simple-claude-cli

A simple command-line interface for interacting with Claude AI models using the Anthropic API.

Overview

claude-cli allows you to easily interact with Claude AI directly from your terminal. It uses the official Anthropic AI SDK to connect to Claude's API and stream responses in real-time.

Features

• Real-time streaming of Claude's responses
• Colored terminal output for better readability
• Simple, intuitive interface
• Uses Claude 3.5 Haiku by default

Prerequisites

• Rust and Cargo installed
• An Anthropic API key (get one from Anthropic's website)

Installation

From crates.io

Install directly from crates.io:

cargo install simple-claude-cli

This will install the claude command in your PATH.

From Source

Clone the repository and build the project:

git clone https://github.com/katsuhirohonda/simple-claude-cli.git
cd claude-cli
cargo build --release

The compiled binary will be available at target/release/claude.

Usage

1. Set your Anthropic API key as an environment variable:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

2. Run the application:

claude

3. Enter your question or prompt when prompted.

Configuration

The application uses Claude 3.5 Haiku by default. To change the model or other parameters, you can modify the src/main.rs file.

Dependencies

• anthropic-ai-sdk: Official Anthropic AI SDK for Rust
• tokio: Asynchronous runtime for Rust
• tracing: Logging and diagnostics
• colored: Terminal text coloring

License

MIT License

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.