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 · 2026-10-22

github.com/mvanhorn/cli-printing-press · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-10-22

Health v2 · maintenance only

79/100

Activity 100
Release rhythm 88
Longevity 15

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: 0
age_days: 212
days_rel: 0
days_push: 0
n_releases_24m: 120

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4842 stars · 528 forks observed · 2026-10-22

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 2026-10-22 · 9e569a7ef549

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
mvanhorn/cli-printing-press	main	79
mvanhorn/printing-press-library	docs	79

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mvanhorn/cli-printing-press")

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