claude-cmd is an open-source command-line interface and workflow harness for Anthropic's Claude, developed by independent open-source developer kiliczsh. The tool is packaged as a Node.js CLI application designed to interface with Claude directly from local developer terminal environments. In daily use, claude-cmd provides a lightweight terminal command harness that facilitates executing contextual tasks, generating standard commit messages (such as Conventional Commits), and routing commands through Claude. It leverages project-level configuration patterns, including `CLAUDE.md` context files, to provide project instructions and coding conventions directly to the model during execution. Unlike heavier autonomous multi-agent systems, claude-cmd focuses on minimal footprint command execution and predictable scriptability. It functions as a focused utility wrapper to bridge standard shell workflows with Claude's capabilities without demanding complex background daemons or heavy IDE extensions. claude-cmd is distributed as open-source software under an open-source license and is available via npm and GitHub. Users supply their own Anthropic API credentials to cover standard model consumption costs.
Tags: cli, coding agent, developer tools, OpenSource, terminal