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Wrap Gemini CLI, Codex, Claude Code, Qwen Code as an API service. Version 7.2.115 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02. Also installable with scoop: scoop install main/cliproxyapi.
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scoop install main/cliproxyapiScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/cliproxyapi.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Wrap Gemini CLI, Codex, Claude Code, Qwen Code as an API service
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cliproxyapi
history
Project history and usage
CLI Proxy API is a Go proxy server that exposes OpenAI-, Gemini-, Claude-, Codex-, and Grok-compatible API interfaces backed by local or multi-account CLI authentication flows.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2025-07-01. The official README describes the project as a proxy server for CLI models, including support for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code via OAuth, streaming and non-streaming responses, function calling, multimodal input, and reusable Go SDK docs.
The project's docs moved beyond a single README into a help.router-for.me documentation site and a repository docs tree covering SDK usage, advanced executors and translators, access, watchers, and custom-provider examples.
Adoption history
CLIProxyAPI had very strong package and GitHub adoption signals for a young project: GitHub repository metadata showed tens of thousands of stars and thousands of forks, while the Homebrew formula API reported tens of thousands of on-request installs over the preceding year and several hundred `--HEAD` installs.
The README lists many projects based on or inspired by CLIProxyAPI, including vibeproxy, CPA management dashboards, quota inspectors, desktop wrappers, VS Code integrations, and sidecar patterns for coding agents.
How it is used
Users run the proxy locally, authenticate CLI-backed providers through OAuth or API-key style flows, and point OpenAI-, Gemini-, Claude-, or Codex-compatible clients and SDKs at the local service. The README emphasizes multi-account load balancing, provider translation, management APIs, and integration with AI coding tools.
Why package nerds care
CLIProxyAPI is package-nerd significant because it packages a fast-moving 2025-2026 AI tooling pattern: turning subscription-backed CLI tools into local API-compatible endpoints. Its Homebrew formula, Scoop listing, management-center ecosystem, and numerous downstream wrappers show how package managers became the distribution layer for local AI proxy infrastructure.
Timeline
- 2025-07-01: GitHub repository is created.
- 2025-2026: README documents OAuth support for Codex, Claude Code, Gemini, and other CLI-backed providers.
- 2026: Homebrew formula tracks stable release 7.2.45 from the official GitHub tag archive.
- 2026: README lists many downstream projects based on or inspired by CLIProxyAPI.
Related projects
- The official README lists based-on projects such as vibeproxy, CCS, Quotio, ProxyPilot, Claude Proxy VSCode, CPA-Manager-Plus, CLIProxyAPI Dashboard, ProxyPal, Panopticon, Tunnel Agent, and Universal Chat Provider.
- The README also lists inspired or port projects such as 9Router, OmniRoute, PPAP, and Codex Switch.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- macOS
$(brew --prefix)/etc/cliproxyapi.conf/opt/homebrew/etc/cliproxyapi.conf/usr/local/etc/cliproxyapi.conf- Unix
config.yaml~/.cli-proxy-api/config.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.cli-proxy-api
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cliproxyapi | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version7.2.115
manager updated2026-08-02
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cliproxyapi |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.2.115 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI |
| Repository | https://github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI |
| Last updated | 2026-08-02T23:33:57Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
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Scoop95%
main/cliproxyapi
scoop install main/cliproxyapi- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cliproxyapi
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation