CLI Router

Routes tasks to the most appropriate CLI tool based on semantic intent matching.

Trigger Conditions

Activate when task involves:

• Shell/terminal operations
• File search or navigation
• Code search (semantic or pattern)
• Data processing (CSV, JSON)
• Visualization generation
• External tool invocation

CLI Categories

Category	Tools	Triggers
ai_llm	claude, gemini, codex, amp, aider	AI help, implement, explain
semantic_search	ck, ast-grep, osgrep	semantic search, find code, pattern
knowledge_graph	cypher-shell, turbovault	graph, neo4j, knowledge
data_processing	qsv, csvtk, nu, jq	csv, json, transform, data
file_navigation	yazi, broot, fd, rg	browse, find files, navigate
code_quality	bat, difftastic, delta	diff, syntax, format
visualization	d2, mermaid, mermaid-ascii	diagram, flowchart, visual
mcp_tools	mcp-skillset, lootbox, automcp	mcp, skills, tools
productivity	fabric, atuin, btop, zellij	patterns, history, monitor
document	docling, pdf-search, qmd	pdf, document, markdown

Routing Logic

# Use cli-index for semantic routing
cli-index route "{user_intent}"

# Example output:
# tool: ck
# category: semantic_search
# confidence: 0.85
# command_hint: ck --sem "async functions" src/

Decision Tree

CLI Task Detected
    │
    ├── Code search?
    │   ├── Semantic? → ck --sem
    │   ├── Pattern/AST? → ast-grep
    │   └── Grep-like? → rg
    │
    ├── File operations?
    │   ├── Navigate? → yazi | broot
    │   ├── Find files? → fd
    │   └── Search content? → rg
    │
    ├── Data processing?
    │   ├── CSV? → qsv | csvtk
    │   ├── JSON? → jq | sj
    │   └── Structured? → nu
    │
    ├── Visualization?
    │   ├── Diagrams? → d2
    │   ├── Flowcharts? → mermaid
    │   └── ASCII? → mermaid-ascii
    │
    ├── AI assistance?
    │   ├── Claude preferred? → claude
    │   ├── Long context? → gemini
    │   └── OpenAI? → codex
    │
    └── Document processing?
        ├── PDF? → docling | pdf-search
        └── Markdown? → qmd

Commands

# Search for matching tools
cli-index search "semantic code search"

# Route to best tool
cli-index route "find async functions in codebase"

# List tools by category
cli-index list semantic_search

# Get tool info
cli-index info ck

# Suggest tool chain
cli-index suggest "search code then visualize dependencies"

# Verify all tools available
cli-index verify

Integration

• cli-index: Primary routing CLI
• ck: Semantic code search with embeddings
• reasoning-index: Command framework routing
• mcp-skillset: Skill discovery

Quick Reference

semantic_search: ck --sem "query" path/
pattern_search: ast-grep -p "pattern"
file_find: fd "pattern"
content_search: rg "pattern"
csv_process: qsv [cmd] file.csv
json_query: jq ".path" file.json
diagram: d2 input.d2 output.svg
ai_help: claude -p "query"