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Top 23 Zig CLI Projects
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AppSignal
Monitoring that respects your time & budget. APM, error tracking, and dashboards for modern web apps. Ten-minute setup, transparent flat pricing, and support from engineers who actually use the product.
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I've built Ziggity an ultra fast, keyboard driven terminal UI for Git, written in Zig https://github.com/simoarpe/ziggity
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There seems to be quite a few of projects like this these days:
https://github.com/Scythe-Technology/zune
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Project mention: Fast-CLI: CLI tool written in Zig for testing internet speed | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-09-22
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supercli
Universal CLI router with 7,000+ plugins. One command pattern for every tool. JSON-by-default output, agent-native discovery. MCP-native runtime.
Project mention: Introducing SuperCLI: A Config-Driven, AI-Friendly Dynamic CLI for Developers | dev.to | 2026-04-25 -
Project mention: For Structured Data, Retrieval Accuracy Isn't a Model Problem | dev.to | 2026-08-13
This is why csvql's benchmarking has always focused on two things: does the query return the exact same result set DuckDB does, and how many tokens does an agent spend getting that result.
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polter
A terminal where one Claude Code session supervises the AI agents in your other tabs: which is stuck, which is done, which is still running. Group chat, task panel and MCP tools for multi-agent work. Built on Ghostty.
Project mention: I built a terminal where one AI CLI supervises the others, so overnight runs actually finish | dev.to | 2026-09-15 -
playpanda
Fetch any URL to clean, LLM-ready markdown. 3-tier engine: HTTP → Lightpanda → CloakBrowser.
Project mention: Your AI agent can't fetch behind logins. I built a <400kb fix in Zig. | dev.to | 2026-03-28git clone https://github.com/ancs21/playpanda.git cd playpanda zig build -Doptimize=.ReleaseFast cp zig-out/bin/playpanda ~/.local/bin/
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Project mention: Show HN: Zova – Objects, vectors and records in one SQLite file | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-23
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Project mention: Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-08
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Project mention: Show HN: ZCCInfo – Fast status line for Claude Code written in Zig | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-11
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Ncdu: An Updated Fork
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For Structured Data, Retrieval Accuracy Isn't a Model Problem
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I built a native macOS terminal so I'd stop losing track of my AI agents
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Circ, a DSL for digital circuits with self-rendering ASCII schematics
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Show HN: Flint – A compiled, pipeline-oriented language for CLI tooling
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I Fixed Windows Native Development
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Show HN: Zli v3.7.0, with nice update (CLI framework)
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Index
What are some of the best open-source CLI projects in Zig? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | Shelly-ALPM | 1,186 |
| 2 | skhd.zig | 670 |
| 3 | zf | 607 |
| 4 | zig-cli | 358 |
| 5 | zli | 338 |
| 6 | ziggity | 286 |
| 7 | hys | 270 |
| 8 | yazap | 208 |
| 9 | zigcli | 134 |
| 10 | zune | 119 |
| 11 | fast-cli | 74 |
| 12 | chilli | 59 |
| 13 | supercli | 31 |
| 14 | csvql | 30 |
| 15 | snek | 30 |
| 16 | crap | 25 |
| 17 | polter | 19 |
| 18 | playpanda | 11 |
| 19 | zova | 10 |
| 20 | hum | 13 |
| 21 | cmdtest | 7 |
| 22 | zdo | 6 |
| 23 | zccinfo | 6 |
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