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HEY CLI and Agent Skills

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hey-cli gained 10 stars in the last 30 days, about 1 a day, and now has 393. It is about 1 year old and has averaged roughly 393 stars a year. It ranks #524 among Go repositories and #4,947 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

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💡 Overview

hey-cli is an open-source project written in Go: HEY CLI and Agent Skills.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in agent-skills, hey. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

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Optimized execution pipeline written in Go for predictable speed.

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Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

3

Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

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Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

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Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

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Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

📥 Installation

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$ go install github.com/basecamp/hey-cli@latest

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

Go >= 1.21 runtime environment

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

hey-cli coordinates its core functionality through a modular Go pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

Autonomous AI Agents

Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with hey-cli.

Model Inference & Prompting

Integrate fast, local or cloud-hosted generative AI models directly into production code.

Context Memory & RAG

Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.

Developer Productivity

Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.

🚀 Getting Started

1

Install hey-cli using your package manager: `go install github.com/basecamp/hey-cli@latest`

2

Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for hey-cli.

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Import hey-cli into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

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Execute your test suite or run `hey-cli --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 393 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the MIT license.
Built in Go for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with Go and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with Go, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

🏆 Nearby in the Rankings

basecamp/hey-cli is currently ranked #4,947 by stars across every repository tracked on GitHubRepo. These are adjacent projects:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does hey-cli do? +

HEY CLI and Agent Skills

What language is hey-cli written in? +

The primary language is Go. Topics include: agent-skills, hey.

Is hey-cli actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Sep 30, 2026 with 55 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does hey-cli have? +

hey-cli has 393 stars and 47 forks on GitHub.

How does hey-cli rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 393 stars, basecamp/hey-cli is ranked #4,947 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #524 among Go projects.

What license is hey-cli distributed under? +

The repository reports a MIT license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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