cli-prompts vs SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs
cli-prompts is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
cli-prompts is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs is an MCP server published by dwgx. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.5 Downloads/month (PyPI): 720 Downloads/week (PyPI): 199 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | cli-promptsno longer listed · | SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 5 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) | On your machine (smartcli-toolkit) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/dwgx/smartcli |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of cli-prompts
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Agent skill for building command-line interfaces with Optique
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Ravi development tools — architecture docs, prompt system, and internal patterns
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Build powerful, stateful CLI interfaces for any GUI application using the cli-anything harness methodology.
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Save, search, load and manage reusable prompts across projects. Build a personal prompt library that persists across sessions and works in any project. Key features: - Save…
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SkillRoll's executor, Dungeon Master, and judge prompt contracts.
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Build and refactor CLIs for AI agent compatibility. Use when making CLI tools machine-readable with structured JSON output, input hardening, schema introspection, dry-run safety…
What each says it does
cli-prompts
Generate interactive CLI prompts and wizards
SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs
Let agents drive vim, htop, lazygit: send keys, wait on screen state, read the rendered cell grid.
How to run each
cli-prompts
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio smartcli -- uvx smartcli-toolkitCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: cli-prompts · What it can do: SmartCLI — drive terminal TUIs · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.