CLI Tools — Free AI Tools

AI-powered command-line tools — coding agents, LLM runners, terminal assistants.

• Aider — Free CLI tool for AI pair programming that works with Git
• Claude Code — Anthropic's agentic coding CLI — spawns sub-agents, MCP support, custom slash commands
• Ollama — Run 100+ LLMs locally from the terminal — completely free
• Gemini CLI — Google's open-source CLI coding assistant — 1M token context window, MCP server support, agentic coding from the terminal
• Warp — AI-native terminal with agent mode — natural language shell
• Codex CLI — OpenAI's terminal coding agent — sandboxed execution, MCP support, ChatGPT OAuth
• Goose — Block's open-source AI agent — runs in terminal, automates dev tasks, MCP-native
• Crush — Charm's terminal AI coding assistant with LSP integration and beautiful TUI
• OpenCode — Open-source AI coding agent for terminal, IDE, and desktop — multi-provider
• Amazon Q CLI — AWS's terminal AI assistant — code, deploy, and manage AWS from the command line
• GitHub Copilot CLI — GitHub's AI for the terminal — explain commands, generate scripts, fix errors
• Deep Agents Code — LangChain's terminal coding agent — any LLM, persistent memory, custom skills
• nsh — AI-powered shell assistant — wraps zsh, bash, fish with natural language
• Docker Agent — Docker's framework for building and running AI agent teams from YAML configs
• BLACKBOX CLI — Multi-agent coding CLI — dispatches 4 agents in parallel, CI/CD ready
• Meer — Local-first AI CLI with Ollama support, 60+ structured tools, and rich TUI
• Crab Code — Rust-native Claude Code alternative — any LLM provider, MCP compatible
• Koder — Streaming TUI coding agent with MCP, 100+ LiteLLM providers, multi-agent workflows
• Arka — Cross-platform AI terminal agent with 70+ offline skills and voice input
• Bernard — Local CLI AI agent with scheduled tasks, multi-provider, and MCP support
• Claurst — Rust Claude Code reimplementation with rich TUI, plugins, and multi-provider support
• CLI AI — Agentic AI assistant that reasons, plans, and executes multi-step tasks autonomously
• ffmcp — Unified CLI for 10+ AI providers — ffmpeg-style interface for LLMs