CLI Agent

An interactive terminal chat agent with streaming output and a shell tool. Type messages, get responses, and let the agent run shell commands on your behalf.

Getting started

Install dependencies:

bun install
bun run build:sdk

Set an API key:

export CLINE_API_KEY="cline_..."

Run:

bun dev

Type any message at the you: prompt to see a streaming response from the agent.

What it does

• Creates a conversational Agent with a shell tool using createTool
• Streams assistant-text-delta events to stdout as the agent responds
• Logs tool calls and their results inline
• Uses agent.run() for the first message and agent.continue() for follow-ups to maintain conversation context

Concepts demonstrated

• createTool with zod schema validation
• Event subscription for streaming and tool call visibility
• Multi-turn conversation with run() / continue()
• systemPrompt configuration

Notes

For the simplest possible example, see quickstart. For structured workflows with multiple tools, see code-review-bot.