Windows 11 CLI Context Menu Manager

🚀 Add your favorite CLI tools to Windows 11 right-click context menu with a single click

Quick access to PowerShell, GitHub Copilot, Claude AI, and Git from any folder in Windows Explorer.

Created by droltr

✨ Features

• 🔧 PowerShell Here - Launch PowerShell 7 in current directory
• 🤖 Copilot Here - Start GitHub Copilot CLI
• 🧠 Claude Here - Launch Claude AI CLI
• 📦 Git Init Here - Initialize Git repository
• 🎯 Smart Detection - Automatically finds tools in PATH, NPM global, and custom locations
• 🔄 Easy Management - Interactive menu for Install/Uninstall/Reinstall
• 🛡️ Safe - Only modifies HKCU registry (user-level, no system changes)

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Windows 11 (or Windows 10)
• PowerShell 7+ (or Windows PowerShell 5.1)
• Administrator rights
• At least one CLI tool installed

Installation

1. Download the project files
2. Run Menu.bat as Administrator
3. Select option [1] Install Menu
4. Done! Right-click in any folder to see "CLI Tools"

Direct Installation

.\Install-CLIContextMenu.ps1

📋 Usage

Interactive Menu (Menu.bat)

Menu.bat

Options:

• [1] Install Menu - Add CLI tools to context menu
• [2] Uninstall Menu - Remove from context menu
• [3] Reinstall Menu - Refresh menu items
• [4] Check Tools - Verify installed tools

Context Menu

1. Open File Explorer
2. Navigate to any folder
3. Right-click in empty space
4. Select "CLI Tools"
5. Choose your tool

🔧 Supported Tools

Tool	Detection	Example Path
PowerShell 7	pwsh.exe	C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe
GitHub Copilot	copilot command	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links\copilot.exe
Claude CLI	NPM global	%APPDATA%\npm\claude.cmd
Git	git.exe	C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe

Installing Tools

# PowerShell 7
winget install Microsoft.PowerShell

# GitHub Copilot CLI
winget install GitHub.GitHubCopilotCLI

# Claude CLI
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-cli

# Git
winget install Git.Git

🗑️ Uninstallation

Via Menu

Menu.bat
# Select [2] Uninstall Menu

Via Script

.\Install-CLIContextMenu.ps1 -Uninstall

🛠️ Technical Details

Registry Location

HKCU:\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\CLITools

Commands

• PowerShell: pwsh.exe -NoExit -Command "Set-Location '%V'"
• Copilot: pwsh.exe -NoExit -Command "Set-Location '%V'; copilot"
• Claude: cmd.exe /k "cd /d "%V" & claude"
• Git Init: pwsh.exe -NoExit -Command "Set-Location '%V'; git init; git status"

🔒 Security

• ✅ HKCU registry only (user-level)
• ✅ No system-wide changes
• ✅ Open source code
• ✅ No data collection

🐛 Troubleshooting

Script won't run

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

Menu doesn't appear

Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force

Tool not detected

Get-Command copilot -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

📝 Version History

v0.8 (2025-12-22) - Current

• Initial public release
• Smart tool detection
• Interactive menu manager
• Support for 4 CLI tools
• Tested and confirmed working

See CHANGELOG.md for details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

🙏 Credits

Created by droltr

Inspired by the need for quick CLI access in Windows 11.

🔗 Links

• GitHub Repository
• Report Issues

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Made with ❤️ for Windows CLI enthusiasts