📖 The AI Tool Bible

AI tools for CLI / terminal

48 tools available on CLI / terminal.

All platforms →

Modal

Fine-tuning · Infrastructure (any model you can host)
8.7

Serverless GPUs and infra for training & serving ML.

Freemium· $30/mo free credits; pay-as-you-go GPU ratesserverless GPUfine-tuning

Aider

Coding · BYO (Claude / GPT-4 / Gemini / DeepSeek)
8.4

Terminal-based AI pair programmer that writes commits.

Free· Free / open-source; you pay the underlying LLM API costsCLIgit workflow

Chroma

RAG · Hosted vector DB (not an LLM)
8.1

Embedded, developer-friendly vector store for Python.

Freemium· Free open-source; Chroma Cloud paidprototypingembedded RAG

Agent Skills

Agents · Model-agnostic

Open format for packaging procedural knowledge and workflows that AI coding agents load on demand.

Free· Free open standardagent-extensionscoding-agents

AgentDock

Agents

Omnichannel AI customer service platform with memory, intelligent handoff, and explainable decisions.

Paid· Early-access waitlist; pricing not disclosedcustomer-supportomnichannel-chat

AgentMemory

Agents · Multi-model (Claude, Gemini, MiniMax, OpenRouter)

Open-source persistent memory runtime for AI coding agents, with hybrid retrieval and zero external dependencies.

Free· Free, open-source (Apache 2.0); bring your own LLM API keyagent-memorycoding-agents

AgenticSeek

Agents · Bring-your-own local LLM (Ollama / llama.cpp compatible)

Open-source local-first AI agent that browses the web, writes code, and runs tasks without sending anything to the cloud.

Free· Free and open source; optional SerpApi key for enhanced searchlocal-ai-agentautonomous-web-browsing

AlpacaEval

Evaluation · GPT-4 Preview (Nov 2024) as annotator

Automatic LLM evaluator and leaderboard that benchmarks instruction-following with length-controlled win rates.

Free· Free and open-source; pay only for the underlying OpenAI annotator API callsllm-benchmarkinginstruction-following eval

Amazon Q Developer

Coding · Multi-model (Amazon proprietary + partners)

AWS's in-IDE coding assistant and agent, formerly CodeWhisperer, tuned for cloud-heavy workflows.

Freemium· Free tier; Pro $19/user/monthcode-completionagentic-coding

Archon

Agents · Multi-model (Claude Code, Codex, others)

Open-source orchestration layer for running multiple AI coding agents in parallel git worktrees.

Free· Free and open source; bring your own model API keysparallel-coding-agentsworkflow-orchestration

Artificial Analysis

Evaluation · Multi-model

Independent benchmarking platform comparing AI models and inference providers across intelligence, speed, and cost.

Freemium· Free public leaderboards; paid plans for expanded data and reports (contact for pricing)model-benchmarkingprovider-comparison

Browser Use Web UI

Agents · Multi-model

Gradio web UI for running browser-use AI agents in a real or persistent Chrome session.

Free· Free, open-source; bring your own LLM API keysbrowser-automationweb-agents

CAMEL-AI

Agents · Multi-model

Open-source Python framework for building multi-agent systems and synthetic data pipelines.

Free· Free, open-source; pay for the underlying LLM API callsmulti-agent-systemssynthetic-data-generation

Chassis

Agents

Open-source tool that auto-packages ML models into production-ready Docker containers with a prediction API.

Free· Free, open source (Apache-style community project)model-packagingedge-deployment

ChatLab

Agents · Bring-your-own (local models recommended)

Local-first analytics and AI agent for your personal chat history, with bring-your-own model support.

Free· Free / open-source; bring-your-own AI modelchat-analyticspersonal-knowledge-mining

ChatWithCloud

Coding · OpenAI (BYO key)

Natural-language CLI for managing, troubleshooting, and fixing AWS infrastructure.

Freemium· Free trial; $39 lifetime (BYO OpenAI key) or $19/mo managedaws-clicost-analysis

Claude Code

Coding · Claude (Opus / Sonnet / Haiku)

Anthropic's agentic coding tool that reads, edits, and ships code from the terminal, IDE, or web.

Freemium· Pro $17-20/mo; Max 5x $100/mo; Max 20x $200/mo; API meteredagentic-codingcodebase-refactor

ClevAgent

Agents

Middleware that supervises AI coding agents in real time, catching wasteful actions and enforcing safety guardrails.

Freemium· Free tier available; paid tiers not disclosedagent-supervisioncost-control

CodeRabbit

Coding · Multi-model

AI pull-request reviewer that lives inside GitHub, GitLab, and your IDE.

Freemium· Free tier; Pro $24/user/mo, Pro Plus $48/user/mo (annual); Enterprise customcode-reviewpr-automation

DVC

Coding

Git-style version control for datasets, ML models, and experiment pipelines.

Free· Free and open source; lakeFS Enterprise available for large-scale deploymentsdata-versioningml-experiment-tracking

DataLine

Coding · Bring-your-own LLM

Open-source chat-with-your-database tool that turns natural language into SQL, tables, and charts.

Freemium· Open-source self-host free; hosted tier pricing not publishedtext-to-sqldata-analysis

Deep Live Cam

Video · inswapper_128 + GFPGANv1.4

Open-source real-time face-swap and one-click video deepfake from a single source image.

Freemium· Free open-source build on GitHub; paid pre-built Windows package on deeplivecam.netface-swaplive-deepfake

DeepSearcher

RAG · Multi-model (DeepSeek, OpenAI o1/o3-mini, Claude, Llama, others)

Open-source agentic RAG framework for private enterprise data, built by the Zilliz/Milvus team.

Free· Free, Apache 2.0; bring your own LLM and vector DB costsenterprise-ragagentic-search

Dia

Audio · Dia-1.6B

Open-weights 1.6B text-to-dialogue model that generates ultra-realistic multi-speaker conversations in one pass.

Free· Free, open weights (Apache 2.0); hosted larger version waitlisteddialogue-generationvoice-cloning

FinChat (Fiscal.ai)

RAG · Multi-model (proprietary finance-tuned copilot)

AI copilot for equity research that reads filings, transcripts, and KPI tables across 100,000+ public companies.

Freemium· Free; Pro $39/mo (annual) or $49/mo; Max and Enterprise API tiers aboveequity-researchearnings-call-analysis

Firecrawl

RAG

Web scraping and crawling API that returns LLM-ready markdown, JSON, or structured data from any URL.

Freemium· Free 1,000 credits/mo; paid Hobby/Standard/Growth tiers; Scale/Enterprise annualweb-scrapingrag-ingestion

Gemini CLI

Agents · Gemini 3

Google's open-source terminal agent that brings Gemini 3 into your shell for codebase edits and workflow automation.

Freemium· Free tier with Google account; paid via Google One / AI subscriptionsterminal-coding-agentcodebase-editing

Geniusrise

Agents · Multi-model

Open-source framework for building, deploying, and scaling AI microservices across text, vision, and audio.

Free· Free, open source; self-hostedinference-servingfine-tuning

GitHub Spec Kit

Coding · Multi-model

Open-source toolkit that forces AI coding agents through a Spec to Plan to Tasks to Implement workflow.

Free· Free and open-source (MIT)spec-driven-developmentai-coding-agents

Gitingest

Coding

Turns any Git repo into a single LLM-ready text digest by swapping 'hub' for 'ingest' in the URL.

Free· Free hosted service; open-source self-hostcodebase-to-promptcode-review

Guizang PPT Skill

Agents · Multi-model (Claude, Codex, GPT-Image)

Claude Code / Codex agent skill that generates single-file HTML slide decks in editorial-magazine or Swiss-design styles.

Free· Free, AGPL-3.0; requires a host AI agent (Claude Code, Codex, etc.)html-slide-deckspresentation-design

HTML Anything

Coding · Multi-model (uses your local coding agent CLI)

Agentic HTML editor that turns markdown, CSV, and JSON into ship-ready posts for WeChat, X, Zhihu, and Xiaohongshu.

Free· Free, open-source (Apache-2.0); bring-your-own coding agenthtml-generationcontent-publishing

Hamster

Agents · Multi-model (agent-agnostic)

Collaborative product-planning workspace that turns briefs into structured tasks for AI coding agents.

Freemium· Free trial; paid tiers not publicly listedproduct-planningagent-task-orchestration

Harmonai

Audio · Dance Diffusion / Stable Audio family

Open-source generative audio lab from Stability AI building diffusion models for music production.

Free· Free open-source models and code; no hosted product on this sitemusic-generationsound-design

Haystack

RAG · Multi-model

Open-source Python framework from deepset for building production RAG pipelines and LLM agents.

Freemium· Open-source free; deepset Enterprise Support and AI Platform via salesragagents

Hermes Agent

Agents · Multi-model (300+ via Nous Portal)

Open-source multi-channel AI agent with persistent memory, scheduling, and subagent delegation from Nous Research.

Freemium· MIT-licensed self-host free; managed Portal tiers Free/Plus/Super/Ultra with creditspersonal-assistanttask-automation

Hermes One

Agents · Multi-model (BYO via OpenRouter/OpenAI/Anthropic/Gemini/xAI/Ollama)

Open-source desktop AI agent with a self-improving learning loop and multi-platform messaging connectors.

Free· Free, MIT-licensed; you pay your own model inference costsautonomous-agentschat-ops

HoneyHive

Evaluation · Multi-model

OpenTelemetry-native observability and evaluation platform for LLM agents in production.

Freemium· Free tier available; paid/enterprise tiers via salesagent-observabilityllm-evaluation

HyperFrames

Video · Multi-model (Claude Code skill; BYO agent)

Open-source video composition framework that lets AI agents build videos by writing HTML, CSS, and JS.

Free· Free, open-source (Apache 2.0)agent-driven videoprogrammatic video

Keploy

Coding

Open-source AI testing platform that records real API traffic and replays it as regression tests in CI.

Freemium· Free playground (30 suites, 5 AI credits/mo); Pro $24/user/mo; Enterprise customapi-testingregression-testing

Khoj

Agents · Multi-model

Open-source personal AI that builds agents, searches your documents, and automates research across local files and the web.

Freemium· Free self-hosted; paid cloud tier on app.khoj.devpersonal-knowledge-baseagent-building

Kilo Code

Coding · Multi-model (500+ via BYO keys or routing)

Open-source agentic coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains, and the terminal with bring-your-own-key routing across 500+ models.

Freemium· Free tier; Kilo Pass subscription; BYO-keys with zero markupai-pair-programmingcode-review

LLM by Datasette

Coding · Multi-model

A CLI and Python library for running prompts against any LLM provider and logging everything to SQLite.

Free· Free and open source (Apache 2.0); pay underlying model providers separatelycli-promptingprompt-logging

LM Studio

Agents · Multi-model (gpt-oss, Qwen3, Gemma, DeepSeek-R1, Llama, others)

Desktop app for discovering, downloading, and running open-weight LLMs locally with an OpenAI-compatible server.

Freemium· Free for personal and commercial use; paid LM Studio for Work / Enterprise tierlocal-llm-inferenceprivate-chat

Lambda

Fine-tuning

On-demand NVIDIA GPU cloud built specifically for training, fine-tuning, and serving large AI models.

Paid· Pay-by-the-minute: A100 from $1.29/hr, H100 SXM from $3.99/hr, B200 from $6.69/hr; clusters priced by quotellm-trainingfine-tuning

LibreChat

Writing · Multi-model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, AWS Bedrock, Azure, Ollama, and others)

Open-source, self-hostable ChatGPT-style frontend that brings every major LLM provider under one roof.

Free· Free and open source; self-hosted (you pay model providers for API usage)multi-model chatself-hosted chatgpt

Llama 3

Writing · Llama 3 / 3.1 (8B, 70B, 405B)

Meta's open-weights LLM family that put serious frontier-adjacent models in everyone's hands.

Free· Weights free under Meta Llama Community License; inference cost via self-hosting or 3rd-party providerschatlong-context reasoning

MMagic

Image Generation · Multi-model (Stable Diffusion, ControlNet, StyleGAN, GANs, diffusion)

OpenMMLab's research-grade toolbox for image and video generation, restoration, and editing.

Free· Free and open source (Apache 2.0)text-to-imagesuper-resolution