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@dazzbuilds/appfinder-cli

v0.1.0

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Search and compare software through AppFinder's public API. No API key required.

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AppFinder CLI

Search software, inspect a listing, find alternatives, compare two apps, and browse categories from your terminal. Uses the public AppFinder API with no key. Requires Node.js 22 or later.

Run from this repository:

node cli/bin/appfinder.mjs search "invoicing for freelancers" --limit 5
node cli/bin/appfinder.mjs categories
node cli/bin/appfinder.mjs app zendesk
node cli/bin/appfinder.mjs alternatives zendesk
node cli/bin/appfinder.mjs compare xero ynab

Use slugs from live search results. Examples may stop being available if a listing is removed.

All output is JSON, including source attribution. Pipe it into tools such as jq; diagnostics go to stderr and failures return a nonzero exit code. Invalid commands make no network request. Requests time out after 15 seconds, and rate limits are reported without automatic retries.

The CLI sends your query or app slugs to https://appfinder.tech only when you run a command. It has no local storage, telemetry, browser access, install scripts, or dependencies. Server-side request processing is covered by AppFinder's privacy policy. Follow the API terms, preserve attribution, and confirm changing product facts on the vendor's site.

Package publication

The intended npm name is @dazzbuilds/appfinder-cli. Until an npm registry listing is confirmed, use the repository command above; a package file is not proof of publication.

Maintainers can run npm test and npm pack --dry-run from cli/. Publish only this directory, with an authenticated npm account that controls the scope. Never publish the private website repository.