One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/cli-agent-spec/cli-agent-spec --skill cli-agent-audit
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: cli-agent-audit
Source: https://github.com/cli-agent-spec/cli-agent-spec/tree/main/skills/cli-agent-audit
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/cli-agent-spec/cli-agent-spec --skill cli-agent-audit

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

CLI tools often fail in ways that AI agents can’t reliably detect—leading to hangs, silent errors, data corruption, and wasted context—so agent pipelines become fragile and hard to debug.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Run a full autonomous audit pipeline that installs (if needed), profiles, evaluates critical failure modes, and produces a complete report bundle in one go.
  • Generate machine-usable evaluation artifacts including environment, readiness, findings/issues, raw traces, and multiple report formats intended for both developers and agent builders.
  • Use a scoped evaluation strategy (critical only by default) with resumable/incremental evaluation to reduce wasted time and repeat work.

Quick Start

Ask the assistant to run the CLI Agent Audit for your tool (for example, pip:my-cli==2.1.0) so it produces the full evaluations/<cli>/ report bundle.

Frequently Asked Questions about cli-agent-audit

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I audit CLI tools for AI agent reliability and failure modes?

Auditing CLI tools for AI agent reliability requires running an autonomous end-to-end pipeline that profiles installation, evaluates critical failure modes, and generates a standardized report bundle identifying silent errors and hangs.

What is CLI readiness scoring and how does it evaluate AI-ready behavior?

CLI readiness scoring assesses how reliably a command-line interface behaves when invoked by AI agents, evaluating critical failure modes across iterative runs to detect hangs, silent errors, and data corruption that disrupt agent pipelines.

How do I generate machine-usable evaluation artifacts for CLI trace validation?

Generating machine-usable evaluation artifacts involves executing an autonomous audit that captures raw traces, environment details, and readiness findings, writing a standardized eight-file report bundle under the evaluations directory for both developers and agent builders.

Does CLI auditing require non-interactive installation support?

CLI auditing requires non-interactive installation support to enable autonomous execution, allowing the pipeline to install packages, profile environments, and evaluate failure modes without manual user intervention or interactive prompts.

Can I resume an incomplete CLI failure mode evaluation and reuse previous artifacts?

Resuming an incomplete CLI failure mode evaluation is supported through incremental evaluation with artifact reuse, applying a scoped critical-only strategy to reduce wasted time and avoid repeating previously completed readiness and trace validation work.

Why does my CLI tool cause AI agent pipelines to hang or fail silently?

CLI tools cause AI agent pipelines to hang or fail silently due to unverified failure modes in non-interactive environments, which end-to-end CLI auditing detects by profiling installation, evaluating critical errors, and validating execution traces.