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).

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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.

Repository: HKUDS/CLI-Anything
Path: cursor-plugin/skills/cli-anything-generator/SKILL.md
Commit: 34f5195

Last updated: 1 day ago
First committed: 1 month ago

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