# klod A simple, fast CLI tool for chatting with Claude using the Anthropic API with real-time streaming responses. ## Features - Interactive chat with Claude in your terminal - Real-time streaming responses (see text as Claude types) - Maintains conversation history within a session - Configurable model and system prompts - Multi-location config file support ## Requirements - Go 1.21 or higher - Anthropic API key ([get one here](https://console.anthropic.com/)) ## Installation 1. Clone and build: ```bash git clone cd anthropic-cli go build -o klod ``` 2. Create a symlink for global access: ```bash sudo ln -s $(pwd)/klod /usr/local/bin/klod ``` Or install via Go: ```bash go install ``` ## Configuration The tool looks for configuration files in the following order: 1. `~/.config/klod/config` (XDG standard location) 2. `~/.klod.env` (home directory) 3. `.env` in the current directory (for project-specific overrides) ### Setup your config: ```bash # Create the config directory mkdir -p ~/.config/klod # Create config file cat > ~/.config/klod/config << EOF ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-api-key-here MODEL=claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 SYSTEM_PROMPT= EOF ``` ### Configuration options: - `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` (required): Your Anthropic API key - `MODEL` (optional): Model to use (default: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929) - `SYSTEM_PROMPT` (optional): Custom system prompt for Claude ## Usage Start a conversation: ```bash klod "Hello, how are you?" ``` This will: 1. Send your initial message to Claude 2. Stream the response in real-time 3. Enter an interactive chat mode where you can continue the conversation Type `exit` or `quit` to end the conversation. ## Examples ```bash # Ask a quick question klod "What is the capital of France?" # Start a coding session klod "Help me write a Python function to calculate fibonacci numbers" # Use a different model (set in config) # Edit your config file and change MODEL=claude-opus-4-5-20251101 klod "Explain quantum computing" ``` ## Development Run without building: ```bash go run main.go "your message here" ``` ## License MIT