Sudo make me a sandwich?
The joke has landed. DoorDash is rolling out a command-line interface (CLI) called dd-cli. It’s for developers. Specifically macOS users in the U.S. and Canada who are on a waitlist. They can use an AI agent to search stores, grab deals, and pay, all from their terminal. No app. Just code.
Andy Fang, DoorDash CTO, announced it on X. The company hasn’t provided much more than that. But the internet is reacting. Usually because it’s absurd. Ordering lunch via a text prompt? Feels silly. Until you realize this isn’t a gag.
It’s a test drive for agentic commerce.
The future of commerce isn’t clicking buttons; it’s agents talking to each other.
DoorDash is opening its API to AI. Let developers build on top of it. You want a grocery bot? Go ahead. Build a lunch-deal aggregator? Fine. These capabilities become building blocks. Combined with other tools. Not just an app you open. But services that talk to services.
DoorDash has played here before. There was iMessage ordering. Then “Ask DoorDash.” They are already linked to OpenAI and Claude. Now they want to talk to your local Python script.
The sign-up form asks one simple thing. What will you build?
There is a layer of meta-humor here. Obviously. It echoes the infamous XKCD comic where a programmer types sudo make me a sandwich. Over-engineering is the point. The demo video proves it.
Look at the workflow.
- Reads Slack
- Recalls memories
- Parses JSON
- Inspects menus
- Runs Python scripts
- Recovers errors
- Calculates totals
Just to get three salads?
The interface flashes “Flibbertigibbing.” It’s funny. A little too efficient for a Tuesday lunch break. Maybe that’s the goal. Efficiency wrapped in absurdity.
Or maybe it just works.
You order. It arrives. Who cares if you used a graphical interface or a terminal prompt? As long as the food is there, is it even a question?
Probably.
