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Polish CLI UX with crystal-clear guidelines.

Software Engineering#testing#documentation#consistency#cli#ui-design#command-line#help-text
AuthorNickChristensen
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Designers of CLIs often struggle with building clear, consistent, and usable command-line tools. This Skill provides a curated set of frontmatter-driven guidelines and best practices to help you craft CLIs that are easy to learn, reuse, and maintain.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Structured guidance for CLI design: philosophy, consistency, and usability principles that improve user experience.
  • Implementation guidance: suggestions for help text, command naming, flags, error messages, and examples to ensure a predictable UX.
  • Use Case: when starting a new CLI project or refactoring an existing tool, apply these guidelines to define commands, options, and prompts with clear behavior.

Quick Start

Tell me your CLI goals and I will generate a guideline-first plan following the principles described.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

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Name: cli-authoring
Download link: https://github.com/NickChristensen/ppls/archive/main.zip#cli-authoring

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