Updated 2d ago
by spf13
cli-style
CLI Style — The 56 principles of command-line design for humans and AI agents (Agent Skill)
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Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add spf13/cli-style
Asks which agents to install it for. Add -g to install it for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/spf13/cli-stylecp -r "cli-style/cli-style" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the cli-style skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project).
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add spf13/cli-style
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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cli-style
CLI and Agent-Experience (AX) design system by Steve Francia (spf13), creator of Cobra, Viper, and Hugo. Enforces the 56 principles of CLI Style across 10 parts—unifying human ergonomics and agent safety via per-stream TTY detection, typed streams, and semantic exit codes. Activate when designing, building, auditing, or refactoring CLIs, subcommands, flags (--preview, --json, --no-color, --yes),…
cli-style/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.