Sudo, make me a sandwich. The future has arrived! DoorDash just introduced a limited beta version of the DoorDash CLI, a command-line tool for developers that lets you request DoorDash directly from your AI agent. The tool can be used to search stores, find deals and pay, the company says.

Called “dd-cli,” the new tool is open to US and Canadian macOS developers through a waitlist, DoorDash co-founder and CTO Andy Fang said in a post on X. DoorDash was asked to comment on the new feature.

The ad is getting a lot of attention because, at first glance, it’s pretty funny. Command line tools are associated with programming, not ordering lunch. An AI agent executing commands to order a salad or a sandwich may seem absurd at first.

But DoorDash’s CLI isn’t actually a joke; is an example of what agent trading can be like.

With this move, the company is exposing DoorDash’s ordering platform to AI agents, allowing developers to add functionality to their own software and services. That means that instead of visiting the DoorDash app, developers could create their own tools to order food, groceries or find local lunch deals, among other things, or use those capabilities as building blocks that combine with other tools.

DoorDash has also experimented with offering its service through iMessage and now has its own AI chatbot, “Ask DoorDash,” which offers two examples of how agent commerce can work. It also exposes its service to AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT and Claude from OpenAI.

The company’s registration form to access the new CLI tool includes a field that asks developers what they would build if they were allowed into the beta version.

The pitch is a bit humorous, as it recalls that old XKCD comic about programmers automating ridiculous tasks, like making a sandwich. In the comic, a programmer says “make me a sandwich” and the other person says, “What? Do it yourself”, so the programmer says “sudo, make me a sandwich” and the other person says “OK”. (It’s programming humor, okay?)

The video attached in post While the task is running, the interface says “Flibbertigibbeting”, which makes everything even more fun.