AXI, or Agent eXperience Interface, defines a set of design principles for building command-line tools specifically for AI agents. It treats token budget, predictable output, and low interaction overhead as core interface constraints. The project proposes agent-native CLIs as an alternative to human-oriented command-line tools and structured protocols such as MCP. Its principles cover compact output, minimal schemas, truncation, precomputed aggregates, explicit empty states, structured errors, and noninteractive behavior. It also emphasizes ambient context, useful default output, contextual next steps, and consistent help. Reference implementations cover GitHub operations, browser automation, human review, and local usage monitoring.
Features
- Token-efficient CLI output
- Minimal agent-oriented schemas
- Automatic content truncation
- Precomputed result aggregates
- Structured errors and empty states
- Contextual next-step guidance