CLI tools and terminal utilities

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• @winches/promptsLightweight, beautiful and user-friendly prompts
• pagecryptEasily add client-side password-protection to your Single Page Applications, static websites and HTML files.
• @wolfstar/cliThe stars command line interface for @wolfstar/http-framework projects: typed configuration, dev server, build and project info
• lodyLody Agent CLI tool for managing remote command execution
• @trovyx/razonRazon - Advanced CLI Email Client with browser automation, bulk sending, and high-performance Bun runtime
• @opentui-ui/toastA beautiful toast library for terminal UIs built on OpenTUI
• @lgtm-hq/lintroA unified CLI for code formatting, linting, and quality assurance. Ships self-contained platform binaries — no Python required.
• executable-metadataSimply parse and print metadata from an executable binary's header from the command-line.
• spa-http-serverA simple zero-configuration command-line http server
• oh-my-agentPortable multi-agent harness for .agents-based skills and workflows across Antigravity, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and more
• tldrSimplified and community-driven man pages
• torlnkA sleek, zero-setup torrent finder and downloader that lives right in your terminal.
• onpodonpod CLI — one-line deploy of apps, managed Postgres, and code sandboxes on onpod.ai
• terminal-querySend escape sequences to the terminal and read back responses
• kirbyupZero-config bundler for Kirby Panel plugins
• jazz-aiOne agent. Every surface. Your rules.
• termfleetAn ergonomic control center for AI terminal sessions (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Grok Build) across tools, projects, and hosts.
• @jcubic/lilyVery simple option parser inspired by YARGS with no dependencies
• pumpkinai-configPumpkinAI 一键安装配置工具 - 支持 Codex 和 Claude Code
• @visulima/interactive-managerInteractive terminal output manager for spinners, progress bars, and dynamic updates
• @cpplint/cliFast, cross-platform C++ style checker using cpplint-cpp
• @hypequery/cliCLI for scaffolding type-safe ClickHouse analytics, semantic datasets, React manifests, and deployments
• @mux/cliOfficial Mux CLI for interacting with Mux APIs
• @neodx/logA lightweight universal logging framework
• colorize-templateTagged template literal for ANSI colors.
• hyacinth-aiHyacinth 🪻 — multi-provider AI agent with tool system and context management
• xslt3-heSaxonJS XSLT 3.0 processor: command line interface to SaxonJS
• @loworbitstudio/visorCLI for the Visor design system — add components, hooks, and utilities to your project.
• @boost/cliAn interactive command line program builder, powered by React and Ink.
• bugsnag-source-maps-forkCLI and JS library for uploading source maps to Bugsnag
• inquirer-testfunctional testing for inquirer.js
• nothumanallowedLocal AI assistant: 80 tools (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, GitHub, Slack, browser, code, files), 38 agents, visual workflows (Studio, AWF, WebCraft). Install with `npm i -g nothumanallowed`, run with `nha ui`. Free tier built-in (Liara), no API key required. Y
• polyrouterLocal AI gateway and OpenAI-compatible API router for AI coding tools and 60+ providers
• @termfleet/coreTermfleet core: contracts, the provider SDK, and the agent-transcript/session library (Claude Code / Codex / Gemini / Grok Build). The reusable layer, usable beyond the console.
• swagger-jsdoc-generatorCommand line script that generates a swagger file based on jsdoc comments
• docpensieveDocPensieve command-line interface (init, build, check, dev, serve)
• botforkConnect to the botfork TUI server over SSH — nothing to install locally.
• @verdaccio/registry-cliCLI tool for Verdaccio registries — non-interactive login, whoami with groups, and health checks
• dev-process-managerdev-process-manager is a Node.js process manager for local development environments that need multiple processes. It can be easily integrated into existing Node.js projects.
• @cloudant/couchbackupCouchBackup - command-line backup utility for Cloudant/CouchDB
• @maximhq/bifrostHigh-performance AI gateway CLI - connect to 12+ providers through a single API
• velaA CLI for creating and updating SvelteKit projects
• @scrapecreators/cliCLI for the ScrapeCreators API — use 180+ endpoints across 30+ platforms from the terminal
• @saluzi/saluzi-eduSaluzi CLI - interactive AI coding assistant in the terminal
• istanbul-cobertura-badgerIstanbul test coverage report badger task.
• boringA minimalist command line option parser.
• is-appveyorCheck if Node script is running on AppVeyor
• @discoveryjs/cliCLI tools to serve & build projects based on Discovery.js
• arrival-timeSimple and powerful progress time estimation (ETA)
• @visulima/cerebroA delightful toolkit for building cross-runtime CLIs for Node.js, Deno, and Bun.

• chalk vs yoctocolors
• yargs vs clipanion
• cli-color vs chalk
• chalk vs ansi-escapes
• yargs-parser vs clipanion
• nanocolors vs kleur
• tsx vs effect
• standard-version vs commit-and-tag-version
• yoctocolors vs chalk-animation
• markdownlint-cli2 vs markdownlint-cli
• @inquirer/core vs enquirer
• prompts vs @clack/prompts
• defuddle vs md-to-pdf
• log-update vs chalk-animation
• replace-in-file vs cpx
• yoctocolors vs cli-color
• tsx vs typed-scss-modules
• clipanion vs cleye
• effect vs typed-scss-modules