aurelio-nakamura/cmdxray

Overview

X-ray any shell command, offline: an annotated breakdown of every flag, pipe & redirect — plus a shareable card. No server, no upload. It is a TypeScript-based developer tool that runs locally to explain command syntax.

Best for

Best for
Developers who want to understand or share shell commands without sending them to a server.

Use cases

• Learn what an unfamiliar command does by breaking down each flag and operator
• Verify a complex pipeline or redirect before executing it
• Generate a shareable card to document or explain a shell one-liner

How to use

Install

npx cmdxray tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline

Notes

X-ray any shell command, offline: an annotated breakdown of every flag, pipe & redirect — plus a shareable card. No server, no upload. It is a TypeScript-based developer tool that runs locally to explain command syntax.

4 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-22. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Learn what an unfamiliar command does by breaking down each flag and operator
• Verify a complex pipeline or redirect before executing it
• Generate a shareable card to document or explain a shell one-liner

Pros

• Works offline with no data upload, preserving privacy
• Provides clear, annotated breakdowns of command syntax
• Produces shareable cards for easy documentation

Cons

• Limited to explaining command syntax, not executing or debugging commands
• Focused on individual commands, not full shell scripts
• Small community given the early project stage

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