clevercli

clevercli is a command‑line interface that forwards user input to OpenAI models such as ChatGPT and returns the model’s response. It supports a variety of built‑in prompt types—ask, eli5, joke, refactor, poem, recipe, summarize, synonyms, convert‑to‑rust, convert‑to‑typescript, unix‑command, regex, jsdoc—each shaping the request for a specific task. Users invoke a prompt by specifying its name and providing text either as an argument or via stdin, and the tool prints the model’s answer, which can be piped to other utilities for formatting.

The utility is intended for developers who want quick, AI‑assisted assistance from the terminal, such as generating code snippets, summarizing documentation, creating UNIX commands, or obtaining explanations at a simplified level. It is distributed as a global npm package, requires Node v16+ and an OpenAI API key, and can be extended by adding custom prompt modules in a user’s home directory or by contributing new built‑in prompts to the repository.

Distinctive aspects include a modular prompt system that allows easy addition of new prompt types, direct integration with the OpenAI API from the shell, and the ability to combine AI output with other command‑line tools through standard piping. The project is marked as archived, with a recommendation to use an alternative tool.