Forge CLI Design | Agent Skills Atlas

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CLI design discipline. Unix-philosophy small composable commands, exit codes that mean things, subcommands with noun verb shape, --help that fits one screen, stdout for data + stderr for chatter, JSON output mode for piping, dry-run for destructive operations, config from flag > env > file. Contains paste-ready argument-parser patterns and a complete worked CLI. Use when designing a new CLI tool or auditing one.

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CLI design discipline. Unix-philosophy small composable commands, exit codes that mean things, subcommands with `noun verb` shape, --help that fits one screen, stdout for data + stderr for chatter, JSON output mode for piping, dry-run for destructive operations, config from flag > env > file. Contains paste-ready argument-parser patterns and a complete worked CLI. Use when designing a new CLI tool or auditing one.

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Category: Developer tools
Reported license: MIT
Listing language (estimated): English
Review status: Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility: Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.