create-cli

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Design CLI tools with consistent UX patterns.

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Create CLI

Design CLI surface area: syntax, flags, output, error handling.

Conventions

Long options preferred (
```
--from
```
not
```
-f
```
)
stdout for data, stderr for progress/errors
Exit codes: 0=success, 1=runtime error, 2=usage error
Include
```
--help
```
,
```
--json
```
,
```
--quiet
```
Validate early, fail fast

Output

Default: human-readable tables
```
--json
```
: JSON output (implies quiet)
```
--quiet
```
: suppress progress
Respect
```
NO_COLOR
```
env

Errors

<name>: <message>
Try '<name> --help'

Destructive Operations

Confirm when stdin is TTY
```
--force
```
to skip confirmation
```
--dry-run
```
to preview

Help Format

<name> - <one-line description>

USAGE
    <name> [OPTIONS] <ARGS>

OPTIONS
    --option <VALUE>    Description [default: X]
    --help              Show this help

EXAMPLES
    <name> arg1 arg2

See references/node-js.md - Node.js with parseArgs See references/python-uv.md - Python with uv

See clig.dev for comprehensive guidelines.