Top 10 CLI Tools to Level-Up Claude Code

I've been using Claude Code more than any other AI agents recently. And when it's the tool you use the most, it just makes sense to make that workflow as productive as possible. A lot of the experience comes down to the small tools around it. The ones that help you search, navigate, review diffs, watch system usage, or just keep your workflow clean. So this post is a simple list of the CLI tools I think pair really nicely with Claude Code. There's an awesome repo with a curated collection of CLI tools for coding agents: awesome-agent-clis What does "tools for Claude Code" actually mean? Claude Code is already powerful on its own. But it gets even better when you pair it with the right terminal tools, especially since you’re already working in the terminal. I’m not talking about tools built specifically for Claude Code. I mean the CLI tools that make the overall workflow smoother, faster, and easier to manage while Claude is working in your repo. 1. GitHub CLI ℹ️ GitHub’s official CLI f