cli-tools

CLI Tools Skill

A Claude Code skill for automatic CLI tool management. Detects missing tools, installs them via optimal package managers, and audits project environments.

🔌 Compatibility

This is an Agent Skill following the open standard originally developed by Anthropic and released for cross-platform use.

Supported Platforms:

• ✅ Claude Code (Anthropic)
• ✅ Cursor
• ✅ GitHub Copilot
• ✅ Other skills-compatible AI agents

Skills are portable packages of procedural knowledge that work across any AI agent supporting the Agent Skills specification.

Features

• Reactive Mode: Auto-detect "command not found" errors and install missing tools
• Proactive Mode: Audit project environments and report missing/outdated tools
• Maintenance Mode: Batch update all managed tools across package managers

Supported Tools

77+ tools across categories:

Category	Tools
Core CLI	ripgrep, fd, fzf, jq, yq, bat, delta, just
Languages	python, node, rust, go, ruby, php
Package Managers	uv, npm, pnpm, cargo, pip, gem, composer
DevOps	docker, compose, kubectl, terraform, ansible
Linters	eslint, prettier, ruff, black, shellcheck, phpstan
Security	trivy, gitleaks, bandit, semgrep
Git Tools	gh, glab, git-lfs, delta

Project Type Detection

Automatically detects project types and their requirements:

Project Type	Detection Files	Required Tools
Python	pyproject.toml, requirements.txt	python, uv
Node.js	package.json	node, npm
Rust	Cargo.toml	rust
Go	go.mod	go
PHP	composer.json, *.php	php, composer
Ruby	Gemfile	ruby
Docker	Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml	docker, compose
Terraform	*.tf	terraform

Installation

Marketplace (Recommended)

Add the Netresearch marketplace once, then browse and install skills:

# Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add netresearch/claude-code-marketplace

npx (skills.sh)

Install with any Agent Skills-compatible agent:

npx skills add https://github.com/netresearch/cli-tools-skill --skill cli-tools

Download Release

Download the latest release and extract to your agent's skills directory.

Git Clone

git clone https://github.com/netresearch/cli-tools-skill.git

Composer (PHP Projects)

composer require netresearch/cli-tools-skill

Requires netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin.

npm (Node Projects)

npm install --save-dev \
  @netresearch/agent-skill-coordinator \
  github:netresearch/cli-tools-skill

Requires @netresearch/agent-skill-coordinator, which discovers the skill in node_modules and registers it in AGENTS.md via a postinstall hook. For pnpm, also allowlist the coordinator's postinstall:

{
  "pnpm": {
    "onlyBuiltDependencies": ["@netresearch/agent-skill-coordinator"]
  }
}

Triggers

The skill activates automatically on:

Error Patterns

bash: <tool>: command not found
zsh: command not found: <tool>
'<tool>' is not recognized as an internal or external command

User Requests

• "check environment", "audit tools"
• "what's missing", "what's outdated"
• "install development tools"
• "update all tools"

Installation Methods

The skill selects the optimal installation method based on catalog priority:

1. GitHub Release Binary - Direct download (fastest, no deps)
2. Cargo - Rust tools via cargo install
3. UV/Pip - Python tools
4. NPM - Node tools
5. Apt/Brew - System packages (fallback)

Priority: user-level (~/.local/bin, ~/.cargo/bin) over system-level.

Directory Structure

cli-tools/
├── SKILL.md              # Skill definition and workflows
├── catalog/              # Tool definitions (77+ JSON files)
│   ├── ripgrep.json
│   ├── php.json
│   └── ...
├── scripts/
│   ├── install_tool.sh   # Main installer
│   ├── auto_update.sh    # Batch updater
│   ├── check_environment.sh
│   ├── detect_project_type.sh
│   ├── lib/              # Shared libraries
│   └── installers/       # Method-specific installers
└── references/
    ├── binary_to_tool_map.md
    └── project_type_requirements.md

Requirements

• jq: Required for JSON parsing (auto-installed if missing)
• Bash 4+: Required for associative arrays
• Internet: Required for tool downloads

License

This project uses split licensing: