# aa/cli taste

This prompt sets preferences for TypeScript CLI projects, from package management to command handling. Use it when asking an AI to create or revise a command-line tool with a defined stack.

- prompt · `type=prompt` · ChatGPT, Claude.ai · ★ 174597
- Author: ahmadawais
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/f/prompts.chat/tree/HEAD/prompts.csv
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/prompts/aacli-taste

## What it does

The prompt recommends `pnpm`, TypeScript, `tsup` for builds, `vitest` for tests, and `Commander.js` for command handling. It suggests `clack` for interactive input and `ora` for loading spinners. These are specific project preferences, not a general application template.

It calls for keeping command modules in a dedicated `commands` folder and reading the CLI version from `package.json`. Other conventions cover help and version flags, a terminal welcome banner, and checking for name conflicts before running `npm link`. Before publishing, it advises checking the package with `npx can-i-publish`.

Some guidance applies only in particular cases: `Ink` is recommended for interactive interfaces in CommandCode projects, while `ink-spinner` is for Ink-based CLIs. If an existing project follows a different stack or conventions, these preferences may conflict with it; account for that before generating code.

## Install

### ChatGPT (native platform)

**How to use**
- Paste the text at the start of a chat or into project instructions

### Claude Code

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/commands/prompts.csv.md`

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/f/prompts.chat/tree/HEAD/prompts.csv

## When to use it
- choose a toolchain for a new CLI project
- organize command handlers into separate modules
- set conventions for help and version flags
- check a CLI name before running `npm link`
- check package publishability before release

## Example prompts
- Create a TypeScript CLI using aa/cli taste, with `pnpm`, `Commander.js`, and `vitest`.
- Move this tool's commands into separate modules in a `commands` folder and apply the prompt's help and version conventions.
- Review this package for publishing using aa/cli taste, including `npx can-i-publish`.

## Source text · prompts.csv · CC0-1.0

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```text
# Cli taste of AA
- Use pnpm as the package manager for CLI projects. Confidence: 1.00
- Use TypeScript for CLI projects. Confidence: 0.95
- Use tsup as the build tool for CLI projects. Confidence: 0.95
- Use vitest for testing CLI projects. Confidence: 0.95
- Use Commander.js for CLI command handling. Confidence: 0.95
- Use clack for interactive user input in CLI projects. Confidence: 0.95
- Check for existing CLI name conflicts before running npm link. Confidence: 0.95
- Organize CLI commands in a dedicated commands folder with each module separated. Confidence: 0.95
- Include a small 150px ASCII art welcome banner displaying the CLI name. Confidence: 0.95
- Use lowercase flags for version and help commands (-v, --version, -h, --help). Confidence: 0.85
- Start projects with version 0.0.1 instead of 1.0.0. Confidence: 0.85
- Version command should output only the version number with no ASCII art, banner, or additional information. Confidence: 0.90
- Read CLI version from package.json instead of hardcoding it in the source code. Confidence: 0.75
- Always use ora for loading spinners in CLI projects. Confidence: 0.95
- Use picocolors for terminal string coloring in CLI projects. Confidence: 0.90
- Use Ink for building interactive CLI UIs in CommandCode projects. Confidence: 0.80
- Use ink-spinner for loading animations in Ink-based CLIs. Confidence: 0.70
- Hide internal flags from help: .addOption(new Option('--local').hideHelp()). Confidence: 0.90
- Use pnpm.onlyBuiltDependencies in package.json to pre-approve native binary builds. Confidence: 0.60
- Use ANSI Shadow font for ASCII art at large terminal widths and ANSI Compact for small widths. Confidence: 0.85
- Use minimal white, gray, and black colors for ASCII art banners. Confidence: 0.85
- Check if package is publishable using `npx can-i-publish` before building or publishing. Confidence: 0.85
```
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© ahmadawais · CC0-1.0 · https://github.com/f/prompts.chat/tree/HEAD/prompts.csv

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