Cook: A simple CLI for orchestrating Claude Code

(rjcorwin.github.io)

88 points | by staticvar 2 hours ago

13 comments

  • vadepaysa 35 minutes ago
    I did a Show HN[0] a few days back with my CLI agent called cook[1] and for a moment I was ecstatic my tool made it to the front page. haha.

    [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47262711 [1]: https://getcook.dev

  • sbinnee 1 hour ago
    There is a skill installation option. The skill markdown has 180 lines [1].

    My take? I like it. It's concise enough for me to try it out. And I love the webpage.

    [1] https://github.com/rjcorwin/cook/blob/main/no-code/SKILL.md

  • rc_kas 2 hours ago
    Can someone explain what this is to my n00b brain. I don't get what claude-cli is missing that this adds in?
    • beshrkayali 1 hour ago
      IMO the raw Claude CLI is great for one-off interactive sessions, but as soon as you want repeatable multi-step workflows you’re either copy-pasting prompts forever or hacking your own solution manually. That’s exactly the gap these tools fill.

      My take on a solution for this is https://ossature.dev — .smd spec markdown files + ossature audit / build that gives you DAG orchestration, SHA-traced increments, and tiny focused contexts.

      • eloisius 28 minutes ago
        Isn’t a repeatable, multi-step workflow exactly what a script or Makefile does?
    • sghiassy 51 minutes ago
      As a prerequisite you’d want to understand the purpose of Ralph Wiggum Loops

      But in general this is meta to the CLI agent.

      So if you were to use the CLI to perform a review of some code. This tool would allow you to loop the output of the code review 5 times onto itself.

    • transitorykris 1 hour ago
      Maybe not adds in, but wraps around. You could accomplish much of this with fairly simply bash scripts.
      • esperent 1 hour ago
        You could accomplish all of it with claude -p (headless mode).
        • transitorykris 1 hour ago
          Admittedly I might be missing a flag or two with claude, but how are multiple loops and comparisons of solutions done with just headless mode?
        • brcmthrowaway 1 hour ago
          Indeed.

          Where are people finding time for these sort of projects.

  • NikitaCometa65 7 minutes ago
    open source alternatives are catching up fast. give it 6 months
  • khazhoux 33 minutes ago
    How does this handle when Claude needs user input? To choose an option, grant tool permission, clarify questions…
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    • cheriot 32 minutes ago
      If this was human written sarcasm, bravo.
    • Yiin 1 hour ago
      just use 200usd plan, I forgot what limits are.
      • tmatsuzaki 34 minutes ago
        Do you hit the limit pretty quickly on the Pro plan these days? Im thinking about subscribing for video editing, but Im still not sure.
      • croes 1 hour ago
        You'll remember it soon
        • anonzzzies 30 minutes ago
          Have not hit limits for 2 months now and I use it a lot. I have 200 max as well.
        • weird-eye-issue 1 hour ago
          Do you often hit the limits recently on the $200 plan? I don't even come close
          • dionian 1 hour ago
            i used to, its much better now. opus 4.6 has been great on tokens
            • weird-eye-issue 1 hour ago
              Yes, quite a while back, they used to charge a lot more for the Opus tokens
  • pissedoffadmin 57 minutes ago
    i wanna pelt rocks at anthropic
  • xiaolu627 48 minutes ago
    Thanks for sharing this post about Cook CLI. I like how it uses a recipe-based pattern to define workflows declaratively, making orchestration simpler and cleaner. Great approach to handling execution!