Our review

A universal command-line interface that wraps over 25 services into a single tool, supporting multi-command execution, natural language queries, saved flows, plugins, and aliases.

Strengths

Unifies many services under one consistent interface
Allows sequential or parallel execution of multiple commands
Integrates natural language understanding to query services
Provides reusable flows and aliases to customize workflows

Limitations

Requires initial setup for each service
Depends on external service APIs, which may change
Natural language queries can be imprecise for complex requests

When to use it

Use uni-cli to quickly interact with multiple services from the terminal, automate repetitive tasks, or run command sequences without switching tools.

When not to use it

Avoid uni-cli for very specific actions requiring advanced options of a single service; use the native command or a dedicated skill instead.

name: uni-cli description: | uni CLI overview and meta commands. Use for general uni questions, multi-command execution (uni run), saved flows, natural language (uni ask), plugins, config, aliases, history. For specific services, use their dedicated skills (uni-wa, uni-telegram, uni-google, etc.) allowed-tools: Bash(uni:), Bash(~/.local/bin/uni:)

uni CLI

Universal CLI wrapping 25+ services into one interface.

Pattern

uni <service> <command> [args] [--options]
uni list                    # All services
uni <service> --help        # Service commands
uni doctor                  # Health check

Multi-Command (run)

uni run "gcal list" "gtasks list"       # Sequential
uni run -p "cmd1" "cmd2" "cmd3"         # Parallel
uni run --dry-run "cmd1" "cmd2"         # Preview
uni run "wa send me hello{1..5}"        # Brace expansion
uni run --file batch.txt                # From file
uni run --retry 3 "flaky-cmd"           # Retry
uni run "cmd1 && cmd2"                  # On success
uni run "cmd1 || cmd2"                  # On failure
uni run "cmd1 | cmd2"                   # Pipe output

Natural Language (ask)

uni ask "show my calendar tomorrow"
uni ask "search for React tutorials"
uni ask -i                              # Interactive
uni ask "query" --dry-run               # Preview
uni ask providers                       # List LLM providers
uni ask models --provider anthropic     # List models

Saved Flows

uni flow add standup "gcal list" "gtasks list"
uni flow list
uni flow run standup
uni standup                             # Shorthand
uni flow remove standup

Plugins

uni plugins list                        # Installed
uni plugins available                   # Official
uni plugins search google               # Search npm
uni plugins install gkeep               # Install
uni plugins uninstall gkeep             # Remove
uni plugins update                      # Update all

Config

uni config show                         # All config
uni config get global.color             # Get value
uni config set global.color false       # Set value
uni config edit                         # Open editor
uni config path                         # Config path

Aliases

uni alias add inbox "gmail list --unread"
uni alias list
uni alias remove inbox
uni inbox                               # Use alias

History

uni history                             # Recent
uni history --limit 50
uni history --search "gcal"
uni history run 42                      # Re-run #42
uni history clear

Output

Default: Human-readable
--json: Machine-readable JSON

uni CLI - Universal Interface

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