Show HN: Claude‑CMD – A CLI for managing Claude Code commands and workflows

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A lightweight (~46kB) and comprehensive CLI tool for managing Claude commands, configurations, and workflows. This tool helps you organize and manage custom commands for Claude AI, create project-specific configurations, and handle MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.

🎯 Interactive CLI: Easy-to-use command-line interface with intuitive menus
📝 CLAUDE.md Management: Create and manage project-specific Claude configuration files
🔍 Command Discovery: Search and install commands from online repositories (184+ commands available)
🛡️ Security Management: Configure permissions and security profiles
☁️ MCP Integration: Manage Model Context Protocol servers
🚀 Project Initialization: Quick setup for different project types
⚙️ Settings Management: Centralized configuration management
🌐 Local & Remote: Works with both local command repositories and remote GitHub sources

npm install -g claude-cmd

Start the interactive CLI:

# Show help claude-cmd --help claude-cmd -h # List installed commands claude-cmd list # Search for commands (remote repository) claude-cmd search git # Search for commands (local repository) claude-cmd --local search api # Install a command claude-cmd install git-helper claude-cmd --local install api-docs # Show version claude-cmd --version

Browse and install commands from online repositories (184+ commands)
Search commands by name, description, or tags
Manage local command collections
Dynamic content loading for optimal package size
Support for both local and remote command sources

🎯 CLAUDE.md Configuration

Create project-specific Claude instructions
Templates for different project types (Node.js, React, Python, etc.)
Support for local overrides with CLAUDE.local.md

🛡️ Security & Permissions

Configure security profiles (strict, moderate, permissive)
Manage allowed tools and operations
Best practices guidance

List locally configured MCP servers
View server configurations and status
Integration with Claude Code settings

Quick setup for new projects
Automatic project type detection
Integrated security configuration

~/.claude/ ├── commands/ # Installed Claude commands ├── settings.json # Global configuration └── CLAUDE.md # Global Claude instructions Project files: ├── CLAUDE.md # Project-specific instructions ├── CLAUDE.local.md # Local overrides (gitignored) └── .claude/ # Project-specific configurations

The tool uses a hierarchical configuration system:

Global settings: ~/.claude/settings.json
Project settings: ./.claude/settings.json
Local overrides: ./.claude/settings.local.json

We welcome contributions from the community! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding new features, improving documentation, or sharing command templates, your help makes this project better for everyone.

Please read our Contributing Guidelines to get started.

Thank you to all the contributors who have helped make this project possible! 🙏

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.