CLI-Anything: 42K-Star Repo Makes ANY Software Agent-Native (5-Min Setup)

42K GitHub stars in under 3 months. CLI-Anything from HKUDS (Hong Kong University Data Science Lab) bridges the gap between AI agents and the world’s software — one CLI to make any app agent-native. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Cursor, Pi, and nanobot. Apache 2.0. 2,461 passing tests. 18 live demo apps.

— CHAPTERS
0:00 Hook — 42K stars, 3 months
0:08 What is CLI-Anything
0:18 Install (pip install cli-anything-hub)
0:31 Features — 2,461 tests, 18 demos
0:45 CTA — free guide + subscribe

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— CLI-ANYTHING (agent-native CLI framework)
GitHub: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything
HKUDS Lab: https://github.com/HKUDS
Stars: 42,120 · Forks: 3,980 · License: Apache 2.0
Tagline: “Making ALL Software Agent-Native”
Created: March 2026 · Latest: June 4, 2026

Install (5 minutes):
pip install cli-anything-hub
cli-hub install [name] # any app from the community registry

Recent registry additions (May 2026):
Hermes skill (#320) · ArcGIS CLI · Obsidian CLI · Joplin CLI

— FEATURES
✓ 2,461 passing tests (CI green June 4, 2026)
✓ 18 live demo apps: CAD · 3D scenes · diagrams · gameplay · subtitles
✓ Compatible: Claude Code · OpenClaw · Cursor · Pi · nanobot
✓ Apache 2.0 — commercial use OK, no lock-in
✓ Multilingual documentation
✓ Community hub: pip install cli-anything-hub then cli-hub install [name]
✓ MCP (Model Context Protocol) compatible

— COMPATIBLE AGENTS
Claude Code: https://claude.ai/code
Cursor: https://cursor.sh
OpenClaw: https://github.com/openclaw
Pi: https://pi.ai
nanobot: https://nanobot.run

— WHY THIS MATTERS
✓ Any desktop app becomes an LLM tool in under 5 min
✓ 42K stars in 3 months — one of the fastest-growing agent repos of 2026
✓ Clean CLI contract — no screen scraping, no brittle GUI automation
✓ Apache 2.0 means you can ship products on top of it

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