CLI LLM Interfaces LLM Tools

Command-line tools that pipe text through LLMs for processing, analysis, or interaction. Includes lightweight CLI wrappers, text processing utilities, and terminal-based LLM clients. Does NOT include IDE plugins, chat applications, specialized domain tools (code compilation, command generation), or broader agent frameworks.

There are 113 cli llm interfaces tools tracked. 5 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is rtk-ai/rtk at 61/100 with 6,644 stars. 2 of the top 10 are actively maintained.

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#	Tool	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	rtk-ai/rtk CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev...	61	Established	6,644	Rust
2	jnsahaj/lumen Beautiful git diff viewer, generate commits with AI, get summary of changes,...	54	Established	1,959	Rust
3	jkawamoto/ctranslate2-rs Rust bindings for OpenNMT/CTranslate2	52	Established	50	Rust
4	Reim-developer/Sephera Fast Rust CLI for codebase metrics and deterministic LLM context packs	51	Established	69	Rust
5	Topos-Labs/infiniloom High-performance repository context generator for LLMs - Transform codebases...	50	Established	27	Rust
6	mohsen1/yek A fast Rust based tool to serialize text-based files in a repository or...	49	Emerging	2,435	Rust
7	mpecan/tokf Config-driven CLI tool that compresses command output before it reaches an...	48	Emerging	119	Rust
8	inimino/cmpr Program in English! LLM-enabled programming framework	47	Emerging	20	C
9	huggingface/llm-ls LSP server leveraging LLMs for code completion (and more?)	45	Emerging	858	Rust
10	dcdpr/jp LLM-agnostic pair-programming CLI workflows. Like Codex, Claude Code, or...	44	Emerging	10	Rust
11	braincore/hai-cli A REPL for hackers using LLMs.	42	Emerging	11	Rust
12	iagooar/qqqa Fast, stateless LLM for your shell: qq answers; qa runs commands	41	Emerging	609	Rust
13	EffortlessMetrics/tokmd Code intelligence for humans, machines, and LLMs: receipts, metrics, and...	40	Emerging	3	Rust
14	htin1/toktop llm usage monitor in terminal	39	Emerging	158	Rust
15	sysprog21/zhtw-mcp A linguistic linter for Traditional Chinese (zh-TW)	39	Emerging	87	Rust
16	jasonjmcghee/plock From anywhere you can type, query and stream the output of any script (e.g. an LLM)	39	Emerging	503	Rust
17	claudioemmanuel/squeez Token compression + context memory for Claude Code. Runs automatically. No...	38	Emerging	3	Rust
18	AgusRdz/chop CLI output compressor for Claude Code. Reduces token consumption by 50–90%...	37	Emerging	4	Go
19	guywaldman/magic-cli Command line utility to make you a magician in the terminal	36	Emerging	745	Rust
20	kennyfrc/llm_ctx Format your codebase for LLMs using Unix-style commands.	35	Emerging	7	C
21	KRLabsOrg/squeez Squeeze verbose LLM agent tool output down to only the relevant lines	35	Emerging	1	Python
22	anders94/code-llm A CLI tool that works with a local LLM in an iterative chat-like style,...	35	Emerging	34	Rust
23	canmi21/clay 🗂️ A Rust-based TUI tool that helps you initialize, manage, lint,...	34	Emerging	1	Rust
24	felix-andreas/gpt-burn Implementation of the GPT architecture in Rust 🦀 + Burn 🔥	33	Emerging	56	Rust
25	theoforger/mastermind An LLM-powered CLI tool to help you be a better spymaster in Codenames	32	Emerging	4	Rust
26	kris927b/TextBlaster A Rust tool used for processing large amount of text data in a distributed setting.	31	Emerging	2	Rust
27	chaliy/trickery Magic tool to generate things	31	Emerging	2	Rust
28	hypernetix/lmstudio-rust Rust SDK and CLI for LM Studio: manage, interact, and run LLMs via WebSocket API	31	Emerging	1	Rust
29	minskylab/auto-rust auto-rust is an experimental project that automatically generate Rust code...	31	Emerging	46	Rust
30	gn0/lui An LLM UI for the command line	29	Experimental	1	Rust
31	getcollective-ai/collective Automate non-novel work	28	Experimental	11	Rust
32	clearclown/lala Modern, lightweight multi-format text editor written in Rust with GUI and...	28	Experimental	5	Rust
33	SuppieRK/ccp CLI proxy that cuts noisy terminal output while preserving command behavior	27	Experimental	17	Go
34	MonumentalSystems/RandyGPT Enhanced GPT implementation in Rust with training - Small model training	27	Experimental	2	Rust
35	zircote/rlm-rs Rust CLI implementing the Recursive Language Model (RLM) pattern for Claude...	27	Experimental	19	Rust
36	MituuZ/convo-forge A command-line interface for interacting with Ollama and Anthropic language...	27	Experimental	2	Rust
37	yoelt11/cli-pdf-extract A Fast Rust CLI wrapper around pdf_oxide for LLM-friendly PDF extraction,...	26	Experimental	2	Rust
38	mytechnotalent/TinyGPT A pure Rust GPT implementation from scratch.	26	Experimental	4	Rust
39	fwdai/terse Strips boilerplate and filler from LLM conversation history to reduce token usage	26	Experimental	1	Rust
40	liam-ilan/gpt-rs A GPT Implementation in Rust on top of tch-rs 🔥 🦀	26	Experimental	56	Rust
41	d-oit/do-web-doc-resolver LLM-ready web documentation resolver: Python cascade skill + Rust CLI (wdr)...	25	Experimental	1	Rust
42	herakles-dev/anvil Application writing forge — guided writing environment for fellowships,...	25	Experimental	1	Python
43	nikuscs/ts-code-scan Single-binary Rust CLI that indexes TS/JS codebases into deterministic JSON...	24	Experimental	3	Rust
44	jee599/contextzip ⚡ Compress Claude Code context by 60-90%. Six noise filters RTK doesn't have.	24	Experimental	2	Rust
45	marclove/known A CLI tool for managing agentic LLM instruction files in your projects.	24	Experimental	3	Rust
46	jamesbrink/why CLI tool that explains programming errors using a locally-embedded LLM. No...	24	Experimental	1	Rust
47	dev-backpack/cllm Empower your CLI experience with a command search tool driven by LLM magic!	23	Experimental	33	Rust
48	polina4096/liment Convenient macOS app to display LLM usage limits in the tray.	23	Experimental	—	Rust
49	ak9024/ask-llm-rs CLI build with Rust to interact with any LLM services.	23	Experimental	1	Rust
50	polymorphl/my-open-claude LLM-powered coding assistant in Rust. TUI chat & single-prompt CLI. Tools:...	23	Experimental	2	Rust
51	frizadiga/sepuh Lighter version of sesepuh-hub.	22	Experimental	—	Rust
52	anotherhollow1125/dncl_trans DNCL (大学入試センター言語, Daigaku Nyushi Center Language) をRustにトランスパイルするマクロ	22	Experimental	8	Rust
53	alliecatowo/lumen Lumen - A markdown-native, statically typed programming language for...	22	Experimental	1	Rust
54	Ashutosh0x/claude-rust A high-performance terminal-integrated LLM engine in Rust	22	Experimental	1	Rust
55	rajashekar/lc Lightweight LLM Client	22	Experimental	1	Rust
56	pomagrenate/contextsqueezer A context squeezer tools for AI Agent, reduce token consuption	22	Experimental	1	Go
57	PatWie/polyglot_ls An LLM-based LS implementation that makes use of tree-sitter context to...	22	Experimental	16	Rust
58	rhajizada/abacus CLI to benchmark OpenAI-compatible inference APIs	22	Experimental	—	Go
59	skbotoc1-web/openclaw-rust-toolkit Optional Rust condensing layer for OpenClaw with activation rules, usage...	22	Experimental	—	Rust
60	SHA888/diagramma Conversation-aware diagram rendering engine	22	Experimental	—	Shell
61	sriinnu/clipforge-PAKT Lossless-first prompt compression for JSON, YAML, CSV, and Markdown....	22	Experimental	—	TypeScript
62	JSLEEKR/ctxlens LLM context window profiler -- decompose, count tokens, estimate costs	22	Experimental	—	Go
63	urcades/cell Rust-native Cell CLI and terminal UI with plugin support.	22	Experimental	—	Rust
64	snowfire-gtc/Proxima-Centauri A Language (Proxima) & IDE (Centauri) designed from scratch for massive...	22	Experimental	—	C++
65	dceluis/ln-diff Line-numbered patch format. Non-sequential, llm and stream-friendly	21	Experimental	14	—
66	k61b/logswise-cli Logswise CLI is a command-line tool for note-taking, context-aware...	21	Experimental	6	Rust
67	appwiz/hns Hacker News stories CLI. Stories summarized using Ollama and a local LLM.	21	Experimental	—	Rust
68	MoonRace1/RustGPT 🦀 Build a Large Language Model from scratch in pure Rust without external ML...	21	Experimental	—	Rust
69	itamaker/runlens Summarize agent and tool JSONL traces for latency, failures, and token usage.	21	Experimental	—	Go
70	blankenshipz/clerk LLM based file organizer	21	Experimental	30	Rust
71	etr/wonk Structure-aware code search that cuts LLM token burn. Tree-sitter indexing,...	21	Experimental	—	Rust
72	pszemraj/rehuman Unicode-safe text cleaning & typographic normalization for Rust	21	Experimental	—	Rust
73	nssalian/litedoc Deterministic document format and parser for LLM output, with Rust core,...	21	Experimental	—	Rust
74	richard-gyiko/which-llm CLI + agent skill for selecting the right LLM based on benchmarks,...	21	Experimental	—	Rust
75	terry-li-hm/consilium Multi-model deliberation CLI — 5 frontier LLMs debate, Claude Opus judges. Rust.	21	Experimental	—	Rust
76	dvnc0/saywhat A CLI tool that takes piped in text and passes it to an LLM.	21	Experimental	—	Rust
77	hegner123/reporter Compresses go test output into a minimal JSON summary for LLM agents	21	Experimental	—	Go
78	deeflect/dee-ink Small Rust CLI tools that work well with LLMs. Each tool does one thing,...	21	Experimental	—	Rust
79	PsychedelicShayna/rmbs Utilizes the Bullshit Remover API to remove bullshit from input text, right...	21	Experimental	2	Rust
80	ikram98ai/nanochat Implementing Karpathy's nanochat in rust.	21	Experimental	—	Rust
81	LakshmiSravyaVedantham/llm-bench Benchmark OpenAI, Claude, Groq on your prompts — blazing fast Rust CLI	21	Experimental	—	Rust
82	cameronking4/Annotated-AST-For-LLM Annotated AST for the purposes of LLM code repository context. Use this...	21	Experimental	36	JavaScript
83	zurawiki/gptee LLMs done the UNIX-y way	20	Experimental	8	Rust
84	kenyiu/llmpeg-rs A natural language wrapper for ffmpeg implemented in rust	20	Experimental	5	Rust
85	0x251/Byteforge Next-Generation Byte Transformer made in Rust	20	Experimental	1	Rust
86	d1pankarmedhi/ghr ✍️ Generate boilerplate code templates using Rust	19	Experimental	3	Rust
87	Intro-iu/hintly A Command-line Tool To Generate Commands Using LLM AIs	19	Experimental	3	Rust
88	AdilZouitine/ouakha.rs LLM-based code analysis tool for detecting suspicious or inconsistent code...	18	Experimental	7	Rust
89	ducks/llm-tui TUI for LLM interaction with vim bindings, multi-provider support (Ollama,...	18	Experimental	4	Rust
90	zchee/llmctxenv Similar to pyenv or something, but manages the LLM CLI's context memory...	18	Experimental	1	Go
91	mcgeestocks/proofer LLM Proofreader App	17	Experimental	1	Rust
92	NeuralLead2025/harmony Renderer for the harmony response format to be used with gpt-oss rust,...	17	Experimental	—	Rust
93	kcc999/sidechain LLM Evaluations from your CLI	17	Experimental	—	Rust
94	darshpanchal/terminal-sage LLM Powered terminal assistant built in Rust	17	Experimental	1	Rust
95	welf/code-context Code context generator for LLMs	17	Experimental	1	Rust
96	skorotkiewicz/rmux-rs Terminal multiplexer with AI chat, built with Rust and egui	15	Experimental	2	Rust
97	Immernachtreich/picx-sort A simple image sorting script written in RUST. It uses a local LLM to sort...	13	Experimental	—	Rust
98	ricardofrantz/nanochat-rs-next Rust-first continuation of nanochat-rs, benchmarked against...	13	Experimental	—	Rust
99	ducks/finna Multi-model debate, spec, and implement tool	13	Experimental	—	Rust
100	coding-kelps/liaisons A CLI client to mine arguments and their relations from social media posts	13	Experimental	—	Rust
101	nickslevine/rollo rollo is a TUI for exploring JSONL files optimized for LLM rollouts	13	Experimental	—	Rust
102	DiscreteTom/defect Call LLMs in your pipeline, e.g. local git hook, GitHub Actions and more.	13	Experimental	2	Rust
103	quangdang46/why CLI that explains why code exists using git history, blame data, and LLM...	13	Experimental	—	Rust
104	isaacd9/llm-exec A tool to exec commands based on your shell history	12	Experimental	1	Rust
105	feboyfierlyan/gimtex A Blazingly fast Rust CLI to pack, filter, and sanitize codebases for LLM...	12	Experimental	1	Rust
106	tbogdala/evocaition A command-line application to generate text with AI through cloud APIs.	12	Experimental	1	Rust
107	eaingaran/llmctx llmctx is a command-line tool that helps you prepare your source code for...	11	Experimental	—	Rust
108	Partysun/staff Staff is a toolkit for dead-simple usage out of the box promts and llms in...	11	Experimental	—	Rust
109	calcuis/ctransformer-core solo connector core built on ctransformers	11	Experimental	—	C
110	tristonarmstrong/ferro Git Content Generation Using Local LLM	11	Experimental	1	Rust
111	sebszyller/rust-with-llms Learning rust with the help of ChatGPT	10	Experimental	2	Rust
112	koakuma-chan/kek A repository serializer.	10	Experimental	1	Rust
113	beeCuiet/hey-llm A Rust command-line application that allows users to easily query a large...	10	Experimental	2	Rust