Pillar SDK & CLI Best Practices

Best practices for integrating the Pillar SDK and CLI into web applications. Covers project setup with the CLI, tool syncing, knowledge source management, and SDK integration patterns.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Setting up Pillar in a new project (pillar init)
• Syncing tools to the Pillar backend (pillar sync)
• Managing knowledge sources (pillar knowledge)
• Diagnosing integration issues (pillar doctor)
• Adding Pillar SDK to a React or Next.js project
• Setting up PillarProvider in your app
• Defining tools for the AI assistant to discover and call
• Creating tool handlers to execute user requests
• Designing multi-tool workflows for agentic operations

Essential Rules