zai-cli

name	zai-cli
description	Execute z.AI CLI providing vision, search, reader, and GitHub exploration via CLI and MCP. Use when user needs image/video analysis, OCR, UI-to-code conversion, error diagnosis, real-time web search, web page to markdown extraction, or GitHub code exploration. Trigger with phrases like "analyze this image", "search the web for", "read this page", "explore this repo", or "use zai". Requires Z_AI_API_KEY.
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*), WebFetch
version	1.0.0
license	Apache-2.0
author	Numman Ali <[e-mail]>
compatible-with	claude-code, codex, openclaw
tags	["community","zai-cli"]

Zai Cli

Overview

ZAI CLI provides access to Z.AI capabilities including image/video analysis, real-time web search, web page extraction, and GitHub code exploration. It integrates with Claude Code via MCP protocol for seamless AI-powered content analysis.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ installed
• Z_AI_API_KEY environment variable set
• API key from https://z.ai/manage-apikey/apikey-list
• Network access to Z.AI API endpoints

Instructions

1. Obtain an API key from Z.AI platform
2. Export your API key: export Z_AI_API_KEY="your-key"
3. Run npx zai-cli doctor to verify setup
4. Use npx zai-cli --help to see available commands
5. Try basic commands like vision, search, read, or repo
6. Use --help on any subcommand for detailed options

Access Z.AI capabilities via npx zai-cli. The CLI is self-documenting - use --help at any level.

Output

Default: data-only (raw output for token efficiency). Use --output-format json for { success, data, timestamp } wrapping.

Error Handling

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

Resources

• Z.AI Platform
• Z.AI API Key Management
• zai-cli npm Package
• Z.AI Documentation
• MCP Protocol Reference