Lichess CLI

Lichess.org API — play games, analyze positions, tournaments and user stats.

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Installation

# Install from Hub
pip install cli-anything-lichess

# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/chatjesus/CLI-Anything-Hub
cd CLI-Anything-Hub
pip install -e ./lichess-cli

# Set credentials
export LICHESS_TOKEN="your-token"
# Hint: from lichess.org/account/oauth/token

Quick Start

# 1. Discover capabilities (no auth needed)
# cli-anything-lichess schema

# 2. Check connectivity
# cli-anything-lichess detect

# 3. Run with JSON output
cli-anything-lichess --json [command] [args]

Agent-Native Interface

schema

Output full capability JSON. No auth needed. AI agents call this first to discover all commands.

detect

Check connectivity and environment. Returns JSON status without side effects.

--json

All commands support structured JSON output. Parse programmatically.

version

Print CLI version info for compatibility tracking.

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Lichess.org API — play games, analyze positions, tournaments and user stats. Part of the CLI-Anything Hub — 130+ agent-ready CLIs, all following the same interface standard. Install any tool, agents call any software, zero friction.

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