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Chapter 78: CLI Tools & Developer Experience

Ship polished CLI tools for AI workflows. This chapter builds a ts-cli-dx skill to create streaming CLIs with great UX and npm-ready packaging.

Goals​

  • Build CLIs with Commander (or similar) and streaming output
  • Add UX touches: spinners, colors, history, cancellation
  • Package/publish CLIs for distribution
  • Capture repeatable CLI patterns in a skill

Lesson Progression​

  • CLI architecture and tooling
  • Streaming output and UX polish
  • Packaging/publishing for npm
  • Capstone: publishable AI CLI; finalize the CLI/DX skill

Outcome & Method​

You finish with a publishable CLI for your backend plus a reusable CLI/DX skill.

Prerequisites​

  • Chapters 73-77