awesome-clis

Curated list of CLIs used across cue profiles — the tools behind each AI agent loadout.

Every cue profile declares which skills, MCPs, and CLIs it needs. This repo catalogs every CLI dependency across all profiles so you can see what's required before switching profiles.

CLIs by Profile

core (all profiles inherit these)

CLI	What it does	Install
git	Version control	apt install git
gh	GitHub CLI — PRs, issues, repos	apt install gh
curl	HTTP requests	apt install curl
jq	JSON processing	apt install jq
python3	Python runtime for MCP servers	apt install python3

backend

CLI	What it does	Install
npx	Run npm packages without install	comes with npm
docker	Containers	apt install docker.io
aws	AWS CLI	pip install awscli

frontend

CLI	What it does	Install
npx	Run npm packages	comes with npm
convert	ImageMagick — image processing	apt install imagemagick

creative-media

CLI	What it does	Install
ffmpeg	Video/audio processing	apt install ffmpeg
cairosvg	SVG to PNG rendering	pip install cairosvg
convert	ImageMagick	apt install imagemagick
higgsfield	AI video generation	higgsfield.ai

marketing

CLI	What it does	Install
gh	GitHub PRs for awesome-list submissions	apt install gh
curl	API calls to X/Reddit	apt install curl
npx	Reddit MCP server	comes with npm

cybersecurity

CLI	What it does	Install
nmap	Network scanning	apt install nmap
wireshark	Packet analysis	apt install wireshark
ghidra	Reverse engineering	ghidra-sre.org
frida	Dynamic instrumentation	pip install frida-tools
nikto	Web vulnerability scanner	apt install nikto
sqlmap	SQL injection testing	apt install sqlmap
john	Password cracking	apt install john
hashcat	GPU password cracking	apt install hashcat
volatility	Memory forensics	pip install volatility3
autopsy	Digital forensics	sleuthkit.org

nvidia

CLI	What it does	Install
python3	cuOpt API client	apt install python3
curl	API calls to cuOpt server	apt install curl

coolify

CLI	What it does	Install
npx	Coolify MCP	comes with npm
curl	Coolify API	apt install curl

medusa-dev

CLI	What it does	Install
npx	Medusa CLI commands	comes with npm
curl	API testing	apt install curl

readme-writer

CLI	What it does	Install
python3	cairosvg for SVG→PNG	apt install python3
cairosvg	SVG rendering	pip install cairosvg

research

CLI	What it does	Install
curl	Web fetching	apt install curl
gh	GitHub search	apt install gh

video / creative

CLI	What it does	Install
ffmpeg	Video processing, frame extraction	apt install ffmpeg
wf-recorder	Wayland screen recording	apt install wf-recorder
grim	Wayland screenshots	apt install grim
cage	Wayland compositor for headless	apt install cage
Xvfb	Virtual X display	apt install xvfb
xdotool	X11 automation	apt install xdotool
kitty	Terminal with image protocol	sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty
tmux	Terminal multiplexer	apt install tmux
tesseract	OCR	apt install tesseract-ocr

All CLIs (alphabetical)

CLI	Used by profiles
autopsy	cybersecurity
aws	backend
cage	creative-media, video
cairosvg	creative-media, readme-writer
convert	frontend, creative-media
curl	core, backend, coolify, marketing, nvidia, research
docker	backend
ffmpeg	creative-media, video
frida	cybersecurity
gh	core, marketing, research
ghidra	cybersecurity
git	core
grim	video
hashcat	cybersecurity
higgsfield	creative-media
john	cybersecurity
jq	core, marketing
kitty	video
nikto	cybersecurity
nmap	cybersecurity
npx	backend, frontend, coolify, medusa-dev, marketing
python3	core, nvidia, readme-writer, creative-media
sqlmap	cybersecurity
tesseract	video
tmux	video
volatility	cybersecurity
wf-recorder	video
wireshark	cybersecurity
xdotool	video
Xvfb	video

Install all (Ubuntu/Debian)

# Core (required for all profiles)
sudo apt install -y git gh curl jq python3 python3-pip

# Creative/Video
sudo apt install -y ffmpeg imagemagick xvfb xdotool cage grim wf-recorder tmux tesseract-ocr
pip install cairosvg

# Backend
sudo apt install -y docker.io
pip install awscli

# Cybersecurity
sudo apt install -y nmap wireshark nikto sqlmap john hashcat
pip install frida-tools volatility3

Related

• cue — the profile manager that uses these CLIs
• cue optimizer — visual audit showing CLI install status per profile

License

MIT