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@lifesinger Highly agree, many Saas and software pale in comparison to the recent CLI wave.

@lifesinger Highly agree, many Saas and software pale in comparison to the recent CLI wave. The open source project that has been very popular in the past week: OpenCLI has adde...

March 23, 2026 路 1 min read

@lifesinger Highly agree, many Saas and software pale in comparison to the recent CLI wave.

The open source project that has been very popular in the past week: OpenCLI has added to the fire馃敟, and if there are no barriers to scarcity, it will be imitated quickly.

It feels very challenging.

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