cligent
A unified TypeScript SDK that lets developers interact with multiple AI coding agent CLIs through a single async event stream, abstracting away per-agent differences.
Tool overview
Cligent abstracts the differences between various AI coding command-line tools. Using adapters, you send prompts to Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and more via a consistent code path, and read responses from one unified asynchronous event stream. This removes the need to rewrite integration logic for each agent.
Key advantages are a simplified developer experience: you switch agents without learning each CLI’s unique interface, reducing mental overhead and integration cost. It’s an open-source TypeScript SDK installable via npm, fitting easily into Node.js or frontend toolchains. The event-stream model suits real-time interactive tooling and automation pipelines.
The main downsides stem from the project’s early stage. With only 12 GitHub stars and 1 fork, the community is tiny, adapter coverage is limited, and documentation or long-term stability may be lacking. It may not expose every feature of each underlying CLI. Production readiness requires careful evaluation.
Cligent is free and open-source; deployment is a simple npm install. It’s ideal for developers who frequently switch between AI coding assistants and want to avoid vendor lock-in.