asher-cli 0.0.2

Terminal dashboard for Litter Robot (LR3/LR4/LR5) via the Whisker cloud API

Asher CLI

A Claude Code-style terminal dashboard for monitoring and controlling Litter Robot via the Whisker cloud API.

Features

• Live status bar — unit name, online/offline, drawer fill level, last activity, cat weight
• Human-readable robot status — translates raw API states into plain English (Ready, Cleaning, Cat Detected, Drawer Full, etc.)
• Scrollable activity log with timestamps
• Commands: clean, status, lock, unlock, sleep, wake, night-light, history, help, quit
• Slash commands for app management: /login, /logout, /exit
• Cat animation panel that reacts to robot state
• Command history (↑/↓ arrows)
• Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds

Install

pipx install asher-cli
asher

pipx installs the CLI into an isolated environment and puts asher on your PATH automatically. Install pipx with pip install pipx if you don't have it.

Or with plain pip (ensure Python's Scripts folder is on your PATH):

pip install asher-cli
asher

Or run from source:

git clone https://github.com/karanshukla/asher-cli
cd asher-cli
pip install -e .
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Dev setup

uv sync --dev
git config core.hooksPath .githooks   # run lint + tests before every push

uv run poe check   # ruff + mypy + pytest (same as CI)
uv run poe fix     # auto-fix ruff issues
uv run poe test    # tests only
uv run poe types   # mypy only

Credentials

On first run, type /login at the command prompt. Your credentials are saved to the OS keyring (Windows Credential Manager / macOS Keychain / Linux Secret Service) and reused automatically on subsequent runs.

To sign out: /logout

.env fallback (for CI or existing users):

LITTER_ROBOT_USER=[e-mail]
LITTER_ROBOT_PASSWORD=yourpassword

Commands

Robot commands

Command	Description
clean	Start a clean cycle
status	Refresh and show what matters — online state, drawer level, last activity
info	Full dump of all robot properties (serial, firmware, all settings)
lock / unlock	Toggle panel lockout
sleep / wake	Toggle sleep mode
night-light on|off	Toggle night light
history	Show last 25 activity events
clear	Clear the log
help	Show command list
quit	Exit

Slash commands

Command	Description
/login	Sign in or switch accounts
/logout	Sign out and clear saved credentials
/exit	Exit Asher CLI

Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+L clears the log, Ctrl+C quits.

Releasing

# bump version, commit, and tag in one step
uv run bump-my-version bump patch    # 0.0.1 → 0.0.2
uv run bump-my-version bump minor    # 0.0.2 → 0.1.0
uv run bump-my-version bump major    # 0.1.0 → 1.0.0

# then push the release branch to trigger PyPI publish
git checkout -b release/0.0.2
git push origin release/0.0.2

Troubleshooting

asher not found after pip install asher-cli

Python's Scripts folder isn't on your PATH. Use pipx instead — it handles this automatically:

pip install pipx
pipx install asher-cli
asher

If you're in a virtualenv, deactivate it first:

deactivate
pip install pipx
pipx install asher-cli

pipx: command not found

Run it as a module instead:

python -m pip install pipx
python -m pipx install asher-cli

Testing

uv run pytest

CI runs on Python 3.10 / 3.11 / 3.12 across Ubuntu, Windows, and macOS on every push.

Notes

• Uses the unofficial pylitterbot library — supports LR3, LR4, LR5, and other Whisker robots
• The Whisker API is reverse-engineered and may change without notice
• Auth errors and network failures are shown in the UI with friendly messages