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Agent Skills Guide

cli-design

published 2026/03/13

Design and build agent-first CLIs with HATEOAS JSON responses, context-protecting output, and self-documenting command trees. Use when creating new CLI tools, adding commands to existing CLIs (joelclaw, slog), or reviewing CLI design for agent-friendliness. Triggers on 'build a CLI', 'add a command', 'CLI design', 'agent-friendly output', or any task involving command-line tool creation.

📦 Install Skill

Command line install

Install directly with the `skills` CLI.

npx skills add joelhooks/joelclaw/skills/cli-design

Local download

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