Vendor-Managed AI Agent CLIs
January 2, 2026 · View on GitHub
This repository curates a list of command line interfaces for AI models that are maintained by the model vendors themselves.
This is not an exhaustive list. It is updated periodically, as the landscape is changing very quickly and constantly.
This list only includes first-party tools that are maintained by the vendors themselves. There are many unofficial tools often coexisting with vendor tools, but this list specifically tracks the ones that the vendors maintain.
If something is missing, feel free to send in corrections for inclusion.
Current Vendor CLIs
| CLI Name | Vendor | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Q | AWS | Website |
| Claude Code | Anthropic | Docs |
| Codex | OpenAI | Website |
| Gemini CLI | GitHub | |
| Groq Code CLI | Groq | GitHub |
| Kimi CLI | Moonshot AI | GitHub |
| Mistral CLI | Mistral AI | GitHub |
| Qwen Code | Alibaba | Website |
About
Vendor CLIs are often offered as standalone interfaces and sometimes integrated into IDEs—whether those maintained by the vendors or as official plugins for mainstream IDEs like VS Code.
A common pattern has emerged: Vendors create CLI accompaniments to their models that are primarily pitched to the developer community. The tools remain fairly elementary until they "hit it big" and develop a cult following among a loyal user base. An ecosystem begins to develop naturally around the tools. Eventually, media attention follows.
The distinction between vendor-managed and third-party CLIs is made not to suggest that vendor-created tools are necessarily inherently better than third-party tooling that leverages models via APIs. But there are specific reasons why many regard them as more significant. The most important of these is first-party access to the model upon which they are based. This close tie-in with model development often yields more reliable performance than that which can be accessed through external tooling.
Given that creating and releasing a commercial LLM with agentic tooling remains a substantial undertaking, the number of vendor-maintained CLIs is actually a fairly narrow pool.
Finally - these lists are almost certainly non-exhaustive. If you are a vendor and maintain a CLI that is "agentic" (supprots tool-use and MCP), please feel free to open a PR or drop me a line and I would be happy to update the repo.
Out Of Scope
This list specifically excludes:
- Third-party CLI tools (Aider, Continue, Cursor, etc.)
- IDE plugins that wrap vendor APIs
- Community-maintained forks
- Tools offering only API access without agentic capabilities
Lists
Historical snapshots of the vendor CLI landscape:
| Date | List |
|---|---|
| December 14, 2025 | 141225.md |
Additional Resources
- benchmarks.md - Overview of benchmarks used to evaluate agentic coding tools
- clog.md - Changelog and repository purpose
Authorship
- Readme and list population: me
- Benchmark doc: Claude Code