What Tablif read on shim-cli's site
shim-cli describes itself as: “shim-cli: See what your coding agent sends. Mask what you can.”
- Price model: free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
What it is
Calls itself “CLI”.
- Calls itself: CLI
“…shim-cli: See what your coding agent sends. Mask what you can.”
“…shim-cli is an open source CLI (Apache-2.0).”
What it costs
A free tier, free forever. Has an enterprise plan. Sales on request. No monthly plan.
- Monthly: no
- Free plan: free forever
- Enterprise plan: yes
- Contact sales: yes
“Free, open source, yours to read”
“The AI Gateway does the same detection in front of the AI calls your products make, with audit, budgets and roles on Enterprise.”
Who it sells to
Sells to businesses and consumers.
- Sells to: businesses and consumers
“For your whole team Need this for your applications too?”
How it runs
A command-line tool for Linux and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the PyPI. No API. Open source. AI is a side feature.
- Kind: cli
- Runs on: Linux · macOS
- Runs where: on the device, offline
- Distributed via: PyPI
- API: no
- Open source: yes
- AI role: a side feature
“…shim-cli is an open source CLI (Apache-2.0).”
“…macOS and Linux”
What it works with
Integrates with Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI and 1 more. Names Cursor, Gemini CLI and 1 more on its pages.
- Integrates with: Claude Code · Codex · Copilot CLI · +1
- Names: Cursor · Gemini CLI · Windsurf
“An open-source hook and local proxy for Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI and VS Code.”
“If I use an agent shim-cli does not support (for example Cursor, Windsurf or Gemini CLI), stop and tell me so.”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Claims “2,300+”. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs and a blog.
- Number claimed: 2,300+
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Nothing here needs an account, an API key or a network call to shim.”
“2,300+ tests run on every release”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 18 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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