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Cli Hub Meta Skill

  • 2.6k installs
  • 46.6k repo stars
  • Updated August 3, 2026
  • hkuds/cli-anything

cli-hub-meta-skill is the entry skill for discovering and installing agent-native CLIs and workflow matrices from CLI-Hub.

About

The cli-hub-meta-skill exposes CLI-Hub, a marketplace of agent-native command-line interfaces for professional software across creative, productivity, AI, communication, and development domains. Quick start installs cli-anything-hub with pip, then uses cli-hub list, search, install, and info to resolve packages like cli-anything-gimp. Workflow matrices package multi-tool intents such as video-creation mapping capabilities to harness CLIs, libraries, binaries, and cloud APIs. Agents should preflight with cli-hub matrix list, cli-hub can, matrix search, matrix preflight --json, and scoped matrix install --capability instead of bulk installing entire matrices. Exit codes are 0 ok, 3 partial gaps, 1 failure, and 2 usage error, with --resume and matrix doctor for recovery. The live catalog URL auto-updates available tools and install commands. Each CLI is an independent pip package with JSON output, REPL mode, and real software backends. Scope installs per capability, recipe, or --only lists and use --dry-run to preview plans without side effects.

  • cli-hub wraps pip installs of cli-anything-<name> agent CLIs.
  • Workflow matrices map capabilities to multiple providers and tools.
  • Preflight with matrix preflight --json before installing dependencies.
  • Scope installs with --capability or --recipe; avoid bulk matrix installs.
  • Live catalog URL lists categories, install commands, and descriptions.

Cli Hub Meta Skill by the numbers

  • 2,615 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +83 installs in the week ending Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #80 of 550 CLI & Terminal skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Security screen: MEDIUM risk (skills.sh audit)
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
At a glance

cli-hub-meta-skill capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities
catalog list, search, info, and install commands · workflow matrix browse, can, and preflight flows · scoped install flags and dry run planning · exit code semantics and matrix doctor recovery · live auto updated skill.md catalog reference
Use cases
orchestration
From the docs

What cli-hub-meta-skill says it does

Scope every install — do not bulk-install a 14-CLI matrix for a one-capability task.
SKILL.md
npx skills add https://github.com/hkuds/cli-anything --skill cli-hub-meta-skill

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Last updatedAugust 3, 2026
Repositoryhkuds/cli-anything

How do I find and install the right agent-native CLI or matrix capability for a task?

Discover, preflight, and install agent-native CLIs and workflow matrices from the CLI-Hub catalog via cli-hub commands.

Who is it for?

Agents needing discoverable CLIs for creative, dev, AI, or productivity software backends.

Skip if: Skip for writing a new CLI package; this skill consumes the existing CLI-Hub catalog.

When should I use this skill?

User needs cli-hub search, matrix preflight, or install for agent-native command-line tools.

What you get

Located catalog entry with scoped cli-hub install and optional matrix preflight confirming local gaps.

  • installed CLI binaries
  • catalog search results

By the numbers

  • Four core commands: list, search, install, info

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

CLI-Hub Meta-Skill

CLI-Hub is a marketplace of agent-native command-line interfaces that make professional software accessible to AI agents.

Quick Start

# Install the CLI Hub package manager
pip install cli-anything-hub

# Browse all available CLIs
cli-hub list

# Search by category or keyword
cli-hub search image
cli-hub search "3d modeling"

# Install a CLI
cli-hub install gimp

# Show details for a CLI
cli-hub info gimp

Workflow Matrices

A single CLI is one tool. A matrix is a whole workflow packaged as capabilities × providers — e.g. video-creation maps intents like text.transcribe or visual.generate to harness CLIs, public CLIs, Python libraries, native binaries, and cloud APIs. Reach for a matrix when a task spans several tools (produce a video, design an image, build a game).

Standard agent sequence — preflight before you install:

cli-hub matrix list                                   # browse all matrices
cli-hub can "transcribe audio"                        # find the capability across matrices
cli-hub matrix search "video subtitle"                # search; shows the matched capability
cli-hub matrix preflight video-creation --json        # what's usable here? (exit 3 = gaps)
cli-hub matrix preflight video-creation -c text.transcribe --fix-hints   # one capability + install hints
cli-hub matrix install video-creation --capability text.transcribe       # install ONLY what the task needs
# After install, the matrix SKILL.md renders locally with provider-selection rules — read it.

Scope every install — do not bulk-install a 14-CLI matrix for a one-capability task. Use --capability <id>, --recipe <id>, or --only a,b, and --dry-run to preview the plan with zero side effects. --json is available on every matrix subcommand; exit codes are 0 ok · 3 partial/gaps · 1 failure · 2 usage error. Retry failures with cli-hub matrix install <name> --resume, and audit an install with cli-hub matrix doctor <name>.

Live Catalog

URL: `https://reeceyang.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/SKILL.md`

The catalog is auto-updated and provides:

  • Full list of available CLIs organized by category
  • One-line cli-hub install commands for each tool
  • Complete descriptions and usage patterns

What Can You Do?

CLI-Hub covers a broad range of software and codebases, empowering agents to conduct complex workflows via CLI:

  • Creative workflows: Image editing, 3D modeling, video production, audio processing, music notation
  • Productivity tools: Office suites, knowledge management, live streaming
  • AI platforms: Local LLMs, image generation, AI APIs, research assistants
  • Communication: Video conferencing and collaboration
  • Development: Diagramming, browser automation, network management
  • Content generation: AI-powered document and media creation

Each CLI provides stateful operations, JSON output for agents, REPL mode, and integrates with real software backends.

How It Works

cli-hub is a lightweight wrapper around pip. When you run cli-hub install gimp, it installs a separate Python package (cli-anything-gimp) with its own CLI entry point (cli-anything-gimp). Each CLI is an independent pip package — cli-hub simply resolves names from the registry and tracks installs.

How to Use

1. Install cli-hub: pip install cli-anything-hub 2. Find your tool: cli-hub search <keyword> or cli-hub list -c <category> 3. Install: cli-hub install <name> (installs the cli-anything-<name> pip package) 4. Run: cli-anything-<name> for REPL, or cli-anything-<name> <command> for one-shot 5. JSON output: All CLIs support --json flag for machine-readable output

Example Workflow

# Install the hub
pip install cli-anything-hub

# Find what you need
cli-hub search video

# Install it
cli-hub install kdenlive

# Use it with JSON output
cli-anything-kdenlive --json project create --name my-project

More Info

  • Live Catalog: https://reeceyang.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/SKILL.md
  • Web Hub: https://clianything.cc
  • Repository: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything

Related skills

How it compares

Pick cli-hub-meta-skill when you need a searchable CLI marketplace for agents rather than manually scripting one-off binary paths.

FAQ

How do I install the hub itself?

Run pip install cli-anything-hub to get the cli-hub command.

Should I install an entire matrix at once?

No. Scope with --capability, --recipe, or --only and preflight first to avoid unnecessary installs.

What does preflight exit code 3 mean?

Partial gaps: some matrix capabilities are missing locally; review --fix-hints output.

Is Cli Hub Meta Skill safe to install?

skills.sh reports 0 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.

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