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zhi CLI¶

Terminal AI assistant powered by Chinese LLMs

zhi is an open-source command-line tool that brings Zhipu GLM models to your terminal. It combines intelligent chat with a powerful skill system for document processing, OCR, and automation — all with built-in safety guardrails.

Install Get Started GitHub

Features¶

Dual Model Architecture

GLM-5 for intelligent chat, GLM-4-flash for cost-effective skill execution (~10% the cost)
15 Built-in Skills

9 single-purpose + 6 composite workflows for documents, translation, OCR, and more
8 Integrated Tools

File read/write, OCR, shell execution, web fetch, skill creation, and interactive prompts
YAML Skill System

Create custom automation skills in minutes with simple YAML configuration
Bilingual Support

Full English and Chinese UI with automatic language detection
Security First

No delete capability exists in the architecture — your files can never be removed or overwritten. All output is isolated to zhi-output/, with path traversal protection and shell command confirmation

Quick Start¶

pip install zhicli    # macOS / Linux (requires Python 3.10+)
zhi --setup           # Configure API key (30 seconds)
zhi                   # Start chatting

On Windows? Download standalone exe No Python required.