@z_ai/coding-helper

Coding Tool Helper (chelper)

A CLI helper for GLM Coding Plan Users to manage coding tools like claude-code.

Currently supported coding tools:

• Claude Code
• OpenCode
• Crush
• Factory Droid

Features

• Interactive wizard – Friendly onboarding guidance on first launch
• GLM Coding Plan integration – Supports both Global and China plans
• Tool management – Automatically detects, installs, and configures CLI tools
• MCP configuration – Easily manage MCP services
• Local storage – All settings are stored securely on your machine
• Internationalization support – Chinese and English bilingual interface

Quick Start

Prerequisite: make sure Node.js 18 or later is installed.

Install and launch

Option 1

## Run directly with npx
npx @z_ai/coding-helper

Option 2

## Install @z_ai/coding-helper globally first
npm install -g @z_ai/coding-helper
## Then run chelper
chelper

Complete the wizard

Once you enter the wizard UI, use the Up/Down arrow keys to navigate and press Enter to confirm each action, following the guided initialization flow.

The wizard will help you complete:

• Selecting the UI language
• Choosing the coding plan
• Entering your API key
• Selecting the tools to manage
• Automatically installing tools (if needed)
• Entering the tool management menu
• Loading the coding plan into the tools
• Managing MCP services (optional)

Command list

Besides the interactive wizard, chelper also supports executing every feature directly through CLI arguments:

# Show help
chelper -h
chelper --help

# Show version
chelper -v
chelper --version

# Run the initialization wizard
chelper init

# Language management
chelper lang show              # Display the current language
chelper lang set zh_CN         # Switch to Chinese
chelper lang set en_US         # Switch to English
chelper lang --help            # Show help for language commands

# API key management
chelper auth                   # Interactively set the key
chelper auth glm_coding_plan_global <token>    # Choose the Global plan and set the key directly
chelper auth glm_coding_plan_china <token>     # Choose the China plan and set the key directly
chelper auth revoke            # Delete the saved key
chelper auth reload claude     # Load the latest plan info into the Claude Code tool
chelper auth --help            # Show help for auth commands

# Health check
chelper doctor                 # Inspect system configuration and tool status

Configuration file

The configuration file is stored at ~/.chelper/config.yaml:

lang: zh_CN                    # UI language
plan: glm_coding_plan_global   # Plan type: glm_coding_plan_global or glm_coding_plan_china
api_key: your-api-key-here     # API key