cli-readiness-reviewer

Review CLI code for autonomous agent compatibility by evaluating command implementations for structured output, unguarded interactive prompts, and unbounded query results to ensure seamless agent invocation.

A CLI is ready for AI agent invocation when it supports structured output parsing, separates stdout and stderr cleanly, defaults to non-TTY output, and avoids unguarded interactive prompts that break automated workflows.

Yes, the CLI readiness review process detects common frameworks like Click, Cobra, clap, and Commander from diff imports, referencing their idiomatic patterns when suggesting fixes for agent-readiness gaps in your code changes.

Check pull requests for CLI issues by evaluating command-type weighted priorities, flagging missing machine-readable output flags and unsafe mutating command retries that force agents to waste tokens or require human intervention in automated pipelines.

Autonomous agents fail parsing unstructured CLI output due to missing machine-readable output flags, poor stdout/stderr separation, and lack of non-TTY output defaults, which forces text parsing and increases token waste.

Evaluate mutating commands for agent-readiness gaps when implementing unsafe retries, unbounded bulk operations, or interactive prompts, as these command types carry the highest risk of breaking autonomous workflows and requiring manual intervention.