building-cli-apps
✓Use when building command-line interface tools; when choosing argument parsing libraries; when handling stdin/stdout/stderr patterns; when implementing subcommands; when tests for CLI apps fail or are missing
Installation
SKILL.md
CLI apps are filters in a pipeline. They read input, transform it, write output. The Unix philosophy applies: do one thing well, compose with others.
Choose CLI when: Single operation, pipeable, scriptable, CI/CD, simple prompts Choose TUI when: Dashboard, multi-view navigation, real-time monitoring Choose GUI when: Non-technical users, complex visualizations, drag/drop
| Language | Argument Parsing | Progress/Spinners | Colors | Prompts |
Use when building command-line interface tools; when choosing argument parsing libraries; when handling stdin/stdout/stderr patterns; when implementing subcommands; when tests for CLI apps fail or are missing Source: mhagrelius/dotfiles.
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Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/mhagrelius/dotfiles --skill building-cli-apps- Source
- mhagrelius/dotfiles
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is building-cli-apps?
Use when building command-line interface tools; when choosing argument parsing libraries; when handling stdin/stdout/stderr patterns; when implementing subcommands; when tests for CLI apps fail or are missing Source: mhagrelius/dotfiles.
How do I install building-cli-apps?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/mhagrelius/dotfiles --skill building-cli-apps Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/mhagrelius/dotfiles
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01