Design Cli Output
Skill Verified ActiveDesign terminal output for a CLI tool with chalk colors, Unicode glyphs, multiple verbosity levels (human, verbose, quiet, JSON), and consistent voice rules. Covers color palette selection, status indicator design, reporter function architecture, ceremony/narrative output variants, and cross-terminal compatibility. Use when building a new CLI reporter module, adding warm narrative output to an existing tool, standardizing output across multiple commands, or designing machine-readable JSON alongside human-readable text.
To guide the creation of well-designed, consistent, and accessible terminal output for command-line tools, enhancing user experience and machine readability.
Features
- Design color palettes with fallbacks
- Select Unicode or ASCII status indicators
- Implement four verbosity levels (default, verbose, quiet, JSON)
- Define and enforce consistent voice rules
- Structure output into reusable reporter functions
- Test output across various terminal environments
Use Cases
- Building new CLI reporter modules
- Adding narrative output to existing tools
- Standardizing output across multiple commands
- Designing parallel human-readable and JSON output
Non-Goals
- Designing the CLI commands themselves
- Implementing the core business logic of the CLI tool
- Handling error recovery beyond output formatting considerations
Workflow
- Define Color Palette
- Choose Status Indicators
- Design Verbosity Levels
- Establish Voice Rules
- Implement Reporter Functions
- Test Output Across Environments
Practices
- CLI Output Design
- Terminal UX
- Code Style
Prerequisites
- Node.js (for chalk dependency)
- Access to a terminal environment for testing
Installation
/plugin install agent-almanac@pjt222-agent-almanacQuality Score
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