by @f · Added Apr 24, 2026
# 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