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category: "mcp"
category_label: "MCP servers & tools"
stack_layer: "tools"
homepage: "https://llm.datasette.io"
repo: "https://github.com/simonw/llm"
license: "Apache-2.0"
stars: 12624
last_push: "2026-10-15"
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---

# LLM CLI

**What:** CLI and Python library for any LLM, local or cloud.

**Why:** Gives the agent hands: web, files, apps.

**Category:** MCP servers & tools · **Stack layer:** tools

## Status

Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-15 via the GitHub API. Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

## Install (unverified)

1. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
pip install llm
```

2. [macos] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
brew install llm
```

3. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
pipx install llm
```

4. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
uv tool install llm
```

## Verify

No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

## Rollback (unverified)

1. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
pip uninstall -y llm
```

2. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
brew uninstall llm
```

3. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
pipx uninstall llm
```

4. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
uv tool uninstall llm
```

## Links

- Homepage: https://llm.datasette.io
- Repo: https://github.com/simonw/llm
- README: https://github.com/simonw/llm#readme