{"schemaVersion":"opencli.cli.v1","slug":"glow","name":"glow","shortName":"glow","binaryName":"glow","maker":{"slug":"charmbracelet","name":"Charmbracelet","type":"small-team","url":"https://charm.sh","officialPlatformMaker":false,"featuredBuilder":true},"category":"Docs / Content","description":"Markdown previews, terminal docs, and readmes from the terminal. Built by Charmbracelet.","tagline":"Markdown previews, terminal docs, and readmes from the terminal.","install":{"packageManager":"brew","command":"brew install glow","packageName":null,"npmPackage":null,"brewFormula":"glow","brewCask":null,"crateName":null,"pypiPackage":null,"goPackage":null,"dockerImage":null},"verify":{"command":"glow --version","signal":"glow responds locally and is ready for the first real command."},"quickStart":"glow README.md","exampleWorkflow":["glow README.md"],"agent":{"readiness":{"label":"Human-first CLI","score":25,"reasons":["Supports non-interactive/scripted use."],"guardrails":["Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output."]},"packUrl":"https://opencli.co/cli/glow/agent.md","packMarkdown":"# OpenCLI Agent Pack: glow\n\nUse this when an AI agent needs to work with `glow`.\n\n## What this CLI is for\nMarkdown previews, terminal docs, and readmes from the terminal. Built by Charmbracelet.\n\nBest for: markdown previews, terminal docs, and readmes from the terminal.\n\n## Agent readiness\nHuman-first CLI (25/100)\n- Supports non-interactive/scripted use.\n\n## Install\n```sh\nbrew install glow\n```\n\n## Verify before real work\n```sh\nglow --version\n```\nExpected signal: glow responds locally and is ready for the first real command.\n\n## Safe starting commands\n```sh\nglow --version\n```\n\n```sh\nglow README.md\n```\n\n## Guardrails for agents\n- Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.\n\n## Suggested agent instruction\nYou may use glow (`glow`) for markdown previews, terminal docs, and readmes from the terminal.. First install it if missing, then run the verify command. Start with read-only or inspection commands. Summarize what you found before changing anything. Ask for confirmation before commands that mutate remote state, spend money, deploy, delete data, merge code, or expose secrets.\n\nSource: OpenCLI\n"},"fit":{"bestFor":"markdown previews, terminal docs, and readmes from the terminal.","useThisIf":"You work with docs and content and want a fast terminal interface.","skipIf":"You don't work with docs and content.","whatHappensNext":"Run `glow README.md` and see what comes back."},"capabilities":{"agentFriendly":false,"supportsJsonOutput":false,"supportsNonInteractive":true,"supportsDryRun":false,"requiresAuth":false,"requiresNetwork":false,"ciFriendly":false,"localFirst":false,"destructivePotential":"low"},"taxonomy":{"useCases":["Markdown previews","Terminal docs","Readmes"],"aliases":["markdown viewer"],"keywords":["markdown render"],"tags":["builder","shell-essential"]},"links":{"website":"https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow","github":"https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow","docs":"https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow","opencli":"https://opencli.co/cli/glow","markdown":"https://opencli.co/cli/glow/agent.md","json":"https://opencli.co/cli/glow.json"},"metrics":{"githubStars":25668,"latestRelease":"2026-04-26T00:10:21Z","license":"MIT","metricLabel":"Homebrew installs (30d)","metricValue":5015,"metricSource":"homebrew","metricAsOf":"2026-06-08T11:00:45.000Z"}}