cli-anything-mubu — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install
A skill that hands your agent a command line for Mubu: it finds documents in local backups, reads node trees and edits them through the live API.
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-mubu -a claude-codeWhat cli-anything-mubu does
The skill wires a cli-anything-mubu wrapper into the agent session as the packaged entry point to the Mubu live bridge. With no subcommand it drops you into an interactive REPL; with one, the agent does a single job and exits.
Commands sit in four groups. discover lists folders and documents from local backups and the RxDB store, inspect prints a backup tree, searches node text and note content, pulls outbound document links and lists live nodes. mutate creates, updates and deletes nodes, session keeps current_doc, current_node and command history in a JSON file.
Edits are dry-run by default. Nothing reaches the API until you pass --execute. delete-node wipes the whole targeted subtree, so read the payload first. The CLI itself installs from the agent-harness tree with pip install -e . and needs Python 3.10+, a running Mubu desktop session on the machine and access to local profile data. No session means nothing to read.
What it helps with
- resolve today's daily note and list its nodes
- print the latest backup tree for a document
- search node text and note content across backups
- preview a live edit payload before it hits the API
- keep the current document and node between calls
Example prompts for the agent
- Find the current daily document through
cli-anything-mubuand dump its nodes as JSON. - Draft a text update for node
<node-id>inProjects/Plan, show me the payload, then run it with--execute. - Open the doc by path, persist it with
session use-doc, and list its outbound document links.
How to install cli-anything-mubu
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-mubu -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/cli-anything-mubu/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cli-anything-mubu/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-mubu -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/cli-anything-mubu/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-mubu -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/cli-anything-mubu/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-mubu2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/cli-anything-mubu/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-mubu -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything --path skills/cli-anything-mubuManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/cli-anything-mubu/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-mubu -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about cli-anything-mubu
How do I install cli-anything-mubu in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-mubu -a claude-code. The skill file lands at ~/.claude/skills/cli-anything-mubu/SKILL.md.
What does cli-anything-mubu do?
It gives your agent a command line for Mubu: discover documents in local backups, inspect trees and links, stage node edits against the live API.
What do I need for it to work?
Python 3.10+, an active Mubu desktop session on the same machine and local profile data. Set MUBU_DAILY_FOLDER if you want the daily helpers without arguments.
Source text
SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
---
name: "cli-anything-mubu"
description: >-
Command-line interface for Mubu - Canonical packaged entrypoint for the Mubu live bridge....
---
# cli-anything-mubu
Canonical packaged entrypoint for the Mubu live bridge.
## Installation
This CLI is packaged from the canonical `agent-harness` source tree:
```bash
pip install -e .
```
**Prerequisites:**
- Python 3.10+
- An active Mubu desktop session on this machine
- Local Mubu profile data available to the CLI
- Set `MUBU_DAILY_FOLDER` if you want no-argument daily helpers
## Entry Points
```bash
cli-anything-mubu
python -m cli_anything.mubu
```
When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session.
## Command Groups
### Discover
Discovery commands for folders, documents, recency, and daily-document resolution.
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `docs` | List latest known document snapshots from local backups. |
| `folders` | List folder metadata from local RxDB storage. |
| `folder-docs` | List document metadata for one folder. |
| `path-docs` | List documents for one folder path or folder id. |
| `recent` | List recently active documents using backups, metadata, and sync logs. |
| `daily` | Find Daily-style folders and list the documents inside them. |
| `daily-current` | Resolve the current daily document from one Daily-style folder. |
### Inspect
Inspection commands for tree views, search, links, sync events, and live node targeting.
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `show` | Show the latest backup tree for one document. |
| `search` | Search latest backups for matching node text or note content. |
| `changes` | Parse recent client-sync change events from local logs. |
| `links` | Extract outbound Mubu document links from one document backup. |
| `open-path` | Open one document by full path, suffix path, title, or doc id. |
| `doc-nodes` | List live document nodes with node ids and update-target paths. |
| `daily-nodes` | List live nodes from the current daily document in one step. |
### Mutate
Mutation commands for dry-run-first atomic live edits against the Mubu API.
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `create-child` | Build or execute one child-node creation against the live Mubu API. |
| `delete-node` | Build or execute one node deletion against the live Mubu API. |
| `update-text` | Build or execute one text update against the live Mubu API. |
### Session
Session and state commands for current document/node context and local command history.
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `status` | Show the current session state. |
| `state-path` | Show the session state file path. |
| `use-doc` | Persist the current document reference. |
| `use-node` | Persist the current node reference. |
| `use-daily` | Resolve and persist the current daily document reference. |
| `clear-doc` | Clear the current document reference. |
| `clear-node` | Clear the current node reference. |
| `history` | Show recent command history stored in session state. |
## Recommended Agent Workflow
```text
discover daily-current '<daily-folder-ref>' --json
->
inspect daily-nodes '<daily-folder-ref>' --query '<anchor>' --json
->
session use-doc '<doc_path>'
->
mutate update-text / create-child / delete-node --json
->
--execute only after payload inspection
```
## Safety Rules
1. Prefer grouped commands for agent use; flat legacy commands remain for compatibility.
2. Use `--json` whenever an agent will parse the output.
3. Prefer `discover` or `inspect` commands before any `mutate` command.
4. Live mutations are dry-run by default and only execute with `--execute`.
5. Prefer `--node-id` and `--parent-node-id` over text matching.
6. `delete-node` removes the full targeted subtree.
7. Even same-text updates can still advance document version history.
8. Pass a daily-folder reference explicitly or set `MUBU_DAILY_FOLDER` before using no-arg daily helpers.
## Examples
### Interactive REPL Session
Start an interactive session with persistent document and node context.
```bash
cli-anything-mubu
# Enter commands interactively
# Use 'help' to see builtins
# Use session commands to persist current-doc/current-node
```
### Discover Current Daily Note
Resolve the current daily note from an explicit folder reference.
```bash
cli-anything-mubu --json discover daily-current '<daily-folder-ref>'
```
### Dry-Run Atomic Update
Inspect the exact outgoing payload before a live mutation.
```bash
cli-anything-mubu mutate update-text '<doc-ref>' --node-id <node-id> --text 'new text' --json
```
## Session State
The CLI maintains lightweight session state in JSON:
- `current_doc`
- `current_node`
- local command history
Use the `session` command group to inspect or update this state.
## For AI Agents
1. Start with `discover` or `inspect`, not `mutate`.
2. Use `session status --json` to recover persisted context.
3. Use grouped commands in generated prompts and automation.
4. Verify postconditions after any live mutation.
5. Read the package `TEST.md` and `README.md` when stricter operational detail is needed.
## Version
0.1.1
© HKUDS · Apache-2.0 · HKUDS/CLI-Anything