The best terminal and CLI tools in 2026

Last updated: Sep 11, 2026
Projects considered: 56
Commits reviewed: 0 of 56

Command-line utilities, TUIs and shell tooling for people who live in a terminal.

Mostly written in TypeScript, Rust, Go, Swift and JavaScript.

How this list is ranked. By total GitHub stars at the last daily refresh — a popularity signal, not a measure of quality, fit or safety. Star counts in the AI category are known to be inflated by fake-star campaigns, so each row leads with push activity and license instead. No commit in this collection has completed security review yet, so treat every entry as unreviewed discovery metadata.

1
gemini-cli
google-gemini/gemini-cli
An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
Pushed yesterday.Apache License 2.0TypeScriptPlugins108.7k+135
2
cli
googleworkspace/cli
Google Workspace CLI — one command-line tool for Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Chat, Admin, and more. Dynamically built from Google Discovery Service. Includes AI agent skills.
Pushed yesterday.Apache License 2.0RustPlugins32.1k+141
3
command-code
CommandCodeAI/command-code
Command Code AI — the best coding agent for open models.
Pushed 11 days ago.No license detectedAgents4.2k+35
4
Codewhale
Hmbown/Codewhale
Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome.
Pushed yesterday.MIT LicenseRustAgents41.2k+32
5
DeepSeek-Reasonix
esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix
DeepSeek-native AI coding agent for your terminal. Engineered around prefix-cache stability — leave it running.
Pushed yesterday.MIT LicenseGoPlugins36.1k+74
6
qwen-code
QwenLM/qwen-code
An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.
Pushed today.Apache License 2.0TypeScriptAgents28.9k+198
7
cmux
manaflow-ai/cmux
Open source Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents. Built for multitasking, organization, and programmability.
Pushed today.OtherSwiftAgents28.7k+126
8
electerm
electerm/electerm
📻Free and open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/ftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice client(Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, HarmonyOS, iOS)
Pushed yesterday.MIT LicenseJavaScriptApps15.5k+58
9
toggleterm.nvim
akinsho/toggleterm.nvimDormant
A neovim lua plugin to help easily manage multiple terminal windows
No push in over a year ago.GNU General Public License v3.0LuaPlugins5.6k+2
10
COMTool
Neutree/COMTool
Cross platform communicate assistant(Serial/network/terminal tool)（跨平台串口调试助手网络调试助手终端工具 linux windows mac Raspberry Pi ）支持插件和二次开发
Pushed 26 days ago.GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0PythonPlugins2.6k+1
11
n8n
n8n-io/n8n
Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.
Pushed today.OtherTypeScriptPlugins209.4k+701
12
ui-ux-pro-max-skill
nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill
An AI skill that provides design intelligence for building professional UI/UX across multiple platforms.
Pushed yesterday.MIT LicensePythonSkills144.6k+3.3k
13
orca
stablyai/orca
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
Pushed today.MIT LicenseTypeScriptApps114.2k+6.6k
14
Agent-Reach
Panniantong/Agent-Reach
Give your AI agent eyes to see the entire internet. Read & search Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, GitHub, Bilibili, XiaoHongShu — one CLI, zero API fees.
Pushed 3 days ago.MIT LicensePythonDeveloper tools108.3k+3.8k
15
OpenHands
OpenHands/OpenHands
🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development
Pushed today.MIT LicenseTypeScriptApps92.6k+581
16
rtk
rtk-ai/rtk
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
Pushed yesterday.Apache License 2.0RustDeveloper tools85.4k+697
17
career-ops
career-ops-hq/career-ops
Open-source AI job search: scan job portals, evaluate listings into a structured A-H report with a global 1-5 score, tailor your CV, track applications — runs locally in your AI coding CLI (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity…)
Pushed today.MIT LicenseJavaScriptDeveloper tools79.7k+2.0k
18
oh-my-openagent
code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent
OmO: Just type "mass ulw" keyword with your prompt. Now you are the master of graph engineering.
Pushed today.OtherTypeScriptApps70.7k+268
19
JeecgBoot
jeecgboot/JeecgBoot
【低代码v2.0，一句话即可生成整个系统】企业级AI低代码平台，一键生成前后端代码甚至整个系统。 AI Skills 一句话画流程、设计表单、生成报表、大屏。内置 AI应用平台涵盖：AI聊天、知识库、流程编排、MCP插件等，兼容主流大模型。引领AI低代码「Skills 生成 → 在线配置 → 代码生成 → 手工合并->AI修改」开发模式，解决 Java 项目 90% 重复工作，提高效率又不失灵活。
Pushed yesterday.Apache License 2.0JavaDeveloper tools48.4k+77
20
herdr
herdrdev/herdr
the runtime your coding agents live on
Pushed yesterday.Apache License 2.0RustAgents47.8k+1.7k
21
oh-my-pi
can1357/oh-my-pi
⌥ Coding agent with the IDE wired in
Pushed today.MIT LicenseTypeScriptAgents37.6k+861
22
continue
continuedev/continue
open-source coding agent
Pushed yesterday.Apache License 2.0TypeScriptAgents36.4k+57
23
openclaude
Gitlawb/openclaude
runs anywhere. uses anything
Pushed 2 days ago.OtherTypeScriptApps34.3k+94
24
OfficeCLI
iOfficeAI/OfficeCLI
OfficeCLI is the first and best Office suite purpose-built for AI agents to read, edit, and automate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Free, open-source, single binary, no Office installation required.
Pushed 5 days ago.Apache License 2.0C#Agents33.0k+438
25
OpenCLI
jackwener/OpenCLI
Make Any Website into CLI & Use your logged-in browser by AI agent.
Pushed 9 days ago.Apache License 2.0JavaScriptDeveloper tools30.8k+148
26
gitleaks
gitleaks/gitleaks
Find secrets with Gitleaks 🔑
Pushed 7 days ago.MIT LicenseGoApps30.6k+246
27
claude-hud
jarrodwatts/claude-hud
A Claude Code plugin that shows what's happening - context usage, active tools, running agents, and todo progress
Pushed yesterday.MIT LicenseJavaScriptPlugins29.1k+151
28
dbx
t8y2/dbx
20 MB lightweight cross-platform database client for 90+ databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, and Dameng. Built-in AI, MCP Server, CLI, desktop and Docker. | 轻量级跨平台数据库管理工具，支持 MySQL、PostgreSQL、SQLite、Redis、MongoDB、达梦等 90+ 数据库，提供桌面端、Docker、CLI、内置 AI 助手和 MCP Server。
Pushed yesterday.Apache License 2.0RustApps28.9k+998
29
jcode
1jehuang/jcode
The most RAM efficient harness
Pushed yesterday.MIT LicenseRustApps21.4k+191
30
superset
superset-sh/superset
Superset is an agentic IDE to orchestrate 100+ coding agents in parallel. Run any agent with your own subscription.
Pushed yesterday.OtherTypeScriptAgents15.9k+246
31
ccstatusline
sirmalloc/ccstatusline
🚀 Beautiful highly customizable statusline for Claude Code CLI with powerline support, themes, and more.
Pushed 2 days ago.MIT LicenseTypeScriptDeveloper tools13.5k+81
32
codeburn
getagentseal/codeburn
Free, local tool to track AI coding token usage and cost across 37 tools and agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini and more), by model, project, and task. npx codeburn
Pushed yesterday.MIT LicenseTypeScriptAgents11.7k+80
33
Graft
trailhq/Graft
Turbocharge Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini & every coding agent: faster, cheaper, with contextual understanding specific to your codebase.
Pushed yesterday.MIT LicenseTypeScriptPlugins11.1k+245
34
claurst
Kuberwastaken/claurst
Agentic Coding for Builders who Ship
Pushed 8 days ago.GNU General Public License v3.0RustAgents10.3k+5
35
claude-code-tips
ykdojo/claude-code-tips
45+ tips for getting the most out of Claude Code, from basics to advanced - includes a custom status line script and Claude Code running itself in a container. Also includes the dx plugin: skills for everyday dev workflows.
Pushed 1 months ago.OtherHTMLSkills10.3k+27
36
Soup
MakazhanAlpamys/Soup
Fine-tune LLMs from one YAML. Layer streaming trains an 8B model on a 4 GB laptop GPU.
Pushed yesterday.Apache License 2.0PythonApps10.1k+358
37
evolver
EvoMap/evolver
The GEP-powered self-evolving engine for AI agents. Auditable evolution with Genes, Capsules, and Events. | evomap.ai
Pushed 3 days ago.GNU General Public License v3.0JavaScriptDeveloper tools8.7k+13
38
hatch
pypa/hatch
Modern, extensible Python project management
Pushed 7 days ago.MIT LicensePythonPlugins7.2k+2
39
Kun
KunAgent/Kun
Local-first AI agent workspace for coding, writing, design, research, and automation — one runtime for desktop GUI and TUI.
Pushed today.OtherTypeScriptApps6.4k+57
40
ouroboros
Q00/ouroboros
Agent OS: the agent gets smarter on its own. We just hold the line: Interview-gated, staged evaluation, budgeted evolution loop. MCP server, 14 runtimes: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Copilot, Kiro and more.
Pushed 2 days ago.MIT LicensePythonPlugins6.3k+25

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