Claude Better Cli
A drop-in replacement for the Claude CLI that trades a rewrite for serious performance gains: 73% faster cold starts, 80% lower memory in long sessions, near-perfect command compatibility. The author benchmarked 1,200+ invocations and hit 100% exit code parity and 98.7% output matching. If you run Claude CLI in scripts, tight loops, or memory-constrained environments, this is worth testing. It's source-available on request only, positioned for high-profile customers, so you'll need to ask for access. Once you have the binary, it slots into your PATH ahead of the original and everything keeps working. The performance table is unusually detailed for this kind of tool.
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- Jul 14, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add aradotso/trending-skills --skill claude-better-cli --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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claude-better
Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.
claude-better is a compatibility-first reimplementation of the Claude CLI focused on aggressive performance improvements: up to 73% faster startup and up to 80% lower resident memory, while maintaining 100% command-level compatibility with the original Claude CLI.
What It Does
- Faster cold starts:
--helpgoes from 182ms → 49ms;chatsession bootstrap from 311ms → 102ms - Lower memory: sustained interactive sessions drop from ~412MB → ~83MB RSS
- Drop-in compatible: 100% pass rate on primary command forms, 100% exit-code match, 98.7% byte-for-byte output parity
- Zero migration cost: existing scripts, aliases, and muscle memory continue to work unchanged
Availability
⚠️ Source code is provided for selected high-profile customers only and available upon request. Contact the maintainer at krzyzanowskim/claude-better for access.
If you have access, install as described in your onboarding materials. The binary is a drop-in replacement — substitute it wherever you invoke claude.
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- Repository
- github.com/aradotso/trending-skills
- Category
- CLI & Terminal
- First seen
- May 16, 2026
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