# cli-anything-macrocli

This skill converts GUI workflows into parameterized CLI commands. An agent calls macro run <name> with parameters, and the system automatically routes execution to the right backend — API, file transformation, or UI automation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 373 installs · ★ 57187
- Author: HKUDS
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/HEAD/skills/cli-anything-macrocli/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cli-anything-macrocli

## What it does

MacroCLI lets agents call GUI macros without touching the interface directly. Instead, the agent invokes `macro run <name>` with parameters, and the runtime picks the right backend: native API, file transformation, keyboard control, or precompiled coordinate replay.

The skill provides commands to list macros (`macro list`), inspect schema (`macro info`), test without side effects (`--dry-run`), and run with JSON output. Macros are defined in YAML with parameters, preconditions, steps, and postconditions — this lets you reuse complex workflows. Requires Python 3.10+.

Each macro can be tagged with a danger level and side effects, helping the agent decide if extra validation is needed. Backends are selected automatically by step type — no manual routing.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-macrocli -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cli-anything-macrocli/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cli-anything-macrocli/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-macrocli -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cli-anything-macrocli/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-macrocli -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cli-anything-macrocli/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-macrocli
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cli-anything-macrocli/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-macrocli -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything --path skills/cli-anything-macrocli
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cli-anything-macrocli/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-macrocli -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/HEAD/skills/cli-anything-macrocli/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Call and manage GUI automation from an agent without direct UI interaction
- Reuse complex workflows as parameterized macros
- Safely test macros before execution with dry-run
- Automatically route macro steps to the right backend
- Transform JSON, XML, and text files through a single interface

## Example prompts
- See what macros are available: `cli-anything-macrocli macro list --json`
- Run a JSON transform macro with parameters: `cli-anything-macrocli macro run transform_json --param file=/tmp/config.json --param key=theme --param value=dark --json`
- Check a macro's parameters before running it: `cli-anything-macrocli macro info export_file --json`

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: "cli-anything-macrocli"
description: >
  Use when the agent wants to define, list, inspect, or execute GUI macros
  via the MacroCLI CLI. Macros are parameterized, CLI-callable
  workflows — the agent invokes `macro run <name>` and the system handles
  backend routing (plugin, file transform, accessibility, compiled GUI replay).
---

# MacroCLI CLI

## What It Is

The MacroCLI converts valuable GUI workflows into parameterized,
CLI-callable macros. Agents **never touch the GUI directly** — they call macros
through this stable CLI, and the runtime routes execution to the best available
backend (native plugin/API, file transformation, semantic UI control, or
precompiled GUI macro replay).

## Installation

```bash
cd macrocli/agent-harness
pip install -e .
```

**Requirements:** Python 3.10+, PyYAML, click, prompt-toolkit.

## Quick Start (for agents)

```bash
# 1. See what macros are available
cli-anything-macrocli macro list --json

# 2. Inspect a macro's parameters
cli-anything-macrocli macro info export_file --json

# 3. Dry-run to check params without side effects
cli-anything-macrocli --dry-run macro run export_file \
    --param output=/tmp/test.txt --json

# 4. Execute a macro
cli-anything-macrocli macro run export_file \
    --param output=/tmp/result.txt --json

# 5. See what backends are available
cli-anything-macrocli backends --json
```

## Command Reference

### Global Flags

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `--json` | Machine-readable JSON output on stdout |
| `--dry-run` | Simulate all steps, skip side effects |
| `--session-id <id>` | Resume or create a named session |

### `macro` group

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `macro list` | List all available macros |
| `macro info <name>` | Show macro schema (parameters, steps, conditions) |
| `macro run <name> --param k=v` | Execute a macro |
| `macro dry-run <name> --param k=v` | Simulate without side effects |
| `macro validate [name]` | Structural validation |
| `macro define <name>` | Scaffold a new macro YAML |

### `session` group

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `session status` | Show session statistics |
| `session history` | Show recent run history |
| `session save` | Persist session to disk |
| `session list` | List all saved sessions |

### `backends`

```bash
cli-anything-macrocli backends --json
# Shows: native_api, file_transform, semantic_ui, gui_macro, recovery
# and whether each is available in the current environment.
```

## Macro Parameters

Pass parameters with `--param key=value`. Repeat for multiple:

```bash
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