pascalandy/coding-standard
dot_config/ai_templates/skills/devtools/coding-standard/SKILL.md
Use when designing, implementing, or reviewing an agent-friendly CLI, including commands, flags, help text, output, errors, and safety behavior.
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Updated Apr 24, 2026
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skillsauthnpx skillsauth add pascalandy/dotfiles coding-standardInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- coding-standard
- description:
- >
- keywords:
- [cli, cli-spec, cli-design, cli-implementation, cli-audit, agent-friendly, composability, idempotent, retry-safe]
Coding Standard
Language-agnostic coding disciplines: what good design looks like, regardless of implementation language.
Scope
In scope:
- CLI surface-area design (command tree, flags, exit codes, config precedence)
- CLI implementation best practices (I/O, help text, error handling, argument parsing, subcommands, signals, distribution)
- CLI agent-friendly auditing (structured output, idempotency, non-interactive operation, retry safety)
Out of scope:
- Language syntax, idioms, tooling, or package managers
- Framework-specific patterns
Routing
Load references/ROUTER.md to dispatch the request to the correct sub-skill.
Sub-skills
| Sub-skill | Purpose |
|-----------|---------|
| CliSpec | Design the CLI surface before implementation. Compact spec: command tree, args/flags table, output rules, exit code map, config precedence, examples. Based on the condensed clig.dev rubric. |
| CliImpl | Build CLI tools following modern best practices. I/O streams, help text, output formatting, error handling, argument parsing, interactivity, subcommands, robustness, signals, configuration, env vars, naming, distribution. Includes a 100+ item stress-testing checklist. |
| CliAudit | Audit CLIs for agent-friendliness, composability, retry safety. All inputs via flags, structured --json output, idempotent commands, actionable errors resolvable in one attempt, --dry-run and --force for safety. |
Credits
- CLI Guidelines -- clig.dev by Aanand Prasad, Ben Firshman, Carl Tashian, Eva Parish
- Agent-friendly requirements -- adapted from agent-scripts by Peter Steinberger
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