# cli-share

Captures your Claude terminal session, strips ANSI codes and animations, and publishes readable Markdown to a GitHub Gist. Handy for sending a build error to a teammate or pasting a log into docs.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 6
- Author: saurav-shakya
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/saurav-shakya/cli-share
- Updated: 2026-09-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/cli-share

## What it does

The plugin records terminal output and runs it through a built-in VT100 emulator. Boxes, ASCII art and colour-coded errors survive intact instead of turning into escape-sequence noise. The result goes up as a GitHub Gist, public or private.

You need a GitHub Personal Access Token with the `gist` scope before the first run. Pass it as `GITHUB_TOKEN` or let the tool save it to `~/.cli-share/config.json`, which is written with `600` permissions. Install the CLI globally with `npm install -g @saurav-singh/cli-share`.

One catch: Claude does not write terminal output to a file on its own. To share a conversation you swap the `claude` binary for the plugin's wrapper — rename the original to `claude-code-real` and symlink `wrapper.sh` in its place. Skip that step and the share command has no recorded session to work with.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install cli-share@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- send a teammate the full build error log instead of a screenshot
- drop a working terminal example into project documentation
- attach a CLI output link to an open-source bug report
- save a public or private snapshot of a session to Gist
- strip ANSI codes and animations from a terminal recording

## Example prompts
- Share my last session with `/cli-share:share`
- Upload the full conversation publicly to a Gist using `/cli-share:share`
- Create a private Gist from this session with `/cli-share:share`

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**Share your terminal conversations instantly as professional GitHub Gists.**

## Product Demo

Here’s a quick look at how it works in real time:

https://x.com/sauravv_x/status/2046304601515950271?s=20

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CLI Share is a powerful tool designed for developers using AI CLI tools (like Claude Code, Codex, and others). It captures your terminal session, cleans up the mess of ANSI codes and animations, and publishes a beautiful, readable Markdown file to GitHub Gists.

## Features

- **Instant Sharing**: One command (`/share`) to go from terminal to a shareable URL.
- **Professional Formatting**: Built-in VT100 terminal emulator ensures that ASCII art, boxes, and layouts are perfectly preserved, unlike naive copy-pasting.
- **AI Optimized**: Specifically built to handle the rich, dynamic output of modern AI CLI tools.
- **Secure**: Handles GitHub authentication via environment variables or a secure local config (`~/.cli-share/config.json`).
- **Claude Code Integration**: Includes a native slash command for seamless sharing within Claude Code sessions.

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## Installation

```bash
npm install -g @saurav-singh/cli-share
```

## Setup

1. **Authentication**:
   Ensure you have a [GitHub Personal Access Token](https://github.com/settings/tokens) with `gist` scope.
   
   You can either:
   - Export it: `export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token`
   - Or save it: Our tool will prompt you once and save it to `~/.cli-share/config.json`.

## Claude Code Integration

CLI Share works best when integrated directly into your **Claude Code** session as a slash command.

### Method A: Official Plugin (Recommended)
The easiest way to install CLI Share is using the native plugin system:
```bash
/plugin marketplace add saurav-shakya/cli-share
/plugin install cli-share@cli-share-marketplace
```
After installation, use `/cli-share:share` in any Claude Code session.

### Method B: Manual Skill Setup
If you prefer manual setup (gives you `/share` without namespace), copy the skill definition:
```bash
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands/
cp packages/claude-plugin/commands/share.md ~/.claude/commands/
```

### Essential: Enable Session Recording
Claude Code doesn't save your terminal output to a file by default. To share conversations, you must use our **session wrapper**:

1. Find your `claude` binary path: `which claude`
2. Rename it: `mv $(which claude) $(dirname $(which claude))/claude-code-real`
3. Link our wrapper: 
   ```bash
   ln -s $(pwd)/packages/claude-plugin/wrapper.sh /usr/local/bin/claude
   ```

Now, every time you run `claude`, it will be recorded and ready to share via `/share`.

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## Usage

### Standard CLI

```bash
cli-share
```
This will launch an interactive wizard to choose:
1. **Full Conversation** or **Custom Range**
2. **Public** or **Private** visibility

### Non-Interactive (Conversational)

```bash
cli-share --full --public
cli-share --range=1-50 --private
```

### How it looks in Claude Code
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