CLI Printing Press Generator

Skill by ara.so — Devtools Skills collection.

CLI Printing Press generates production-ready CLIs from any API — REST, GraphQL, or browser-sniffed traffic. Each generated CLI includes SQLite-backed local storage, offline full-text search, compound insight commands, and dual interfaces (Cobra CLI + MCP server). Designed for AI agents first with typed exit codes, auto-JSON output when piped, and token-efficient --compact mode.

What It Does

The Printing Press follows a 6-phase autonomous workflow:

1. Research: Discovers official docs, competing CLIs, MCP servers, and community patterns
2. Non-Obvious Insight: Identifies the API's secret identity (what it's actually useful for)
3. Code Generation: Builds Go CLI with domain-specific SQLite tables, FTS5 indexes, sync engine
4. Verification: Runs scorecard, dogfood tests, proof-of-behavior checks, live API smoke tests
5. Polish: Auto-fixes verify failures, removes dead code, cleans descriptions
6. Publishing: Packages for library, generates PR with quality score