ajalt/clikt
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Multiplatform command line interface parsing for Kotlin observed · 2026-10-06
Health v2 · maintenance only
54/100
- Activity 54
- Release rhythm 27
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 205.0
- age_days: 3116
- days_rel: 278
- days_push: 278
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
3014 stars · 137 forks observed · 2026-10-06
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Clikt is a multiplatform Kotlin library for building command line interfaces with type-safe, composable parameter parsing. It auto-generates help output and shell autocomplete scripts and supports nested commands across JVM, Node.js, and native targets.
Use cases
- parse command line arguments in a Kotlin app
- build a CLI tool with nested subcommands
- generate help text and shell autocomplete for a CLI
- write type-safe option and argument parsing
- create a multiplatform command line tool in Kotlin
When to choose
- you're writing command line tools in Kotlin or Kotlin Multiplatform
- you want automatic help generation and shell completion scripts
- you need nested commands and type-safe parameter conversion
When to avoid
- you're building CLIs in a language other than Kotlin
- you need a standalone CLI executable rather than a parsing library
Facets
library · maturity stable
cli parser developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform jvm windows kotlin-multiplatform argument-parsing option-parser shell-autocomplete help-generation command-line nodejs linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ajalt/clikt · fetched 2026-10-06 · bbadc030ed53
- homepage: https://ajalt.github.io/clikt/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3ea717f6b30b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ajalt/clikt | main | 54 |
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