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The ant CLI is a command-line tool that lets users interact directly with the Claude API from their terminal. It exposes every API resource as a structured subcommand, making it useful for both hands-on exploration and automated workflows. The ant CLI simplifies API requests by allowing users to build request bodies with typed flags, piped YAML or JSON, stdin input, and inline file references instead of manually writing complex JSON. It also includes built-in output formatting, response filtering, and GJSON-based transformation options so users can inspect and reuse API responses more efficiently. With support for interactive login, API keys, profiles, workspace switching, and authentication status checks, the ant CLI is built for flexible development environments. It is especially useful for developers and teams that want a reliable, scriptable way to manage Claude API resources, run messages, work with agents, debug requests, and integrate Claude workflows into the terminal.
Features
- Provides direct terminal access to Claude API resources through the ant command-line tool.
- Exposes API resources as structured subcommands for messages, models, agents, sessions, files, environments, and more.
- Supports request creation with typed flags, YAML, JSON, stdin, repeatable fields, and inline @file references.
- Offers flexible output options, including JSON, YAML, JSONL, pretty output, raw output, and interactive explorer mode.
- Includes response filtering and reshaping with --transform, plus raw string extraction using --raw-output.
- Supports developer-friendly workflows such as OAuth login, API keys, named profiles, workspace switching, auto-pagination, shell scripting, debugging, and Claude Code integration.