CLI-Anything >-

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/comfyui/agent-harness/cli_anything/comfyui/skills" ~/.claude/skills/hkuds-cli-anything-35784e && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: comfyui/agent-harness/cli_anything/comfyui/skills/SKILL.md

cli-anything-comfyui

AI image generation workflow management via the ComfyUI REST API. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to queue workflows, manage models, download generated images, and monitor the generation queue without a GUI.

Installation

This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-comfyui package:

pip install cli-anything-comfyui

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
ComfyUI must be installed and running at http://localhost:8188

Usage

Basic Commands

# Show help
cli-anything-comfyui --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-comfyui repl

# Check server stats
cli-anything-comfyui system stats

# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-comfyui --json system stats

REPL Mode

Start an interactive session for exploratory use:

cli-anything-comfyui repl
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history

Command Groups

Workflow

Workflow management commands.

Command	Description
`list`	List saved workflows
`load`	Load a workflow from a JSON file
`validate`	Validate a workflow JSON against the ComfyUI node graph

Queue

Generation queue management.

Command	Description
`prompt`	Queue a workflow for execution
`status`	Show current queue status (running and pending)
`clear`	Clear the generation queue
`history`	Show prompt execution history
`interrupt`	Interrupt the currently running generation

Models

Model discovery commands.

Command	Description
`checkpoints`	List available checkpoint models
`loras`	List available LoRA models
`vaes`	List available VAE models
`controlnets`	List available ControlNet models
`node-info`	Show detailed info for a specific node type
`list-nodes`	List all available node types

Images

Generated image management.

Command	Description
`list`	List generated images on the server
`download`	Download a specific generated image
`download-all`	Download all images from a prompt execution

System

Server status and information.

Command	Description
`stats`	Show ComfyUI system statistics (GPU, CPU, memory)
`info`	Show ComfyUI server info and extensions

Examples

Check System Status

# Server stats
cli-anything-comfyui system stats

# Server info
cli-anything-comfyui system info

Discover Available Models

# List checkpoints
cli-anything-comfyui models checkpoints

# List LoRAs
cli-anything-comfyui models loras

# List all node types
cli-anything-comfyui models list-nodes

Queue and Monitor Generation

# Queue a workflow
cli-anything-comfyui queue prompt --workflow my_workflow.json

# Check queue status
cli-anything-comfyui queue status

# View execution history
cli-anything-comfyui --json queue history

Download Generated Images

# List generated images
cli-anything-comfyui images list

# Download a specific image
cli-anything-comfyui images download --filename ComfyUI_00001_.png --output ./out.png

# Download all images from a prompt
cli-anything-comfyui images download-all --prompt-id <id> --output-dir ./outputs

Output Formats

All commands support dual output modes:

Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text
Machine-readable (
```
--json
```
flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption

# Human output
cli-anything-comfyui system stats

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-comfyui --json system stats

For AI Agents

When using this CLI programmatically:

Always use
--json
flag for parseable output
Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors
Parse stderr for error messages on failure
Use absolute paths for all file operations
Verify ComfyUI is running with
```
system stats
```
before other commands

More Information

Full documentation: See README.md in the package
Test coverage: See TEST.md in the package
Methodology: See HARNESS.md in the cli-anything-plugin

Version

1.0.0