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24 alternatives to A library to add a command promp (and telnet) to your programs

Libmish adds a command prompt to your program, and telnet access. With your own commands. - buserror/libmish

This library enables developers to add interactive command prompts and telnet interfaces to their programs. It allows users to execute commands and interact with applications through a text-based interface. The library… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A library to add a command promp (and telnet) to your programs launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    All your best prompts. One shortcut away.

    Feb 2026 · prompt-library.app · its alternatives →

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    kbar▲486

    Add a beautiful & extensible cmd+k interface to your site

    2021 · kbar.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Your wishes are my commands. Contribute to dylanjcastillo/shell-genie development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    LLM 0.26 is out with the biggest new feature since I started the project: support for tools. You can now use the LLM CLI tool—and Python library—to grant LLMs from …

    2025 · simonwillison.net · its alternatives →

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    AI assistant for open-source libraries

    2024 · commanddash.io · its alternatives →

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    Prompt▲259

    The command line for the real world

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Prompt▲138

    A command line application to interact with ChatGPT's API

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Add a command interpreter (eg., REPL) to any C++ program - empirical-soft/command-interpreter

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I've created a CLI tool called "ell" that allows you to interact with LLMs directly from your terminal. Designed with the Unix philosophy in mind, ell is simple, modular, and extensible. You can easily pipe input and output to integrate with other tools. Its templates and hook-based plugins enable you to customize and extend its functionality to suit any needs. Check out the README for usage instructions and examples. I developed this tool because existing solutions often felt too heavy, with many dependencies, or they weren't friendly to piping and customization. I, on the contrary,…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Interactive prompt for command-line applications. Contribute to manifoldco/promptui development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    There's no place like Homeland.

    2019 · assist.app · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I've been working on an experimental tool that helps you use GPT to work on your codebase. I'd love to improve the tool if there's interest. New ideas welcome! I think this could also be useful for experimenting with other types of recursive prompts. It’s a little bit Swiss Army knife and a little bit skynet: https://github.com/ferrislucas/promptr From the README: Promptr is a CLI tool for operating on your codebase using GPT. Promptr dynamically includes one or more files into your GPT prompts, and it can optionally parse and apply the changes that GPT suggests to…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Initially I started building this for my own projects. The main goal was to define a unified "blueprint" allowing me to develop multi-platform apps using the same code, without code generation. I wanted to be able to develop the same functionality on web, desktop, cli, server, mobile, whatever... I've been able to achieve this by relying on TypeScript, a 4-layer architecture (UseCase => App => Product => Target) and dependency injection. This mechanism allows me to use whatever tech stack I want, provided the good adapters are developed. For instance, I have pre-built ones : node express…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    send and receive iMessages in a terminal or over ssh - CamHenlin/imessageclient

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A command line text editor written in Node.js, focused on JavaScript. - tome/README.md at main · boutell/tome

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I needed to remote control a program (and read it’s output) while that tool should still be fully interactive for the user. Obviously there are things like tmux and more but they emulate an entire terminal. This is simpler in that it just sets up a pty and basic pipes or files to send stuff in and read from it.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    cli-typer▲100

    Practice touch typing in the command line

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Shelly is a powerful tool that translates English into commands that can be seamlessly executed in your terminal. You won't have to remember obscure commands anymore.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Daily notes command line tool. Contribute to tomlockwood/dn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I made an open source, MIT license Typescript library based on some of the latest research that generates prompt injection attacks. It is a super minimal/lightweight and designed to be super easy to use. Keen to hear your thoughts and please be responsible and only pen test systems where you have permission to pen test!

    2025 · prompt-injector.blueprintlab.io · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I wanted to share Yakari, a tool I built to make command-line interfaces more approachable through interactive TUIs. If you've ever forgotten CLI flags or needed to look up command syntax, this might help. Yakari turns complex commands into interactive menus. Users can navigate through options with simple key presses instead of memorizing complex command structures. If you've used Emacs and Magit (or any other Transient) before, the interface will feel familiar. Features: - Transform CLIs into guided menus - Create custom menus for any CLI - Support for flags, named parameters,…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    repl / scripting language / namespaced command line aliases - nbittich/adana

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Connect LLM chats directly to your file system

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Command-line interface for the Arcane Engine. Contribute to arc-eng/cli development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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