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Run npx skillmds@latest add gabrielmoreira/cli-anything-generator in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is CLI Anything Generator free to use?

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Who published CLI Anything Generator?

gabrielmoreira (@gabrielmoreira) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

CLI Anything Generator by gabrielmoreira

Name: CLI Anything Generator
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: gabrielmoreira

CLI Anything Generator

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).

gabrielmoreira Updated Sep 9, 2026 17 repo stars

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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

Goal	Command
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:

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

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
Read {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/HARNESS.md with an absolute path.
Read the matching file under {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/commands/.
Use guides under {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/guides/ on demand.
Helper scripts: {PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/repl_skin.py, preview_bundle.py, skill_generator.py, templates/.

Path remapping (from HARNESS / plugin docs)

Document reference	Installed plugin path
`guides/...`	`references/guides/...`
`cli-anything-plugin/repl_skin.py`	`scripts/repl_skin.py`
`cli-anything-plugin/preview_bundle.py`	`scripts/preview_bundle.py`
`cli-anything-plugin/skill_generator.py`	`scripts/skill_generator.py`
`templates/SKILL.md.template`	`scripts/templates/SKILL.md.template`
`docs/PREVIEW_PROTOCOL.md`	`references/docs/PREVIEW_PROTOCOL.md`

Cursor Tool Bindings

Cursor tool	Role
Read	Methodology and source analysis
Grep / Glob	API and file discovery
Shell	Clone, pytest, pip, CLI invocation
Write / StrReplace	Harness implementation
Task	Optional 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.

---name: cli-anything-generatordescription: 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 | Goal | Command | |------|---------| | 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 reference | Installed plugin path | |--------------------|----------------------| | `guides/...` | `references/guides/...` | | `cli-anything-plugin/repl_skin.py` | `scripts/repl_skin.py` | | `cli-anything-plugin/preview_bundle.py` | `scripts/preview_bundle.py` | | `cli-anything-plugin/skill_generator.py` | `scripts/skill_generator.py` | | `templates/SKILL.md.template` | `scripts/templates/SKILL.md.template` | | `docs/PREVIEW_PROTOCOL.md` | `references/docs/PREVIEW_PROTOCOL.md` | ## Cursor Tool Bindings | Cursor tool | Role | |-------------|------| | Read | Methodology and source analysis | | Grep / Glob | API and file discovery | | Shell | Clone, pytest, pip, CLI invocation | | Write / StrReplace | Harness implementation | | Task | Optional 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.

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