Search Results: command-line-best-practices

cli-for-agents

Use this skill whenever designing, building, or reviewing a command-line tool that AI agents or automation will invoke — covers non-interactive flags, layered --help with examples, stdin/pipeline composition, actionable errors, idempotency, dry-run, destructive-action safety, and predictable command structure. Trigger even if the user doesn't explicitly say "agent-friendly" — apply whenever they are writing `--help` text, adding a new subcommand, designing error messages, or reviewing a CLI's UX.