Show HN: Aclif – Agent CLI framework: one grammar, canonical names across SaaS

(aclif.ai)

13 points by chris_marino1 hour ago

3 comments

  • chris_marino1 hour ago
    We found after deploying many enterprise agents that letting the model choose tools at run time can cause problems. The agent holds the credential and sometimes chooses the wrong tool. Using the same tool every time prevents this.
    • tikimcfee32 minutes ago
      Absolutely in love. I&#x27;ll be testing this after the daily grind.<p>I&#x27;ve had nothing but success with converting daily work into &quot;notes&quot; that then translate into runnable, deterministic application CLIs to completely sidestep &quot;what do I need to say to you to make you do the thing??&quot;<p>I&#x27;m interested in how this spreads across enterprise flows, because the issue is always discovery and usability.<p>How deep do you usually go with CLI composition and layering? Do you tend to find a flat list of commands and sub command help works most? Have you experimented with connecting CLIs Linux-pipe-style as if it was a dynamic application in the OS?
      • chris_marino15 minutes ago
        The objectives are to reduce&#x2F;eliminate as much inference variability as possible. A side benefit is that inference costs collapse as well.<p>It is used internally for what we call &#x27;compiled workflow agents&#x27; where no inference is necessary. An agent composer determines the exact command at design time. That is part of a discovery loop that can introspect the service to construct the command.<p>More here. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.promptone.ai&#x2F;resources&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.promptone.ai&#x2F;resources&#x2F;downloads&#x2F;</a>
  • charlie_martin925 minutes ago
    I have to build a cli for every provider? Seems like a lot of effort.
    • chris_marino21 minutes ago
      Yes. But any coding agent can do this in a matter of minutes. There is an example prompt and corresponding Skill.md in the repo.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;agent-cli-framework&#x2F;aclif&#x2F;blob&#x2F;main&#x2F;docs&#x2F;PROVIDER_AUTHORING.md#a-sample-generation-prompt" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;agent-cli-framework&#x2F;aclif&#x2F;blob&#x2F;main&#x2F;docs&#x2F;...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;agent-cli-framework&#x2F;aclif&#x2F;blob&#x2F;main&#x2F;.claude&#x2F;skills&#x2F;add-provider&#x2F;SKILL.md" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;agent-cli-framework&#x2F;aclif&#x2F;blob&#x2F;main&#x2F;.clau...</a>
  • chris_marino39 minutes ago
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