Sudo prepare me a sandwich. The future is here! DoorDash has launched a limited beta version of DoorDash CLI, a command-line utility for developers that enables ordering DoorDash straight from your AI assistant. According to the company, the tool allows users to search for stores, discover discounts, and complete transactions.

Referred to as “dd-cli,” this innovative tool is available to U.S. and Canadian macOS developers via a waitlist, as stated by DoorDash co-founder and CTO Andy Fang in a post on X. DoorDash was approached for feedback regarding the new feature.

The announcement is attracting considerable interest because, at first glance, it’s rather amusing. Command-line interfaces are typically linked with coding, not lunch orders. An AI assistant executing commands to order your salad or sandwich may seem quite ludicrous initially.

However, the DoorDash CLI is not merely a joke; it exemplifies what agentic commerce could resemble.

Through this initiative, the company is making DoorDash’s ordering system accessible to AI agents, giving developers the opportunity to enhance functionality within their own applications and services. This implies that rather than using the DoorDash app, developers could create their own solutions for food ordering, grocery shopping, or locating local lunch discounts, among other aspects, or utilize those features as foundational elements in conjunction with other tools.

DoorDash has also tried offering its service through iMessage and currently has its AI chatbot, “Ask DoorDash” — providing two instances of how agentic commerce can function. The service is also made available to AI chatbots, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Claude.

The company’s registration form for access to the new CLI tool includes a section asking developers what they would create if granted access to the beta.

The launch carries a humorous undertone, reminiscent of that classic XKCD comic about programmers automating absurd tasks — like making a sandwich. In the comic, a programmer requests “make me a sandwich,” to which the other person replies, “What? Make it yourself,” prompting the programmer to say “sudo make me a sandwich,” and the other person responds, “OK.” (It’s programming humor, after all!)

The video included in the X post amplifies the over-engineering theme, as it interacts with Slack, retrieves memories, processes JSON, inspects menu layouts, executes Python scripts, recovers from issues, and computes totals, all to accomplish something as straightforward as ordering three salads. During the operation, the interface displays “Flibbertigibbeting,” making the scenario even more comical.