Scaffold a new CLI command using Commander.js with options, action handler, three output modes (human-readable, quiet, JSON), and optional ceremony variant. Covers command naming, option design, shared context patterns, error handling, and integration testing. Use when adding a command to an existing Commander.js CLI, designing a new CLI tool from scratch, or standardizing command structure across a multi-command CLI.
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---
name: scaffold-cli-command
locale: wenyan-ultra
source_locale: en
source_commit: 82c77053
fence_basis_commit: 82c77053
translator: "Julius Brussee homage — caveman"
translation_date: "2026-05-03"
description: >
Scaffold a new CLI command using Commander.js with options, action handler,
three output modes (human-readable, quiet, JSON), and optional ceremony
variant. Covers command naming, option design, shared context patterns,
error handling, and integration testing. Use when adding a command to an
existing Commander.js CLI, designing a new CLI tool from scratch, or
standardizing command structure across a multi-command CLI.
license: MIT
allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Bash Grep Glob
metadata:
author: Philipp Thoss
version: "1.0"
domain: cli
complexity: intermediate
language: TypeScript
tags:
- cli
- commander
- nodejs
- terminal
- command-pattern
---
# 架 CLI 命
加新命於 Commander.js 應、一致選、三出模、整測。
## 用
- 加命於既 Commander.js CLI→用
- 自無設多命 CLI→用
- 一規諸命結構→用
- 加禮變(暖敘出代機出)→用
## 入
- **必**:命名與動詞(如 `gather`、`audit`、`sync`)
- **必**:命作(一句)
- **必**:CLI 入口徑(如 `cli/index.js`)
- **可**:需禮變乎
- **可**:標選外之選
- **可**:位參(`<name>` 或 `[names...]`)
## 行
### 一:擇命名與類
選傳動之動詞。組命入類:
| 類 | 動 | 式 |
|---|---|---|
| CRUD | `install`、`uninstall`、`list`、`search` | 操容 |
| 生 | `init`、`sync`、`audit` | 管項態 |
| 禮 | `gather`、`scatter`、`tend`、`campfire` | 暖敘出 |
名規:
- 用單動(非 `install-skill`—讓選定何)
- 小寫、命名內無連字
- 位參:`<必>`、`[可]`、`[多...]`
```javascript
program
.command('gather <name>')
.description('Gather a team around the campfire')
```
得:命名、述、位參定。
敗:動詞與既存命疊→組之(加選於既命)或於述清辨。
### 二:定選
每命宜支共選與命特。
**標選**(按需):
```javascript
.option('-n, --dry-run', 'Preview without making changes')
.option('-q, --quiet', 'Suppress human-readable output')
.option('--json', 'Output as JSON')
.option('-f, --framework <id>', 'Target specific framework')
.option('-g, --global', 'Use global scope')
.option('--scope <scope>', 'Scope: project, workspace, global', 'project')
.option('--source <path>', 'Path to tool root directory')
```
**命特選**—僅加所需:
```javascript
.option('--ceremonial', 'Show each item arriving individually')
.option('--only <items>', 'Comma-separated subset to include')
.option('-y, --yes', 'Skip confirmation prompts')
```
設則:
- 短旗(`-n`)為常用
- 長旗(`--dry-run`)為清
- 默值為第三參
- 布旗為切
得:選鏈含標與特。
敗:選累 > 8→分子命或組相關選。
### 三:作動處理
動處理循一致式:
```javascript
.action(async (name, options) => {
// 1. Get shared context (registries, adapters, paths)
const ctx = getContext(options);
// 2. Resolve what to operate on
const items = resolveItems(ctx, name, options);
if (!items || items.length === 0) {
reporter.error('Nothing found.');
process.exit(1);
}
// 3. Preview if dry-run
if (options.dryRun) reporter.printDryRun();
// 4. Execute the operation
const results = await executeOperation(items, ctx, options);
// 5. Output results (3 modes)
if (options.json) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(results, null, 2));
} else if (options.quiet) {
reporter.printResults(results);
} else {
printHumanOutput(results, options);
}
})
```
`getContext()` 共助中:
- 根目察
- 譜載
- 框察或顯選
- 範解
得:動處理循 5 步—境→解→預→行→出。
敗:命不合「解-行」式(如純訊如 `detect`)→簡為境→算→出。
### 四:加三出模
每命宜支三模:
**默(人讀):**
```text
Installing 3 item(s) to Claude Code...
+ create-skill [claude-code] .claude/skills/create-skill
+ write-tests [claude-code] .claude/skills/write-tests
= commit-changes [claude-code] (skipped)
2 installed, 1 skipped
```
**靜(`--quiet`):**
標報出—簡行含態符(`+`、`-`、`=`、`!`),無禮、無飾。
**JSON(`--json`):**
```json
{
"command": "install",
"items": 3,
"installed": 2,
"skipped": 1,
"failed": 0
}
```
行式:
```javascript
if (options.json) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
return;
}
if (options.quiet) {
reporter.printResults(results);
return;
}
// Default: human-readable output
printHumanReadable(results, options);
```
得:三模皆出有用。JSON 可解。靜簡。默訊。
敗:命無有意 JSON 表(如 `detect`)→略 JSON 模、文錄因。
### 五:加禮變(可)
宜暖敘出代易出之命:
```javascript
if (options.json) {
ceremonyReporter.printJson(data);
} else if (options.quiet) {
reporter.printResults(results);
} else {
ceremonyReporter.printArrival({
teamId: name,
agents,
results: { installed, skipped, failed },
ceremonial: options.ceremonial || false,
});
}
```
禮出循聲則:
1. 現時、主動聲
2. 無歎號
3. 喻代術
4. 敗誠、非災
5. 末行映態
6. 無 emoji—用 Unicode 字符(✦ ◉ ◎ ○ ✗)
7. 每字載訊
詳見 `design-cli-output` 技。
得:禮出循諸聲則、生暖訊敘。
敗:禮覺強或不增訊→略。非每命需禮變。
### 六:理誤與邊例
```javascript
// Unknown item
if (!item) {
reporter.error(`Unknown: ${name}. Use 'tool list' to browse.`);
process.exit(1);
}
// Confirmation for destructive actions
if (!options.yes && !options.quiet && !options.dryRun) {
const answer = await askYesNo('Proceed?');
if (!answer) {
console.log(' Cancelled.');
return;
}
}
// State validation
if (!state.fires[name]) {
reporter.error(`Not active. Nothing to remove.`);
process.exit(1);
}
```
誤設則:
- 誤訊建糾正動
- `process.exit(1)` 為不可復誤
- 確認提予破壞動(`--yes` 繞)
- 預演恆成(不阻於確)
得:諸誤路生助訊。破壞動需確認。
敗:確擾本→確 `--yes` 與 `--quiet` 皆繞。
### 七:書整測
```javascript
import { describe, it, after } from 'node:test';
import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
import { execSync } from 'child_process';
const CLI = 'node cli/index.js';
function run(args) {
return execSync(`${CLI} ${args}`, { encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 10000 });
}
describe('new-command', () => {
after(() => { /* cleanup created files/state */ });
it('dry-run shows preview', () => {
const out = run('new-command arg --dry-run');
assert.match(out, /DRY RUN/);
});
it('--json outputs valid JSON', () => {
const out = run('new-command arg --json');
const start = out.indexOf('{');
const data = JSON.parse(out.slice(start));
assert.equal(data.command, 'new-command');
});
it('rejects unknown input', () => {
assert.throws(() => run('new-command nonexistent'), /Unknown/);
});
});
```
詳見 `test-cli-application` 技。
得:≥ 3 測—預演、JSON、誤例。複命更多。
敗:`execSync` 超時→增時或察互動提阻命。
## 驗
- [ ] 命註於 CLI 入口、見於 `--help`
- [ ] 標選(`--dry-run`、`--quiet`、`--json`)正
- [ ] 默出人讀且訊
- [ ] JSON 出有效可解
- [ ] 誤訊建糾正動
- [ ] 破壞動需確(`--yes` 繞)
- [ ] ≥ 3 整測過
- [ ] 命循 getContext → 解 → 行 → 出 式
## 忌
- **忘 JSON 模**:機消費(本、CI)依結構出。雖命似互動唯亦行 `--json`
- **確阻本**:問入命於非互動境掛。破壞命予 `--yes`、`--quiet` 抑提
- **誤退碼不一**:諸誤用 `process.exit(1)`。析 CLI 出之工先察退碼
- **選無默**:如 `--scope` 宜有合理默以免每次定
- **禮泄入靜模**:`--quiet` 為「機之最小出」。禮泄入靜→本破於非期出
## 參
- `build-cli-plugin`
- `test-cli-application`
- `design-cli-output`
- `install-almanac-content`
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