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24 alternatives to Experimenting with Clojure 1.9's tools.deps and CLI

Experimenting with Clojure 1.9's tools.deps and CLI - ethagnawl/tools-deps-experiment

This is a developer tool for experimenting with Clojure 1.9's tools.deps and command-line interface. It is designed for Clojure developers who want to explore the new dependency management and CLI features introduced… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Experimenting with Clojure 1.9's tools.deps and CLI launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   My LLM CLI tool can run tools now, from Python code or plugins▲529

   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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   Grasp – grep Clojure code using clojure.spec regexes▲123

   Grep Clojure code using clojure.spec regexes. Contribute to borkdude/grasp development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3CI
   Clojure in the Open – simple tasks from open-source projects▲81

   2014 · longstorm.org · its alternatives →

4. 4CD
   Clojure DSL for pattern-matching, parsing and generic programming▲204

   2012 · scattered-thoughts.net · its alternatives →

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   Sol – A de-minifier for shell programs▲147

   I've built a tool called sol (like "soul") that helps you inspect and format complex shell one-liners. Features: - Choose which transformations you want (break on pipe, args, redirect, whatever) - "Peeks" into stringified commands (think xargs, parallel) and formats those, too - Auto-breaks at a given width (e.g., 80 characters) - Shows you non-standard aliases, functions, files, etc. that you might not have in your shell environment - Breaks up long jq lines with jqfmt because—let's be honest—they're getting out of hand As a security researcher and tool developer, I often encounter (or…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Playback – Interactive Programming and Print Debugging Reimagined▲14

   Ladies and gentlemen of a Lisp persuasion, Clojurians and Clojuristas, followers of the paren and everyone else covetously eyeing the greener grass, I made an open-source thing that I would like to share with you. My elevator pitch is that it'll make you forget all about regular print debugging in 10 minutes straight. The slightly longer pitch is this: #>(tag'n'trace any Clojure(-Script) form to `tap>` and Portal with automatic last-input function replay on eval, instant re-render and hassle-free insertion of traced data into the REPL) And before I end up pasting half the README here in bits…

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   CLI for working with Apple Core ML models▲48

   A native command-line interface for working with Apple Core ML models on macOS - schappim/coreml-cli

   Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   CLJS Fiddle – ClojureScript▲82

   A private, browser-only ClojureScript playground powered by the self-hosted compiler.

   2016 · cljsfiddle.com · its alternatives →

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   Crust – A CLI framework for TypeScript and Bun▲95

   We've been building Crust (https://crustjs.com/), a TypeScript-first, Bun-native CLI framework with zero dependencies. It's been powering our core product internally for a while, and we're now open-sourcing it. The problem we kept running into: existing CLI frameworks in the JS ecosystem are either minimal arg parsers where you wire everything yourself, or heavyweight frameworks with large dependency trees and Node-era assumptions. We wanted something in between. What Crust does differently: - Full type inference from definitions — args and flags are inferred automatically. No…

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10CP
    Clojure parser and core library in JavaScript, live on CodeCombat▲57

    2014 · vickychijwani.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Rev-dep – 20x faster knip.dev alternative build in Go▲46

    Rev-dep is a dependency analysis and optimization CLI for JavaScript and TypeScript projects. It helps answer questions like: where is this file used, what are the entry points, are there circular dependencies, and which files or node_modules are unused. I recently rewrote it from scratch in Go to focus on performance and low memory usage. On large codebases (500k+ LOC), circular dependency detection runs in a few hundred milliseconds and is up to 175x faster than Madge in my benchmarks. Feature-wise it overlaps partially with tools like madge, dpdm, skott, and dependency-cruiser, but aims…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An interactive JS/TS dependency graph generator▲9

    Interactive graph of dependencies between JS/TS files - fwouts/js-deps

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13TC
    The Clojalyzer▲21

    2014 · mattfenwick.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Experiment ▴ LLM UI for developers with tool use visualization▲8

    Hey HN! I built Experiment to solve a common frustration in LLM development: the lack of proper tools for prompt engineering experimentation. Here's what makes it different: Key Features: - Load and edit chat completion logs from CSV files - Fork and modify specific conversation entries - Run inference via Anthropic, Mistral, and OpenAI - Define custom tools using JSONSchema format - Visual tool usage analysis with collapsible, sorted key-value pairs - Full mobile support and available as installable PWA Technical Highlights: - Built with React using custom isomorphic architecture -…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a better zsh autosuggestion tool that predicts your next command▲14

    Hi everyone I just created Deja, a tool that instead of only surfacing commands that start with what you've typed, suggest what you actually want to run. I built it because I was using zsh autosuggestions but got tired of typing the same commands again and again. So Deja predicts your next command from your history. Let me know what you think

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16SO
    Some of my tools, may be usable for you▲8

    Hey everyone! I’ve developed a few tools that I wanted to share with the community: https://clipush.deno.dev A simple way to send web push notifications using cURL, making the process much easier to integrate into your workflow. (An experiment for personal usage.) https://request-bin.deno.dev A tool that acts as a real-time HTTP request debugger with SSE logging to track and analyze requests efficiently. (Created after requestb.in introduced limits on free accounts. Personally used for testing webhooks.) https://lock-states.deno.dev A service to manage lock…

    2024 · its alternatives →

17. 17DA
    Dep, a software build automation tool▲9

    Dep is supposed to be a better 'make': the language is simpler, but the results are better.

    2024 · depbuild.org · its alternatives →

18. 18AR
    An REPL oriented testing framework for Clojure(script)▲7

    2021 · fctorial.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19LA
    Lightmod, an all-in-one tool for full stack Clojure▲7

    2017 · sekao.net · its alternatives →

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    My first Go project, a useless animated bunny sign for your terminal▲26

    Hi HN, I wanted to share my very first (insignificant) project written in Go: a little CLI tool that displays messages with an animated bunny holding a sign. I wanted to learn Go and needed a small, fun project to get my hands dirty with the language and the process of building and distributing a CLI. I've built a similar tool in JavaScript before so I thought porting it would be a great learning exercise. This was a dive into Go's basics for me, from package structure and CLI flag parsing to building binaries for different platforms (never did that on my JS projects). I'm starting to…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lazy-tool: reducing prompt bloat in MCP-based agent workflows▲23

    local-first MCP discovery runtime for agents — search before invoke, reduce prompt bloat, and route to local MCP tools - mcp-shark/lazy-tool

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Think, CL tool that makes AI your command line copilot (written in Go)▲14

    Hi HN, I'm thrilled to share with you think, a command-line tool that I developed while diving back into the programming scene. For the past few years, my focus had shifted from hands-on programming to managerial roles, my last one being at Affirm (I started Affirm's Polish office). However, I recently left my job to revisit my passion for coding and see if I could still write code that works. Not to mention that with what is currently going on in AI if you are a developer this probably the best possible time for a sabbatical in human history :) My first attempt was with LangChain, but I…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MC
    Make CRUD apps in real-time with ClojureScript▲16

    A PII-safe service observability and management surface. Classpath-connected, no REST APIs.

    2018 · hyperfiddle.net · its alternatives →

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    Nightmod – Make live-moddable games in Clojure▲15

    A tool for making live-moddable games in Clojure. Contribute to oakes/Nightmod development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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