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Klod

Klod (pronounced \klod\), a simple Go-based CLI tool for interacting with the Anthropic API

Motivation

Sometimes you just need to quickly check/ask an LLM something. I basically live in the terminal so I want to avoid the context switch to a browser. Claude code on the other hand is a bit too eager to help (which has its benefits but no necessarily for your quick short messages). Therefore I quickly stiched together klod, originally in bash, still living as ./main.sh at the root of the project.

Features

Maintains conversation history within a session
Configurable model and system prompts

Requirements

Go 1.21 or higher
Anthropic API key (get one here)

Installation

Clone and build:

git clone https://github.com/leoalho/klod.git
cd anthropic-cli
go build

Create a symlink for global access:

sudo ln -s $(pwd)/klod /usr/local/bin/klod

Or install via Go:

go install

Configuration

The tool looks for configuration files in the following order:

~/.config/klod/config (XDG standard location)
~/.klod.env (home directory)
.env in the current directory (for project-specific overrides)

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:

klod Hello, how are you?

This will:

Send your initial message to Claude
Stream the response in real-time
Enter an interactive chat mode where you can continue the conversation

Type exit or quit to end the conversation.

Development

Run without building:

go run main.go your message here

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