CLI Printing Press
Every API has a secret identity. This finds it, absorbs every feature from every competing tool, then builds the GOAT CLI — designed for AI agents first, with SQLite sync, offline search, and compound insight commands. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 11
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 163
- days_rel: 14
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 97
Adoption not part of the score
4550 stars · 487 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Go-based CLI generator that studies official API docs, community CLIs, MCP servers, and undocumented web APIs to produce token-efficient, AI-agent-first command-line tools. Each generated CLI ships with local SQLite sync, offline search, compound insight commands, a Claude Code skill, and an optional MCP server.
Use cases
- generate a CLI for any REST API from its OpenAPI spec
- build agent-friendly CLIs that minimize token spend for AI coding agents
- query APIs with compound commands the underlying API doesn't natively support
- mirror API data into local SQLite for fast offline queries
- reverse-engineer undocumented web APIs like Google Flights or ESPN
- generate MCP servers and Claude Code skills alongside a CLI
- stitch multiple data sources into a single query
When to choose
- you want a fast, token-efficient CLI for an API that AI agents can use without reading docs
- you need local SQLite-backed querying with offline search
- you want CLI, MCP server, and agent skills generated together
- the API you need has no official interface and must be sniffed from the web
When to avoid
- you need a GUI or web interface rather than a command-line tool
- you only need a thin SDK or client library, not a full CLI
- you require guaranteed stability against undocumented APIs that may change without notice
- your project is not Go-based and you need native language bindings
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools agent-framework mcp search-engine api-framework developer-tools apis go cli cross-platform windows cli-generator openapi token-efficient sqlite-sync offline-search mcp-server claude-code-skills api-sniffing agent-native code-generation command-line ai-agents automation macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mvanhorn/cli-printing-press · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9e569a7ef549
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mvanhorn/cli-printing-press | main | 77 |
| mvanhorn/printing-press-library | docs | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mvanhorn/cli-printing-press")
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