# sq alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like neilotoole/sq

Flowy lists 24 other CLI Tools plugins like sq, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 29, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/neilotoole-sq

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [sq](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/neilotoole-sq) | 2,573 | +1 | Oct 24, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [squix](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/eduardofuncao-squix) | 275 | +1 | Sep 22, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [carapace-bin](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/carapace-sh-carapace-bin) | 2,002 | +8 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 23 skills |
| [schpet-linear-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/schpet-linear-cli) | 1,024 | +7 | Oct 23, 2026 | ISC | 2 skills |
| [firecrawl-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/firecrawl-cli) | 674 | +13 | Oct 28, 2026 | – | 13 skills |
| [cli-printing-press](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mvanhorn-cli-printing-press) | 4,869 | +28 | Oct 28, 2026 | MIT | 9 skills |
| [dvdsgl-claude-canvas](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dvdsgl-claude-canvas) | 1,517 | +1 | Jan 8, 2026 | MIT | 4 skills, 1 command |
| [resend-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/resend-resend-cli) | 406 | 0 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [ggsrun](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/tanaikech-ggsrun) | 172 | -1 | Aug 26, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [oh-my-posh](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/jandedobbeleer-oh-my-posh) | 23,655 | +48 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill, 1 MCP server |
| [mgrep](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mixedbread-ai-mgrep) | 4,425 | 0 | Apr 25, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 6 commands |
| [carapace](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/carapace-sh-carapace) | 1,468 | +3 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 16 skills |
| [xurl](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/xdevplatform-xurl) | 1,362 | +3 | Sep 29, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [squix](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/eduardofuncao-squix) (275 stars, +1 this week). A CLI tool for managing and executing SQL queries across multiple databases. [squix on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/eduardofuncao-squix)
2. [carapace-bin](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/carapace-sh-carapace-bin) (2,002 stars, +8 this week). Carapace-bin provides argument completion for multiple CLI commands (full list), and works across multiple POSIX and non-POSIX shells. [carapace-bin on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/carapace-sh-carapace-bin) · [carapace-bin alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/carapace-sh-carapace-bin)
3. [schpet-linear-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/schpet-linear-cli) (1,024 stars, +7 this week). a cli to list, start and create issues in the linear issue tracker. [schpet-linear-cli on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/schpet-linear-cli) · [schpet-linear-cli alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/schpet-linear-cli)
4. [firecrawl-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/firecrawl-cli) (674 stars, +13 this week). Command-line interface for Firecrawl, the context API for AI agents. [firecrawl-cli on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/firecrawl-cli)
5. [cli-printing-press](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mvanhorn-cli-printing-press) (4,869 stars, +28 this week). Nothing is more valuable than time and money. [cli-printing-press on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mvanhorn-cli-printing-press) · [cli-printing-press alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mvanhorn-cli-printing-press)
6. [dvdsgl-claude-canvas](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dvdsgl-claude-canvas) (1,517 stars, +1 this week). A TUI toolkit that gives Claude Code its own display. [dvdsgl-claude-canvas on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dvdsgl-claude-canvas) · [dvdsgl-claude-canvas alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dvdsgl-claude-canvas)
7. [resend-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/resend-resend-cli) (406 stars, 0 this week). The official CLI for Resend. [resend-cli on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/resend-resend-cli)
8. [ggsrun](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/tanaikech-ggsrun) (172 stars, -1 this week). High-performance Google Drive CLI and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for LLM/AI agents. [ggsrun on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/tanaikech-ggsrun)
9. [oh-my-posh](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jandedobbeleer-oh-my-posh) (23,655 stars, +48 this week). The most customisable and low-latency cross platform/shell prompt renderer. [oh-my-posh on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jandedobbeleer-oh-my-posh) · [oh-my-posh alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/jandedobbeleer-oh-my-posh)
10. [mgrep](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mixedbread-ai-mgrep) (4,425 stars, 0 this week). A calm, CLI-native way to semantically grep everything, like code, images, pdfs and more. [mgrep on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mixedbread-ai-mgrep) · [mgrep alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mixedbread-ai-mgrep)
11. [carapace](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/carapace-sh-carapace) (1,468 stars, +3 this week). Command argument completion generator for \[cobra\]. [carapace on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/carapace-sh-carapace) · [carapace alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/carapace-sh-carapace)
12. [xurl](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/xdevplatform-xurl) (1,362 stars, +3 this week). A command-line tool for interacting with the X (formerly Twitter) API, supporting both OAuth 1.0a and OAuth 2.0 authentication. [xurl on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/xdevplatform-xurl) · [xurl alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/xdevplatform-xurl)

## Questions about sq alternatives

### What is the best alternative to sq?

squix is the first of 12 alternatives to sq by shared technologies: it has 275 stars (behind sq) and gained 1 stars this week.

### Which sq alternative has the most skills?

carapace-bin has the most, with 23 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. sq has 1.

### Is sq free?

Yes. sq is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

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