AIW - AI CLI & MCP Unified Gateway

What is AIW?

AIW is a unified gateway that acts as:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                         AIW Gateway                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                              │
│  ┌─────────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
│  │   AI CLI Router     │    │      MCP Router             │ │
│  │                     │    │                             │ │
│  │  aiw claude ...  ───┼───►│  Claude CLI                 │ │
│  │  aiw codex ...   ───┼───►│  Codex CLI                  │ │
│  │  aiw gemini ...  ───┼───►│  Gemini CLI                 │ │
│  │                     │    │                             │ │
│  │  + Provider Switch  │    │  aiw mcp serve ────────────►│ │
│  │  + Role Injection   │    │    ├─► filesystem server    │ │
│  │  + Param Forwarding │    │    ├─► git server           │ │
│  │  + CWD Control      │    │    ├─► database server      │ │
│  │                     │    │    └─► ... (plugin market)  │ │
│  └─────────────────────┘    └─────────────────────────────┘ │
│                                                              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Installation

# Install from NPM
npm install -g @putao520/aiw

# Verify installation
aiw --version

AI CLI Router & Proxy

Basic Usage

# Route to specific AI CLI
aiw claude "explain this code"
aiw codex "write tests"
aiw gemini "translate to Chinese"

# Auto mode: automatic failover across AI CLIs
aiw auto "fix this bug"              # Try CLIs in order, auto-switch on failure
aiw auto -p auto "implement feature" # Auto-switch CLIs + auto-select provider

# Route to multiple AI CLIs
aiw all "review this code"              # All available CLIs
aiw "claude|gemini" "compare approaches" # Specific CLIs

Provider Switching (-p)

# Switch API provider without changing AI CLI
aiw claude -p openrouter "explain this"
aiw claude -p glm "explain this"
aiw claude -p anthropic "explain this"

# Auto-select compatible provider
aiw claude -p auto "explain this"     # Randomly select compatible provider
aiw auto -p auto "implement feature"  # Auto CLI + auto provider

# Provider config: ~/.aiw/providers.json

Auto Mode (Automatic Failover)

# Auto mode tries CLI+Provider combinations in configured order, switches on failure
aiw auto "fix this bug"

# Configure CLI+Provider execution order
aiw config cli-order  # TUI to manage order (↑/↓ move, r reset, q save)

How it works:

1. Reads auto_execution_order from ~/.aiw/config.json
2. Tries each CLI+Provider combination in order (e.g., codex+auto → gemini+auto → claude+auto)
3. Judges success/failure by exit code (0 = success)
4. Switches to next combination if current fails
5. Failed combinations enter 30-second cooldown period

Configuration (~/.aiw/config.json):

{
  "auto_execution_order": [
    {"cli": "codex", "provider": "auto"},
    {"cli": "gemini", "provider": "auto"},
    {"cli": "claude", "provider": "glm"},
    {"cli": "claude", "provider": "local"},
    {"cli": "claude", "provider": "official"}
  ]
}

Features:

• Same CLI can be configured with multiple providers (e.g., claude+glm → claude+local → claude+official)
• Each CLI+Provider combination has independent cooldown (30 seconds after failure)
• Provider "auto" means use the CLI's default provider selection
• Order can be fully customized via TUI or direct config editing

Role Injection (-r)

# Inject role prompt before task
aiw claude -r common "write a function"
aiw claude -r security "review this code"
aiw claude -r debugger "fix this bug"

# 22 built-in roles + custom roles in ~/.aiw/role/*.md
aiw roles list

Working Directory (-C)

# Start AI CLI in specific directory
aiw claude -C /path/to/project "implement feature"
aiw claude -r common -C ~/myproject "fix the bug"

Git Worktree (Isolated Execution)

New in v0.5.49: AIW automatically creates a git worktree for isolated AI CLI execution.

When you run AIW in a git repository, it:

1. Validates the directory is a git repository
2. Creates a worktree at /tmp/aiw-worktree-<8hex>
3. Executes the AI CLI in the isolated worktree
4. Outputs worktree information after task completion

# AIW automatically creates worktree for git repositories
aiw codex -C /path/to/repo "implement feature"

# After completion, AIW outputs:
# === AIW WORKTREE END ===
# Worktree: /tmp/aiw-worktree-a1b2c3d4
# Branch: main
# Commit: abc123def456

Benefits:

• 🛡️ Isolation: AI CLI works in a temporary worktree, keeping your working directory clean
• 🔍 Traceability: Worktree path, branch, and commit are logged for review
• 🧹 No Cleanup: Worktree remains for manual review; you can merge changes or delete it

Error Handling:

• Non-git directory → AIW refuses to run with clear error message
• Worktree already exists → AIW reports the conflict and exits

Transparent Parameter Forwarding

# All unknown flags forwarded to AI CLI
aiw claude -p glm --model sonnet --debug api "explain this"
aiw claude -r security --print --output-format json "review"

# Order: aiw flags (-r, -p, -C) → AI CLI flags → prompt

Combined Example

# Full example with all options
aiw claude -r common -p glm -C ~/project --model sonnet "implement REQ-001"
#          ^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#          role      provider  cwd        forwarded     prompt

MCP Router & Proxy

Start MCP Server

# Start AIW as MCP server
aiw mcp serve

# Configure in Claude Code (~/.claude/settings.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aiw": {
      "command": "aiw",
      "args": ["mcp", "serve"]
    }
  }
}

MCP Server Management

# List configured MCP servers
aiw mcp list

# Add MCP server
aiw mcp add filesystem npx -- -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem $HOME

# Enable/disable servers (hot-reload)
aiw mcp enable filesystem
aiw mcp disable git

# Edit config directly
aiw mcp edit

MCP Registry (Search & Install)

# Browse all available MCP servers (interactive TUI)
aiw mcp browse

# Search across registries (Official + Smithery)
aiw mcp search "git"
aiw mcp search "database" --source official

# Get server info
aiw mcp info @anthropic/filesystem

# Install server
aiw mcp install @anthropic/filesystem
aiw mcp install @anthropic/filesystem --env API_KEY=xxx

Plugin Marketplace

# Browse MCP plugins (interactive TUI)
aiw plugin browse

# Search plugins
aiw plugin search "playwright"

# Install plugin
aiw plugin install playwright@claude-code-official

# List/manage installed plugins
aiw plugin list
aiw plugin enable playwright
aiw plugin disable serena
aiw plugin remove playwright

# Manage marketplace sources
aiw plugin marketplace list
aiw plugin marketplace add my-market https://github.com/user/plugins

Task Monitoring

# Show task status
aiw status

# Wait for all AI CLI tasks to complete
aiw wait

# Wait for specific process
aiw pwait <PID>

Update

# Update AIW and all AI CLI tools
aiw update

Configuration Files

Global Configuration (~/.aiw/config.json)

{
  "user_roles_dir": "~/.claude/roles",
  "auto_execution_order": [
    {"cli": "codex", "provider": "auto"},
    {"cli": "gemini", "provider": "auto"},
    {"cli": "claude", "provider": "auto"}
  ]
}

This allows you to manage all your roles in a single location, such as ~/.claude/roles/, and share them across different tools.

Quick Reference

# AI CLI routing
aiw <cli> [-r role] [-p provider] [-C cwd] [cli-args...] "prompt"
aiw auto [-p provider] "prompt"  # Auto mode with failover

# Configuration
aiw config cli-order        # Manage CLI execution order (TUI)

# MCP commands
aiw mcp serve              # Start MCP server
aiw mcp list|add|remove    # Manage servers
aiw mcp browse|search      # Registry
aiw mcp install|info       # Install servers

# Plugin commands
aiw plugin browse|search   # Discover plugins
aiw plugin install|remove  # Manage plugins
aiw plugin list|enable|disable

# Other commands
aiw status                 # Task status
aiw wait                   # Wait for tasks
aiw update                 # Update tools
aiw roles list             # List roles
aiw help <command>         # Detailed help

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

AIW - Unified Gateway for AI CLI & MCP | v0.5.48

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