CLI-Anything Hermes - Setup Guide¶
Source: hkuds/cli-anything (68 installs) | GitHub (43,822⭐) Category: automation, devtools
Bridges Hermes Agent with the CLI-Anything ecosystem - a framework that makes ANY software agent-native by auto-generating CLI harnesses for GUI applications. This skill lets Hermes agents build, refine, test, and validate CLI-Anything harnesses for 70+ applications including Blender, GIMP, Godot, LibreOffice, Obsidian, QGIS, and more.
Installation¶
npx skills add hkuds/cli-anything --skill cli-anything-hermes
Also install the CLI-Anything Hub for browsing and installing harnesses:
pip install cli-anything-hub
Prerequisites¶
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Python 3.10+ | Required by CLI-Anything core |
| Hermes Agent | Any recent version with skill support |
| CLI-Anything Hub | pip install cli-anything-hub - browse/install harnesses |
| Target Applications | The GUI apps you want to automate (Blender, GIMP, etc.) must be installed |
Key Capabilities¶
Core Features¶
| Capability | How to Trigger | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Build a CLI harness | "build a CLI harness for [app]" | Auto-generates CLI wrapper for any GUI app |
| Refine existing harness | "refine the [app] CLI harness" | Improves harness quality and coverage |
| Test harness | "test the [app] CLI harness" | Runs validation suite against generated harness |
| Validate harness output | "validate the [app] CLI output" | Checks CLI output correctness |
| Install harness from Hub | cli-hub install <name> |
Browse at https://hkuds.github.io/CLI-Anything/ |
| List available harnesses | cli-hub list |
Shows all 70+ community harnesses |
Popular CLI-Anything Harnesses¶
| Application | Category | Install Command |
|---|---|---|
| Blender | 3D/CGI | cli-hub install cli-anything-blender |
| GIMP | Image Editing | cli-hub install cli-anything-gimp |
| Godot | Game Engine | cli-hub install cli-anything-godot |
| LibreOffice | Office Suite | cli-hub install cli-anything-libreoffice |
| Obsidian | Knowledge Mgmt | cli-hub install cli-anything-obsidian |
| QGIS | GIS/Mapping | cli-hub install cli-anything-qgis |
| Inkscape | Vector Graphics | cli-hub install cli-anything-inkscape |
| Kdenlive | Video Editing | cli-hub install cli-anything-kdenlive |
| Draw.io | Diagrams | cli-hub install cli-anything-drawio |
| n8n | Workflow Automation | cli-hub install cli-anything-n8n |
CorpusIQ Use Cases¶
| Use Case | How |
|---|---|
| Automated diagram generation | Use Draw.io harness to generate architecture diagrams from specs |
| Batch image processing | Use GIMP harness for social media image resizing, watermarking |
| GIS data analysis | Use QGIS harness for market territory mapping and location analytics |
| Knowledge base automation | Use Obsidian harness to auto-structure research notes |
| Video content pipeline | Use Kdenlive harness for automated video rendering workflows |
| Workflow integration | Use n8n harness to connect CorpusIQ MCP data to automation flows |
Troubleshooting¶
| Issue | Fix |
|---|---|
| Harness build fails | Check target application is installed and accessible in PATH |
| "No such harness" error | Run cli-hub list to verify harness name; update Hub: pip install --upgrade cli-anything-hub |
| Hermes can't find skill | Verify install: hermes skills list \| grep cli-anything |
| Python version conflict | CLI-Anything requires Python 3.10+; check with python3 --version |
| Harness produces empty output | Validate the target app is running and accepting CLI commands |
Verification¶
# Verify skill installed
hermes skills list | grep cli-anything-hermes
# Verify CLI-Anything Hub
cli-hub --version
# List available harnesses
cli-hub list | head -10
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