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Build Your CLI

February 15, 2025

Node.js, Python, Go

56 builders

24 projects submitted

Best Project of the Night

Best Project

gitmind

by Sara T

A CLI tool that reads your git history and generates a visual summary of what you've been building — weekly digests, streak tracking, and contribution heatmaps in the terminal.

GoGitCLI

About This Theme

Command-line tools are the backbone of every developer's workflow. This hack night challenged builders to create a CLI tool that solves a real problem — anything from productivity apps to dev tools to fun utilities. Stack was completely open: Node.js, Python, Go, Rust — your call.

Mentors

K

Kailash Nadh

CTO at Zerodha, open source builder

A

Ananya Krishnan

DevTools engineer

Resources

Building CLI tools with Node.js — Commander.js

Python Click — CLI creation kit

Build a CLI with Go — Cobra

12 Factor CLI Apps

All Submitted Projects (7)

quicknote

by Abhijith P

Zero-friction markdown notes from the terminal.

Node.jsMarkdownCLI

envguard

Nadia K, Vikram S

Scans .env files for secrets accidentally committed to git.

PythonSecurityCLI

taskr

by Kiran B

Minimal task manager that lives in your terminal.

RustCLIProductivity

logwatch

by Anjali R

Real-time log parser with color-coded error highlighting.

PythonLog ParsingCLI

portman

by Dev C

CLI port manager — find, kill, and monitor running processes.

Node.jsNetworkingCLI

dotfiles-sync

Aryan G, Preethi L

One-command dotfiles backup and restore across machines.

BashGitCLI