agent-sdk-cli-template

Brand your Agent SDK.

The white-label CLI template for Claude Agent SDK.

What is this?

You know Claude Code? The AI coding assistant everyone loves?

What if you could put YOUR brand on Claude's power?

agent-sdk-cli-template gives you a production-ready CLI template built on the Claude Agent SDK. Full terminal UI, session management, slash commands—all customizable.

Fork it. Brand it. Ship it.

Quick Start

npx agent-sdk-cli-template my-bot
cd my-bot
npm install

# Customize your branding
# Edit src/branding.ts

npm run build
npm link
my-bot --help  # 🚀 Your CLI is live!

What You Get

| Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | Full Terminal UI | Beautiful Ink/React-based interface | | Session Persistence | SQLite-backed conversation history | | Slash Commands | 27+ built-in commands with autocomplete | | MCP Integration | Connect external tools and services | | Permission Prompts | User-controlled tool access | | Your Branding | One file to customize everything |

The FBS Methodology

Fork

npx agent-sdk-cli-template my-product

Brand

Edit src/branding.ts:

export const BRANDING: BrandingConfig = {
  productName: 'SupportBot',
  tagline: 'AI-Powered Customer Support',
  cliCommand: 'supportbot',
  logo: `YOUR ASCII ART`,
  systemPrompt: `You are a helpful support agent...`,
};

Ship

npm run build
npm link          # Local testing
npm publish       # Ship to the world

Project Structure

my-bot/
├── src/
│   ├── branding.ts      # ← YOUR BRANDING HERE
│   ├── cli.ts           # CLI entry point
│   ├── conversation/    # Agent wrapper
│   ├── ui/              # Terminal components
│   └── features/        # Commands, MCP, plugins
├── .claude/
│   └── commands/        # Slash commands
├── bin/
│   └── cli.js           # Launcher
└── package.json

Customization

Branding (Required)

The only file you NEED to edit is src/branding.ts:

export const BRANDING: BrandingConfig = {
  productName: 'My CLI',        // Display name
  tagline: 'My tagline',        // Shown in header
  cliCommand: 'mycli',          // Global command name
  logo: `ASCII ART`,            // Your logo
  logoColor: 'cyan',            // Logo color
  systemPrompt: `...`,          // Claude's personality
  defaultMcpServers: {},        // MCP servers to include
};

Package.json (Required)

Update the bin entry to match your cliCommand:

{
  "bin": {
    "mycli": "./bin/cli.js"
  }
}

Slash Commands (Optional)

Add custom commands in .claude/commands/:

---
name: mycommand
description: What this does
---

Your prompt template here.

$ARGUMENTS

Built-in Commands

Core

/clear /commit /compact /config /context /cost /export /help /mcp /memory /model /resume /status /think /todos

Power Tools

/prime /plan /execute /validate /review /create-prd

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• Anthropic API Key (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)

Using as a Library

You can also use this template as a dependency:

npm install agent-sdk-cli-template

import { App, BRANDING, ConversationalAgent } from 'agent-sdk-cli-template';

// Use components with your own branding

License

MIT

Built on the Claude Agent SDK

Brand your Agent SDK today.