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stacks-cli · Toolchain · model-invoked

The package you build commands with: argument parsing, option handling, coloured output, tables, progress indicators and prompts.

When to reach for it

  • The @stacksjs/cli package for creating commands with argument parsing
  • Option handling
  • Colored output
  • Tables
  • Progress indicators
  • Prompts
  • Integrating with the buddy command system

Covers

@stacksjs/cli, app/Commands/.

Inside the skill

The sections an agent reads once the skill loads.

  • Key Paths
  • Creating Commands
  • CLI Event Listeners
  • Output Formatting
  • config/cli.ts (BinaryConfig)
  • CLI Commands
  • Compiled Binaries
  • Gotchas

Where the code lives

  • Core package: storage/framework/core/cli/src/
  • CLI configuration: config/cli.ts
  • Application commands: app/Commands/
  • Optional registry: app/Commands.ts (not needed - see below)

Using it

This one is model-invoked. Your agent reaches for it on its own when the task matches, and you can also call it by name:

/stacks-cli

Source: stacks-cli/SKILL.md. Shadow it for one project with app/Skills/stacks-cli/SKILL.md, then re-run buddy setup:ai. See Writing your own.