HKUDS cli-anything-anygen
A stateful command-line interface for AnyGen OpenAPI — generate professional slides, documents, websites, diagrams, and more from natural language prompts. Designed for AI agents and power users.
Installation
This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-anygen package:
pip install cli-anything-anygen
Prerequisites:
- Python 3.10+
- anygen must be installed on your system
Usage
Basic Commands
# Show help
cli-anything-anygen --help
# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-anygen
# Create a new project
cli-anything-anygen project new -o project.json
# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-anygen --json project info -p project.json
REPL Mode
When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:
cli-anything-anygen
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history
Command Groups
Task
Task management — create, poll, download, and run tasks.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
create |
Create a generation task |
status |
Query task status (non-blocking) |
poll |
Poll task until completion (blocking) |
download |
Download the generated file for a completed task |
thumbnail |
Download thumbnail image for a completed task |
run |
Full workflow: create, poll, download |
list |
List locally cached task records |
prepare |
Multi-turn requirement analysis before creating a task |
File
File operations — upload reference files.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
upload |
Upload a reference file to get a file_token |
Config
Configuration management — API key and settings.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
set |
Set a configuration value |
get |
Get a configuration value (or show all) |
delete |
Delete a configuration value |
path |
Show the config file path |
Session
Session management — history, undo, redo.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
status |
Show session status |
history |
Show command history |
undo |
Undo last command |
redo |
Redo last undone command |
Examples
Create a New Project
Create a new anygen project file.
cli-anything-anygen project new -o myproject.json
# Or with JSON output for programmatic use
cli-anything-anygen --json project new -o myproject.json
Interactive REPL Session
Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.
cli-anything-anygen
# Enter commands interactively
# Use 'help' to see available commands
# Use 'undo' and 'redo' for history navigation
State Management
The CLI maintains session state with:
- Undo/Redo: Up to 50 levels of history
- Project persistence: Save/load project state as JSON
- Session tracking: Track modifications and changes
Output Formats
All commands support dual output modes:
- Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text
- Machine-readable (
--jsonflag): Structured JSON for agent consumption
# Human output
cli-anything-anygen project info -p project.json
# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-anygen --json project info -p project.json
For AI Agents
When using this CLI programmatically:
- Always use
--jsonflag for parseable output - Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors
- Parse stderr for error messages on failure
- Use absolute paths for all file operations
- Verify outputs exist after export operations
More Information
- Full documentation: See README.md in the package
- Test coverage: See TEST.md in the package
- Methodology: See HARNESS.md in the cli-anything-plugin
Version
1.0.0