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stacks-cli · Native Stacks · model-invoked

Use when building CLI commands or tools with Stacks - the @stacksjs/cli package for creating commands with argument parsing, option handling, colored output, tables, progress indicators, prompts, or integrating with the buddy command system. Covers @stacksjs/cli and app/Commands/.

Read the skill for the implementation workflow and its current signatures. The Native capabilities catalog maps the package to source and retained evidence; driver limits are explicit.

Inside the skill

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

Using it

This skill is model-invoked. Your agent can select it for matching tasks, and you can call it directly.

/stacks-cli

Source: stacks-cli/SKILL.md.

It ships in @stacksjs/defaults with its supporting files. Run buddy setup:ai to refresh the agent setup. Override it per project with app/Skills/stacks-cli/SKILL.md. See Using skills.