kunchenguid/axi
A set of 10 design principles for building agent-native CLI tools that achieve higher accuracy with lower token cost than MCP or standard CLIs.
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AXI provides a framework for building tools that AI agents can interact with more efficiently. The project defines 10 design principles treating token budget as a first-class constraint, positioning itself as a paradigm shift from CLIs designed for humans and structured tool protocols like MCP. Benchmark results across 490 browser runs and 425 GitHub runs demonstrate 100% success rates with notably lower average costs than MCP implementations.
Frequently asked
- What is kunchenguid/axi?
- A set of 10 design principles for building agent-native CLI tools that achieve higher accuracy with lower token cost than MCP or standard CLIs.
- Is axi open source?
- Yes — kunchenguid/axi is open source, released under the MIT license.
- What language is axi written in?
- kunchenguid/axi is primarily written in TypeScript.
- How popular is axi?
- kunchenguid/axi has 1k stars on GitHub.
- Where can I find axi?
- kunchenguid/axi is on GitHub at https://github.com/kunchenguid/axi.