name: your-skill-name description: Use this skill when [specific CLI-related situations]. This includes [use cases involving command-line tools]. Keywords: [trigger words, tool names].

[Skill Title]

[Overview of what this CLI-focused skill accomplishes]

CLI Tools

Essential command-line tools for this skill:

Approach

1. [First Phase]

# Description of what this does
command --with flags

# Another command
another-command argument

2. [Second Phase]

# Chained commands
command1 | command2 | command3

# With variables
RESULT=$(command)
echo "$RESULT"

3. [Third Phase]

# Final operations
final-command --output result.txt

Command Reference

[Category 1]

# [Description]
tool command --flag value

# [Description]
tool other-command

[Category 2]

# [Description]
another-tool --option

# [Description]
another-tool subcommand

Examples

Example 1: [Use Case]

User Query: "[example query]"

Commands:

# Step 1: [Description]
first-command

# Step 2: [Description]
second-command

# Step 3: [Description]
third-command

Output:

[Expected output]

Example 2: [Another Use Case]

User Query: "[another query]"

Commands:

command1 && command2 && command3

Node.js Integration

When CLI tools aren't sufficient, use Node.js:

#!/usr/bin/env node
import { exec } from 'child_process';
import { promisify } from 'util';

const execAsync = promisify(exec);

async function runCommands() {
  const { stdout: result1 } = await execAsync('command1');
  const { stdout: result2 } = await execAsync(`command2 ${result1.trim()}`);
  console.log(result2);
}

runCommands();

Best Practices

• Always quote shell variables: "$VAR" not $VAR
• Use absolute paths when possible
• Chain commands with && for sequential execution
• Use | for piping output between commands
• Check command exit codes for error handling

Validation

• All required CLI tools are available
• Commands complete without errors
• Output matches expected format
• No sensitive data exposed in logs

Troubleshooting

Issue: Command Not Found

Symptoms: command: not found

Solution:

# Check if installed
which command-name

# Install if missing
npm install -g command-name
# or
brew install command-name

Issue: Permission Denied

Symptoms: Permission denied

Solution:

# Check permissions
ls -la file-path

# Fix if needed
chmod +x script.sh