mcp, security, deploy, or test.

Designed for

Audience	What they get
Agent builders	A ready-made tool taxonomy with side-effect metadata.
Coding agents	Decision hints for choosing safer CLIs before acting.
Maintainers	A reviewable YAML source of truth instead of a hand-written list.

What's inside

Signal	Value
Tool cards	240
Category tags	45
Language/ecosystem tags	32
GitHub-backed tools	175 with live star badges
Risk distribution	Low: 28 · Medium: 123 · High: 89

Quick use

# Regenerate this README from the YAML registry
python scripts/generate_readme.py

# Inspect a card
sed -n '1,120p' data/tools/gh.yaml

A tool card looks like this:

name: gh
binary: gh
category:
  - vcs
  - ci
risk:
  level: high
  effects:
    - remote_read
    - remote_write
guardrails:
  - Verify gh auth status before write operations.

Agent workflow highlights

These entries are especially useful when designing or hardening agent workflows:

bash — GNU Bourne Again Shell for Unix-style command execution and scripting.
bash · · lang: all
pwsh — PowerShell 7+ cross-platform shell and automation runtime.
pwsh · · lang: all ·
tmux — Terminal multiplexer for persistent Unix terminal sessions.
tmux · · lang: all · also: terminal ·
pueue — Command-line task queue for running and supervising background shell commands.
pueue · · lang: all · also: terminal ·
crush — Terminal-native AI coding agent from Charm.
crush · · lang: all ·
repomix — Package repository contents into an AI-friendly context file.
repomix · · lang: all · also: agent, docs ·
files-to-prompt — Concatenate selected files into prompt-ready text for LLM workflows.
files-to-prompt · · lang: all · also: agent, text ·
llm — Command-line utility and Python library for running prompts against large language models.
llm · · lang: all · also: shell
mcp-inspector — Interactive developer tool for inspecting and debugging Model Context Protocol servers.
mcp-inspector · · lang: all · also: agent, debug ·
mcp-proxy — Proxy and bridge for Model Context Protocol servers and transports.
mcp-proxy · · lang: all · also: agent, network ·
actionlint — Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files.
actionlint · · lang: yaml · also: lint ·
zizmor — Static security analyzer for GitHub Actions workflows.
zizmor · · lang: yaml · also: security ·
detect-secrets — Secret scanner and baseline tool for preventing committed credentials.
detect-secrets · · lang: all ·
osv-scanner — Vulnerability scanner for dependencies using the OSV database.
osv-scanner · · lang: all ·

Category map

The matrix below shows category coverage and risk posture. A tool can appear in more than one category, so totals count category tags rather than unique files.

Important

control plane categories contain at least one high-risk tool and should be gated by stronger confirmation, auth, and rollback checks in agent workflows.

Category	Total	Low	Medium	High	Posture
`agent`	27	0	1	26	control plane
`agent-context`	4	0	0	4	control plane
`api`	3	0	2	1	control plane
`archive`	4	0	4	0	operator surface
`automation`	9	0	8	1	control plane
`benchmark`	2	0	1	1	control plane
`browser-test`	1	0	1	0	operator surface
`build`	26	0	23	3	control plane
`ci`	3	1	1	1	control plane
`cloud`	9	0	0	9	control plane
`compiler`	2	0	2	0	operator surface
`container`	4	1	0	3	control plane
`data`	2	0	2	0	operator surface
`database`	7	0	1	6	control plane
`debug`	4	0	1	3	control plane
`deploy`	6	0	0	6	control plane
`device`	2	0	0	2	control plane
`docs`	14	5	7	2	control plane
`editor`	1	0	1	0	operator surface
`environment`	17	0	4	13	control plane
`file-viewer`	11	7	4	0	operator surface
`formatter`	6	1	5	0	operator surface
`image`	2	0	2	0	operator surface
`infra`	5	0	0	5	control plane
`kubernetes`	7	0	2	5	control plane
`lint`	14	6	8	0	operator surface
`mcp`	4	0	0	4	control plane
`metrics`	2	1	1	0	operator surface
`mobile`	10	0	5	5	control plane
`network`	9	0	5	4	control plane
`package-manager`	27	0	17	10	control plane
`runtime`	9	0	9	0	operator surface
`search`	7	4	2	1	control plane
`secrets`	2	0	0	2	control plane
`security`	15	0	9	6	control plane
`shell`	21	2	13	6	control plane
`signing`	1	0	0	1	control plane
`simulator`	2	0	1	1	control plane
`system`	2	2	0	0	safe default
`terminal`	4	0	3	1	control plane
`test`	19	0	17	2	control plane
`text`	7	2	4	1	control plane
`toolchain`	2	0	1	1	control plane
`type-checker`	3	2	1	0	operator surface
`vcs`	5	1	2	2	control plane

Catalog

Browse by category. Multi-category tools intentionally appear in every relevant section.

Popular categories

agent — 27 tools
package-manager — 27 tools
build — 26 tools
shell — 21 tools
test — 19 tools
environment — 17 tools
security — 15 tools
docs — 14 tools

agent

agenttrace — Local TUI for auditing AI coding-agent session logs, costs, tool failures, latency, and report regressions.
agenttrace · · lang: all · also: debug, metrics, terminal ·
aichat — All-in-one command-line LLM chat, shell assistant, and RAG tool.
aichat · · lang: all · also: shell ·
aider — AI pair programming CLI that edits files through chat.
aider · · lang: all ·
amp — Terminal AI coding agent from Sourcegraph.
amp · · lang: all
claude — Anthropic Claude Code command-line coding assistant.
claude · · lang: all
codex — OpenAI Codex command-line coding agent.
codex · · lang: all ·
codex-profile — Switch Codex CLI and Desktop accounts with isolated CODEX_HOME profiles.
codex-profile · · lang: all · also: environment, shell ·
crush — Terminal-native AI coding agent from Charm.
crush · · lang: all ·
cursor-agent — Cursor's terminal coding agent.
cursor-agent · · lang: all
files-to-prompt — Concatenate selected files into prompt-ready text for LLM workflows.
files-to-prompt · · lang: all · also: agent, text ·
gemini — Google Gemini command-line AI assistant.
gemini · · lang: all ·
gh-copilot — GitHub CLI Copilot extension for shell assistance and command explanation.
gh-copilot · · lang: all · also: shell ·
gitingest — Turn a Git repository or URL into an LLM-friendly text digest.
gitingest · · lang: all · also: agent, docs ·
goose — Open-source local AI agent framework and CLI from Block.
goose · · lang: all ·
llm — Command-line utility and Python library for running prompts against large language models.
llm · · lang: all · also: shell
mcp-inspector — Interactive developer tool for inspecting and debugging Model Context Protocol servers.
mcp-inspector · · lang: all · also: agent, debug ·
mcp-proxy — Proxy and bridge for Model Context Protocol servers and transports.
mcp-proxy · · lang: all · also: agent, network ·
mcptools — Command-line utilities for interacting with and debugging MCP servers.
mcptools · · lang: all · also: agent, debug ·
mods — Pipe-friendly AI assistant for the command line from Charm.
mods · · lang: all · also: shell ·
opencode — Terminal-based AI coding agent.
opencode · · lang: all ·
paseo — Local daemon and CLI for supervising AI coding agents, worktrees, schedules, and terminals.
paseo · · lang: all · also: automation, terminal ·
q — Amazon Q Developer command-line assistant.
q · · lang: all
qwen — Qwen command-line AI coding assistant.
qwen · · lang: all ·
repomix — Package repository contents into an AI-friendly context file.
repomix · · lang: all · also: agent, docs ·
shell-gpt — Command-line AI assistant for shell command generation and explanations.
sgpt · · lang: all · also: shell ·
supergateway — Gateway for exposing MCP stdio servers over SSE or HTTP-compatible transports.
supergateway · · lang: all · also: agent, network ·
tree-ring — Local-first Rust CLI/TUI for AI-agent memory lifecycle.
tree-ring · · lang: all · also: agent ·

agent-context

files-to-prompt — Concatenate selected files into prompt-ready text for LLM workflows.
files-to-prompt · · lang: all · also: agent, text ·
gitingest — Turn a Git repository or URL into an LLM-friendly text digest.
gitingest · · lang: all · also: agent, docs ·
repomix — Package repository contents into an AI-friendly context file.
repomix · · lang: all · also: agent, docs ·
tree-ring — Local-first Rust CLI/TUI for AI-agent memory lifecycle.
tree-ring · · lang: all · also: agent ·

api

buf — Protobuf linting, breaking-change detection, and code generation CLI.
buf · · lang: protobuf ·
grpcurl — Command-line gRPC client for inspecting and calling services.
grpcurl · · lang: protobuf ·
websocat — Command-line client and relay for WebSocket connections.
websocat · · lang: all · also: api ·

automation

bacon — Background Rust checker that runs cargo tasks on changes.
bacon · · lang: rust ·
cargo-watch — Run Cargo commands whenever project files change.
cargo-watch · · lang: rust ·
just — Command runner for project recipes.
just · · lang: all · also: build, test ·
make — Build automation tool driven by Makefile targets.
make · · lang: all · also: test, automation
paseo — Local daemon and CLI for supervising AI coding agents, worktrees, schedules, and terminals.
paseo · · lang: all · also: automation, terminal ·
pre-commit — Framework for running repository-defined checks before commits.
pre-commit · · lang: all · also: lint, test ·
pueue — Command-line task queue for running and supervising background shell commands.
pueue · · lang: all · also: terminal ·
task — Task runner using Taskfile.yml or Taskfile.yaml.
task · · lang: all · also: build, test ·
watchexec — Run commands when watched files change.
watchexec · · lang: all ·

benchmark

hyperfine — Command-line benchmarking tool.
hyperfine · · lang: all ·
oha — HTTP load generator and benchmark tool.
oha · · lang: all · also: network ·

browser-test

playwright — End-to-end browser testing and automation CLI.
playwright · · lang: javascript, typescript ·

build

bun — JavaScript runtime and package manager.
bun · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: runtime, build, test
capacitor — Capacitor CLI for syncing web apps into native Android and iOS projects.
cap · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: mobile
cargo — Rust package manager and build tool.
cargo · · lang: rust · also: test, package-manager ·
cmake — Cross-platform build system generator.
cmake · · lang: c, cpp ·
docker — Container build and runtime CLI.
docker · · lang: all · also: build, deploy
dotnet — .NET SDK command-line interface.
dotnet · · lang: csharp, fsharp, visual-basic ·
eas — Expo Application Services CLI for cloud builds, submissions, updates, and credentials.
eas · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, mobile
expo — Expo CLI for developing, prebuilding, and running React Native apps.
expo · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: runtime, mobile
flutter — Flutter SDK CLI for building, testing, and running Dart applications across mobile, web, and desktop.
flutter · · lang: dart · also: test, package-manager, mobile
go — Go toolchain for modules, build, test, and run.
go · · lang: go ·
gradle — Gradle build automation CLI.
gradle · · lang: java, kotlin, groovy, scala ·
just — Command runner for project recipes.
just · · lang: all · also: build, test ·
make — Build automation tool driven by Makefile targets.
make · · lang: all · also: test, automation
mvn — Apache Maven build and dependency management CLI.
mvn · · lang: java, kotlin, scala ·
ninja — Small build system focused on speed.
ninja · · lang: c, cpp ·
npm — Node.js package manager bundled with npm.
npm · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test
pnpm — Fast disk-efficient JavaScript package manager.
pnpm · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test
poetry — Python packaging and dependency management tool.
poetry · · lang: python · also: build, test ·
sccache — Compiler cache for Rust, C, C++, and other compilers.
sccache · · lang: rust, c, cpp ·
task — Task runner using Taskfile.yml or Taskfile.yaml.
task · · lang: all · also: build, test ·
trunk — Build, bundle, and serve Rust WebAssembly web applications.
trunk · · lang: rust ·
turbo — High-performance build system for JavaScript and TypeScript monorepos.
turbo · · lang: javascript, typescript ·
vite — Frontend development server and build tool.
vite · · lang: javascript, typescript ·
wasm-pack — Build and package Rust-generated WebAssembly.
wasm-pack · · lang: rust ·
xcodebuild — Xcode command-line build and test tool for Apple platforms.
xcodebuild · · lang: swift, objective-c · also: test, mobile
yarn — JavaScript package manager.
yarn · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test

ci

act — Run GitHub Actions workflows locally.
act · · lang: all ·
actionlint — Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files.
actionlint · · lang: yaml · also: lint ·
zizmor — Static security analyzer for GitHub Actions workflows.
zizmor · · lang: yaml · also: security ·

cloud

aws — Amazon Web Services command-line interface.
aws · · lang: all ·
az — Microsoft Azure command-line interface.
az · · lang: all ·
firebase — Firebase project management and deployment CLI.
firebase · · lang: all ·
flyctl — Fly.io command-line tool.
flyctl · · lang: all ·
gcloud — Google Cloud command-line interface.
gcloud · · lang: all ·
netlify — Netlify CLI for local development and deployment.
netlify · · lang: all ·
stripe — Stripe CLI for local webhooks, API calls, and developer workflows.
stripe · · lang: all ·
supabase — Supabase local development and project management CLI.
supabase · · lang: all ·
wrangler — Cloudflare Workers and Pages CLI.
wrangler · · lang: javascript, typescript, rust ·

compiler

clang — LLVM C, C++, and Objective-C compiler.
clang · · lang: c, cpp, objective-c
gcc — GNU Compiler Collection C and C++ compiler.
gcc · · lang: c, cpp, objective-c

container

docker — Container build and runtime CLI.
docker · · lang: all · also: build, deploy
docker-compose — Docker Compose standalone CLI.
docker-compose · · lang: all · also: deploy
hadolint — Dockerfile linter that checks common mistakes and shell best practices.
hadolint · · lang: dockerfile · also: lint ·
podman — Daemonless container engine compatible with many Docker workflows.
podman · · lang: all ·

data

jq — Command-line JSON processor.
jq · · lang: json ·
yq — Command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, and properties processor.
yq · · lang: yaml, json ·

database

clickhouse — ClickHouse command-line client and local database tooling.
clickhouse · · lang: sql ·
duckdb — Embedded analytical database CLI.
duckdb · · lang: sql ·
mongosh — MongoDB Shell for querying and administering MongoDB.
mongosh · · lang: all ·
mysql — MySQL command-line client.
mysql · · lang: sql
psql — PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
psql · · lang: sql
redis-cli — Redis command-line client.
redis-cli · · lang: all ·
sqlite3 — SQLite command-line shell.
sqlite3 · · lang: sql

debug

adb — Android Debug Bridge for interacting with Android devices and emulators.
adb · · lang: all · also: device, debug
agenttrace — Local TUI for auditing AI coding-agent session logs, costs, tool failures, latency, and report regressions.
agenttrace · · lang: all · also: debug, metrics, terminal ·
mcp-inspector — Interactive developer tool for inspecting and debugging Model Context Protocol servers.
mcp-inspector · · lang: all · also: agent, debug ·
mcptools — Command-line utilities for interacting with and debugging MCP servers.
mcptools · · lang: all · also: agent, debug ·

deploy

docker — Container build and runtime CLI.
docker · · lang: all · also: build, deploy
docker-compose — Docker Compose standalone CLI.
docker-compose · · lang: all · also: deploy
eas — Expo Application Services CLI for cloud builds, submissions, updates, and credentials.
eas · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, mobile
fastlane — Automation CLI for mobile build, signing, beta distribution, and app store release workflows.
fastlane · · lang: ruby · also: mobile, signing
railway — Railway deployment and project management CLI.
railway · · lang: all ·
vercel — Vercel project deployment CLI.
vercel · · lang: javascript, typescript ·

device

adb — Android Debug Bridge for interacting with Android devices and emulators.
adb · · lang: all · also: device, debug
simctl — Apple simulator control CLI, usually invoked as xcrun simctl.
simctl · · lang: all · also: simulator, device

docs

gitingest — Turn a Git repository or URL into an LLM-friendly text digest.
gitingest · · lang: all · also: agent, docs ·
glow — Terminal Markdown renderer.
glow · · lang: all ·
imagemagick — ImageMagick CLI suite for inspecting, converting, and transforming images.
magick · · lang: all · also: docs
lychee — Fast link checker for Markdown, HTML, and other text files.
lychee · · lang: all · also: network, lint ·
markdownlint-cli2 — Fast Markdown/CommonMark style linter for documentation files.
markdownlint-cli2 · · lang: markdown · also: lint ·
mdbook — Build books and documentation sites from Markdown.
mdbook · · lang: markdown ·
pandoc — Universal document converter for Markdown, HTML, DOCX, LaTeX, and more.
pandoc · · lang: markdown · also: text
pdftoppm — Poppler CLI for rendering PDF pages to image files.
pdftoppm · · lang: all · also: file-viewer
pdftotext — Poppler CLI for extracting text from PDF files.
pdftotext · · lang: all · also: text, file-viewer
qpdf — Command-line tool for inspecting, transforming, splitting, and repairing PDF files.
qpdf · · lang: all · also: file-viewer ·
repomix — Package repository contents into an AI-friendly context file.
repomix · · lang: all · also: agent, docs ·
tesseract — OCR engine CLI for extracting text from images and scanned documents.
tesseract · · lang: all · also: image, text ·
tldr — Community-maintained concise command examples.
tldr · · lang: all ·
vale — Prose linter for documentation, technical writing, and style guides.
vale · · lang: markdown, text · also: lint

editor

helix — Modal terminal editor with built-in LSP and tree-sitter support.
hx · · lang: all ·

environment

apk — Alpine Linux package manager for installing and updating system packages in Alpine hosts and containers.
apk · · lang: all · also: environment
apt — Debian and Ubuntu package manager for installing and updating system packages.
apt · · lang: all · also: environment
asdf — Multi-language runtime and tool version manager driven by .tool-versions and plugins.
asdf · · lang: all · also: environment, toolchain
brew — Homebrew package manager for installing command-line tools, libraries, and applications on macOS and Linux.
brew · · lang: all · also: environment
choco — Chocolatey package manager for installing and maintaining Windows software from the command line.
choco · · lang: all · also: environment
codex-profile — Switch Codex CLI and Desktop accounts with isolated CODEX_HOME profiles.
codex-profile · · lang: all · also: environment, shell ·
devcontainer — CLI for building and running Development Containers.
devcontainer · · lang: all ·
direnv — Per-directory shell environment loader.
direnv · · lang: all ·
dnf — Fedora, RHEL, and compatible Linux package manager for system packages.
dnf · · lang: all · also: environment ·
fnm — Fast Node.js version manager.
fnm · · lang: all ·
mise — Development tool version manager and task runner.
mise · · lang: all · also: package-manager ·
nix — Reproducible package manager and build system.
nix · · lang: all ·
pacman — Arch Linux package manager for installing and updating system packages.
pacman · · lang: all · also: environment
scoop — Windows command-line package manager for installing developer tools and applications without admin by default.
scoop · · lang: all · also: environment ·
volta — JavaScript toolchain manager for pinning Node, npm, pnpm, and yarn.
volta · · lang: javascript, typescript ·
winget — Microsoft Windows Package Manager for installing and updating desktop apps and developer tools.
winget · · lang: all · also: environment ·
zypper — openSUSE and SUSE Linux package manager for installing and updating system packages.
zypper · · lang: all · also: environment

file-viewer

bat — Syntax-highlighted cat replacement for reading files.
bat · · lang: all ·
broot — Interactive directory tree navigator with fuzzy search.
broot · · lang: all ·
dua — Disk usage analyzer for finding large files and directories.
dua · · lang: all ·
dust — Visual disk usage summary for directories.
dust · · lang: all ·
eza — Modern directory listing tool.
eza · · lang: all ·
lsd — Modern ls alternative with colors, icons, and tree output.
lsd · · lang: all ·
pdftoppm — Poppler CLI for rendering PDF pages to image files.
pdftoppm · · lang: all · also: file-viewer
pdftotext — Poppler CLI for extracting text from PDF files.
pdftotext · · lang: all · also: text, file-viewer
qpdf — Command-line tool for inspecting, transforming, splitting, and repairing PDF files.
qpdf · · lang: all · also: file-viewer ·
tree — Display directory structure as a tree.
tree · · lang: all
yazi — Fast terminal file manager with async I/O.
yazi · · lang: all ·

formatter

cargo-fmt — Rust formatter distributed as a Cargo subcommand.
cargo-fmt · · lang: rust ·
clang-format — Formatter for C, C++, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, and related languages.
clang-format · · lang: c, cpp, objective-c, java
gofmt — Standard Go source formatter.
gofmt · · lang: go ·
prettier — Opinionated code formatter for JavaScript and related formats.
prettier · · lang: javascript, typescript, css, html ·
taplo — TOML formatter, linter, and language tooling.
taplo · · lang: toml ·
yamllint — Linter for YAML files and style conventions.
yamllint · · lang: yaml · also: formatter ·

image

imagemagick — ImageMagick CLI suite for inspecting, converting, and transforming images.
magick · · lang: all · also: docs
tesseract — OCR engine CLI for extracting text from images and scanned documents.
tesseract · · lang: all · also: image, text ·

infra

ansible — Automation and configuration management CLI.
ansible · · lang: all ·
pulumi — Infrastructure as code CLI for Pulumi stacks.
pulumi · · lang: all ·
terraform — Infrastructure as code CLI.
terraform · · lang: hcl ·
terragrunt — Thin wrapper for Terraform that manages remote state and repeated configuration.
terragrunt · · lang: hcl ·
tofu — OpenTofu infrastructure as code CLI.
tofu · · lang: hcl ·

kubernetes

helm — Kubernetes package manager for charts.
helm · · lang: all ·
k9s — Terminal UI for managing Kubernetes clusters.
k9s · · lang: all ·
kind — Run local Kubernetes clusters in Docker containers.
kind · · lang: all ·
kubectl — Kubernetes command-line tool.
kubectl · · lang: all
kustomize — Kubernetes configuration customization tool.
kustomize · · lang: all ·
minikube — Local Kubernetes development cluster manager.
minikube · · lang: all ·
stern — Multi-pod Kubernetes log tailing CLI.
stern · · lang: all ·

lint

actionlint — Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files.
actionlint · · lang: yaml · also: lint ·
biome — Fast formatter and linter for JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, and CSS.
biome · · lang: javascript, typescript, json, css ·
cargo-clippy — Rust linter distributed as a Cargo subcommand.
cargo-clippy · · lang: rust ·
clang-tidy — C and C++ linter and static analysis tool.
clang-tidy · · lang: c, cpp
eslint — JavaScript and TypeScript linting CLI.
eslint · · lang: javascript, typescript ·
hadolint — Dockerfile linter that checks common mistakes and shell best practices.
hadolint · · lang: dockerfile · also: lint ·
lychee — Fast link checker for Markdown, HTML, and other text files.
lychee · · lang: all · also: network, lint ·
markdownlint-cli2 — Fast Markdown/CommonMark style linter for documentation files.
markdownlint-cli2 · · lang: markdown · also: lint ·
pre-commit — Framework for running repository-defined checks before commits.
pre-commit · · lang: all · also: lint, test ·
ruff — Fast Python linter and formatter.
ruff · · lang: python ·
shellcheck — Static analysis tool for shell scripts.
shellcheck · · lang: shell ·
typos — Source code spell checker.
typos · · lang: all ·
vale — Prose linter for documentation, technical writing, and style guides.
vale · · lang: markdown, text · also: lint
yamllint — Linter for YAML files and style conventions.
yamllint · · lang: yaml · also: formatter ·

mcp

mcp-inspector — Interactive developer tool for inspecting and debugging Model Context Protocol servers.
mcp-inspector · · lang: all · also: agent, debug ·
mcp-proxy — Proxy and bridge for Model Context Protocol servers and transports.
mcp-proxy · · lang: all · also: agent, network ·
mcptools — Command-line utilities for interacting with and debugging MCP servers.
mcptools · · lang: all · also: agent, debug ·
supergateway — Gateway for exposing MCP stdio servers over SSE or HTTP-compatible transports.
supergateway · · lang: all · also: agent, network ·

metrics

agenttrace — Local TUI for auditing AI coding-agent session logs, costs, tool failures, latency, and report regressions.
agenttrace · · lang: all · also: debug, metrics, terminal ·
tokei — Count code, comments, blanks, and files by language.
tokei · · lang: all ·

mobile

adb — Android Debug Bridge for interacting with Android devices and emulators.
adb · · lang: all · also: device, debug
capacitor — Capacitor CLI for syncing web apps into native Android and iOS projects.
cap · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: mobile
eas — Expo Application Services CLI for cloud builds, submissions, updates, and credentials.
eas · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, mobile
emulator — Android Emulator CLI for listing and launching Android virtual devices.
emulator · · lang: all · also: simulator
expo — Expo CLI for developing, prebuilding, and running React Native apps.
expo · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: runtime, mobile
fastlane — Automation CLI for mobile build, signing, beta distribution, and app store release workflows.
fastlane · · lang: ruby · also: mobile, signing
flutter — Flutter SDK CLI for building, testing, and running Dart applications across mobile, web, and desktop.
flutter · · lang: dart · also: test, package-manager, mobile
pod — CocoaPods dependency manager CLI for Apple platform projects.
pod · · lang: swift, objective-c · also: mobile
simctl — Apple simulator control CLI, usually invoked as xcrun simctl.
simctl · · lang: all · also: simulator, device
xcodebuild — Xcode command-line build and test tool for Apple platforms.
xcodebuild · · lang: swift, objective-c · also: test, mobile

network

curl — Command-line HTTP and network transfer client.
curl · · lang: all
httpie — Human-friendly command-line HTTP client.
http · · lang: all ·
lychee — Fast link checker for Markdown, HTML, and other text files.
lychee · · lang: all · also: network, lint ·
mcp-proxy — Proxy and bridge for Model Context Protocol servers and transports.
mcp-proxy · · lang: all · also: agent, network ·
miniserve — Small CLI for serving files over HTTP.
miniserve · · lang: all ·
oha — HTTP load generator and benchmark tool.
oha · · lang: all · also: network ·
supergateway — Gateway for exposing MCP stdio servers over SSE or HTTP-compatible transports.
supergateway · · lang: all · also: agent, network ·
websocat — Command-line client and relay for WebSocket connections.
websocat · · lang: all · also: api ·
xh — Fast and friendly HTTP client inspired by HTTPie.
xh · · lang: all ·

package-manager

apk — Alpine Linux package manager for installing and updating system packages in Alpine hosts and containers.
apk · · lang: all · also: environment
apt — Debian and Ubuntu package manager for installing and updating system packages.
apt · · lang: all · also: environment
asdf — Multi-language runtime and tool version manager driven by .tool-versions and plugins.
asdf · · lang: all · also: environment, toolchain
brew — Homebrew package manager for installing command-line tools, libraries, and applications on macOS and Linux.
brew · · lang: all · also: environment
bun — JavaScript runtime and package manager.
bun · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: runtime, build, test
bundle — Ruby dependency manager and command runner.
bundle · · lang: ruby ·
cargo — Rust package manager and build tool.
cargo · · lang: rust · also: test, package-manager ·
cargo-binstall — Install Rust binary crates from prebuilt artifacts when available.
cargo-binstall · · lang: rust ·
choco — Chocolatey package manager for installing and maintaining Windows software from the command line.
choco · · lang: all · also: environment
composer — PHP dependency manager and project command runner.
composer · · lang: php ·
corepack — Node.js package manager shim for pnpm and Yarn.
corepack · · lang: javascript, typescript ·
dnf — Fedora, RHEL, and compatible Linux package manager for system packages.
dnf · · lang: all · also: environment ·
flutter — Flutter SDK CLI for building, testing, and running Dart applications across mobile, web, and desktop.
flutter · · lang: dart · also: test, package-manager, mobile
hatch — Python project, environment, and packaging manager.
hatch · · lang: python ·
mise — Development tool version manager and task runner.
mise · · lang: all · also: package-manager ·
npm — Node.js package manager bundled with npm.
npm · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test
pacman — Arch Linux package manager for installing and updating system packages.
pacman · · lang: all · also: environment
pip — Python package installer.
pip · · lang: python
pipx — Install and run Python CLI applications in isolated environments.
pipx · · lang: python ·
pnpm — Fast disk-efficient JavaScript package manager.
pnpm · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test
pod — CocoaPods dependency manager CLI for Apple platform projects.
pod · · lang: swift, objective-c · also: mobile
poetry — Python packaging and dependency management tool.
poetry · · lang: python · also: build, test ·
scoop — Windows command-line package manager for installing developer tools and applications without admin by default.
scoop · · lang: all · also: environment ·
uv — Fast Python package and environment manager.
uv · · lang: python · also: runtime, test ·
winget — Microsoft Windows Package Manager for installing and updating desktop apps and developer tools.
winget · · lang: all · also: environment ·
yarn — JavaScript package manager.
yarn · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test
zypper — openSUSE and SUSE Linux package manager for installing and updating system packages.
zypper · · lang: all · also: environment

runtime

bun — JavaScript runtime and package manager.
bun · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: runtime, build, test
deno — Secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime with built-in tooling.
deno · · lang: javascript, typescript ·
expo — Expo CLI for developing, prebuilding, and running React Native apps.
expo · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: runtime, mobile
java — Java runtime command-line launcher.
java · · lang: java
node — JavaScript runtime for Node.js projects.
node · · lang: javascript, typescript
php — PHP runtime command-line interface.
php · · lang: php ·
python — Python interpreter.
python · · lang: python
ruby — Ruby language runtime CLI.
ruby · · lang: ruby ·
uv — Fast Python package and environment manager.
uv · · lang: python · also: runtime, test ·

search

ast-grep — Structural code search and rewrite tool based on AST patterns.
ast-grep · · lang: all ·
fd — Fast filesystem entry finder.
fd · · lang: all ·
find — GNU find for locating files by name, type, time, and predicates.
gfind · · lang: all
fzf — General-purpose command-line fuzzy finder.
fzf · · lang: all ·
grep — Classic line-oriented text search.
grep · · lang: all
rg — Fast recursive text search for codebases.
rg · · lang: all ·
rga — ripgrep wrapper for PDFs, archives, e-books, Office documents, and more.
rga · · lang: all ·

secrets

op — 1Password CLI for secrets, vaults, and service accounts.
op · · lang: all
sops — Editor and automation tool for encrypted secrets files.
sops · · lang: all ·

security

age — Simple file encryption tool and format.
age · · lang: all ·
cargo-audit — Audit Rust dependency trees for known security vulnerabilities.
cargo-audit · · lang: rust ·
cargo-deny — Rust dependency policy checker for advisories, licenses, bans, and sources.
cargo-deny · · lang: rust ·
cosign — Container image and artifact signing CLI from Sigstore.
cosign · · lang: all ·
detect-secrets — Secret scanner and baseline tool for preventing committed credentials.
detect-secrets · · lang: all ·
gitleaks — Secret scanner for git repositories and filesystems.
gitleaks · · lang: all ·
grype — Vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems.
grype · · lang: all ·
openssl — Cryptography, certificate, and TLS inspection toolkit.
openssl · · lang: all ·
osv-scanner — Vulnerability scanner for dependencies using the OSV database.
osv-scanner · · lang: all ·
pip-audit — Python dependency vulnerability scanner from PyPA.
pip-audit · · lang: python ·
semgrep — Static analysis and code search tool using semantic rules.
semgrep · · lang: all ·
syft — SBOM generator for container images and filesystems.
syft · · lang: all ·
trivy — Vulnerability, misconfiguration, secret, and SBOM scanner.
trivy · · lang: all ·
trufflehog — Secret scanner for repositories, filesystems, and remote sources.
trufflehog · · lang: all ·
zizmor — Static security analyzer for GitHub Actions workflows.
zizmor · · lang: yaml · also: security ·

shell

aichat — All-in-one command-line LLM chat, shell assistant, and RAG tool.
aichat · · lang: all · also: shell ·
atuin — Searchable shell history with optional sync.
atuin · · lang: all ·
bash — GNU Bourne Again Shell for Unix-style command execution and scripting.
bash · · lang: all
brush — Unix-like shell tool for Windows command workflows.
brush · · lang: all
cmd — Windows Command Prompt interpreter for batch files and cmd.exe builtins.
cmd · · lang: all
codex-profile — Switch Codex CLI and Desktop accounts with isolated CODEX_HOME profiles.
codex-profile · · lang: all · also: environment, shell ·
fish — Friendly interactive shell with syntax that is intentionally not POSIX-compatible.
fish · · lang: all
gh-copilot — GitHub CLI Copilot extension for shell assistance and command explanation.
gh-copilot · · lang: all · also: shell ·
llm — Command-line utility and Python library for running prompts against large language models.
llm · · lang: all · also: shell
mods — Pipe-friendly AI assistant for the command line from Charm.
mods · · lang: all · also: shell ·
nu — Structured shell and scripting language.
nu · · lang: all ·
powershell — Windows PowerShell 5.1 shell and automation runtime.
powershell · · lang: all
pwsh — PowerShell 7+ cross-platform shell and automation runtime.
pwsh · · lang: all ·
rtk — Local shell wrapper used to run commands with workspace-specific behavior.
rtk · · lang: all
sh — POSIX-style shell for portable command execution and scripts.
sh · · lang: all
shell-gpt — Command-line AI assistant for shell command generation and explanations.
sgpt · · lang: all · also: shell ·
starship — Cross-shell prompt renderer.
starship · · lang: all ·
tmux — Terminal multiplexer for persistent Unix terminal sessions.
tmux · · lang: all · also: terminal ·
zellij — Terminal workspace and multiplexer.
zellij · · lang: all ·
zoxide — Smarter cd command based on frecency.
zoxide · · lang: all ·
zsh — Z shell for interactive Unix shells and zsh-specific scripts.
zsh · · lang: all

signing

fastlane — Automation CLI for mobile build, signing, beta distribution, and app store release workflows.
fastlane · · lang: ruby · also: mobile, signing

simulator

emulator — Android Emulator CLI for listing and launching Android virtual devices.
emulator · · lang: all · also: simulator
simctl — Apple simulator control CLI, usually invoked as xcrun simctl.
simctl · · lang: all · also: simulator, device

system

bottom — Terminal system monitor for processes, CPU, memory, disks, and network.
btm · · lang: all ·
procs — Modern process viewer.
procs · · lang: all ·

terminal

agenttrace — Local TUI for auditing AI coding-agent session logs, costs, tool failures, latency, and report regressions.
agenttrace · · lang: all · also: debug, metrics, terminal ·
paseo — Local daemon and CLI for supervising AI coding agents, worktrees, schedules, and terminals.
paseo · · lang: all · also: automation, terminal ·
pueue — Command-line task queue for running and supervising background shell commands.
pueue · · lang: all · also: terminal ·
tmux — Terminal multiplexer for persistent Unix terminal sessions.
tmux · · lang: all · also: terminal ·

test

bun — JavaScript runtime and package manager.
bun · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: runtime, build, test
cargo — Rust package manager and build tool.
cargo · · lang: rust · also: test, package-manager ·
cargo-nextest — Fast Rust test runner for Cargo projects.
cargo-nextest · · lang: rust ·
flutter — Flutter SDK CLI for building, testing, and running Dart applications across mobile, web, and desktop.
flutter · · lang: dart · also: test, package-manager, mobile
jest — JavaScript testing framework CLI.
jest · · lang: javascript, typescript ·
just — Command runner for project recipes.
just · · lang: all · also: build, test ·
k6 — Load testing CLI for APIs and services.
k6 · · lang: javascript ·
make — Build automation tool driven by Makefile targets.
make · · lang: all · also: test, automation
npm — Node.js package manager bundled with npm.
npm · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test
pnpm — Fast disk-efficient JavaScript package manager.
pnpm · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test
poetry — Python packaging and dependency management tool.
poetry · · lang: python · also: build, test ·
pre-commit — Framework for running repository-defined checks before commits.
pre-commit · · lang: all · also: lint, test ·
pytest — Python testing framework CLI.
pytest · · lang: python ·
task — Task runner using Taskfile.yml or Taskfile.yaml.
task · · lang: all · also: build, test ·
tox — Python test automation across environments.
tox · · lang: python ·
uv — Fast Python package and environment manager.
uv · · lang: python · also: runtime, test ·
vitest — Vite-native JavaScript and TypeScript test runner.
vitest · · lang: javascript, typescript ·
xcodebuild — Xcode command-line build and test tool for Apple platforms.
xcodebuild · · lang: swift, objective-c · also: test, mobile
yarn — JavaScript package manager.
yarn · · lang: javascript, typescript · also: build, test

text

awk — Pattern scanning and text processing language.
awk · · lang: all
files-to-prompt — Concatenate selected files into prompt-ready text for LLM workflows.
files-to-prompt · · lang: all · also: agent, text ·
pandoc — Universal document converter for Markdown, HTML, DOCX, LaTeX, and more.
pandoc · · lang: markdown · also: text
pdftotext — Poppler CLI for extracting text from PDF files.
pdftotext · · lang: all · also: text, file-viewer
sd — Simple and fast find-and-replace CLI.
sd · · lang: all ·
sed — Stream editor for text substitution and filtering.
sed · · lang: all
tesseract — OCR engine CLI for extracting text from images and scanned documents.
tesseract · · lang: all · also: image, text ·

toolchain

asdf — Multi-language runtime and tool version manager driven by .tool-versions and plugins.
asdf · · lang: all · also: environment, toolchain
rustup — Rust toolchain installer and version manager.
rustup · · lang: rust ·

type-checker

mypy — Static type checker for Python.
mypy · · lang: python ·
pyright — Static type checker for Python.
pyright · · lang: python ·
tsc — TypeScript compiler and type checker.
tsc · · lang: javascript, typescript ·

vcs

delta — Syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output.
delta · · lang: all ·
gh — GitHub command-line interface.
gh · · lang: all ·
git — Distributed version control system.
git · · lang: all
git-lfs — Git extension for large file storage.
git-lfs · · lang: all ·
lazygit — Terminal UI for git repositories.
lazygit · · lang: all ·

Maintaining the registry

Add or edit a YAML card under data/tools/. Keep entries short, factual, and operational:

describe the real command-line action surface an agent can call;
write use_when and avoid_when as decision rules, not marketing copy;
declare risk level and side effects honestly;
include guardrails for auth, secrets, network calls, writes, deployments, and destructive operations;
prefer official docs for docs or homepage links.

Tip

If a tool can mutate remote state, expose secrets, execute generated code, or deploy infrastructure, mark it as high risk and add concrete guardrails.

The GitHub workflow regenerates this README on pushes to main and checks generated output on pull requests.

If this registry saves you time when building or evaluating agents, please consider starring the repo.

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