CLI-Anything cli-anything-novita

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 "$T/skills/cli-anything-novita" ~/.claude/skills/hkuds-cli-anything-cli-anything-novita && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/cli-anything-novita/SKILL.md

cli-anything-novita

A CLI harness for Novita AI - an OpenAI-compatible API service for AI models like DeepSeek, GLM, and others.

Installation

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

pip install cli-anything-novita

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
Novita API key from novita.ai

Usage

Basic Commands

# Show help
cli-anything-novita --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-novita

# Chat with model
cli-anything-novita chat --prompt "What is AI?" --model deepseek/deepseek-v3.2

# Streaming chat
cli-anything-novita stream --prompt "Write a poem about code"

# List available models
cli-anything-novita models

# JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-novita --json chat --prompt "Hello"

REPL Mode

When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:

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

Command Groups

Chat

Chat with AI models through the Novita API.

Command	Description
`chat`	Chat with the Novita API
`stream`	Stream chat completion

Session

Session management for chat history.

Command	Description
`status`	Show session status
`clear`	Clear session history
`history`	Show command history

Config

Configuration management.

Command	Description
`set`	Set a configuration value
`get`	Get a configuration value (or show all)
`delete`	Delete a configuration value
`path`	Show the config file path

Utility

Command	Description
`test`	Test API connectivity
`models`	List available models

Examples

Configure API Key

# Set API key via config file (recommended)
cli-anything-novita config set api_key "sk-xxx"

# Or use environment variable
export NOVITA_API_KEY="sk-xxx"

Chat with DeepSeek

# Simple chat
cli-anything-novita chat --prompt "Explain quantum computing" --model deepseek/deepseek-v3.2

# Streaming chat
cli-anything-novita stream --prompt "Write a Python function to calculate factorial"

Test Connectivity

# Verify API key and connectivity
cli-anything-novita test --model deepseek/deepseek-v3.2

# List all available models
cli-anything-novita models

Default Models

The Novita API supports multiple model providers:

Model ID	Provider	Description
`deepseek/deepseek-v3.2`	DeepSeek	DeepSeek V3.2 model (default)
`zai-org/glm-5`	Zhipu AI	GLM-5 model
`minimax/minimax-m2.5`	MiniMax	MiniMax M2.5 model

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-novita chat --prompt "Hello"

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-novita --json chat --prompt "Hello"

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 outputs exist after export operations

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