zai-cli

Name: zai-cli
Rating: 7.6 (10 reviews)
Author: numman-ali

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A CLI tool that bundles multiple Z.AI capabilities including image/video analysis with GLM-4.6V, real-time web search with filtering, web page extraction to markdown, and GitHub code exploration. It provides a unified interface for developers needing visual content analysis, research, or code investigation tasks.

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Target Audience

Developers and researchers who need quick access to AI-powered vision analysis, web content extraction, or GitHub code exploration without building custom integrations

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~/.claude/skills/

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~/.codex/skills/

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~/.gemini/skills/

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~/.opencode/skills/

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~/.openclaw/skills/

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~/.cline/skills/

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~/.roo/skills/

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~/.junie/skills/

Augment Code

~/.augment/skills/

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~/.warp/skills/

Goose

~/.config/goose/skills/

SKILL.md

ZAI CLI

Access Z.AI capabilities via npx zai-cli. The CLI is self-documenting - use --help at any level.

Setup

export Z_AI_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Get a key at: https://z.ai/manage-apikey/apikey-list

Commands

Command	Purpose	Help
vision	Analyze images, screenshots, videos	`--help` for 8 subcommands
search	Real-time web search	`--help` for filtering options
read	Fetch web pages as markdown	`--help` for format options
repo	GitHub code search and reading	`--help` for tree/search/read
tools	List available MCP tools
tool	Show tool schema
call	Raw MCP tool invocation
code	TypeScript tool chaining
doctor	Check setup and connectivity

Quick Start

# Analyze an image
npx zai-cli vision analyze ./screenshot.png "What errors do you see?"

# Search the web
npx zai-cli search "React 19 new features" --count 5

# Read a web page
npx zai-cli read https://docs.example.com/api

# Explore a GitHub repo
npx zai-cli repo search facebook/react "server components"

# Check setup
npx zai-cli doctor

Output

Default: data-only (raw output for token efficiency). Use --output-format json for { success, data, timestamp } wrapping.

Source: https://github.com/numman-ali/cc-mirror#.agent~skills~zai-cli

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WORKS WITH

Claude

Codex

Gemini