@retry-now/cli

The retry-now command — the terminal entry point to retry-now, an autonomous self-improvement loop (윤회 / reincarnation) that keeps reincarnating your codebase until the improvement is consummated (converged).

Works with opencode · Codex CLI · Claude Code.

Prerequisites

• Bun ≥ 1.1
• At least one agent CLI on PATH: opencode, codex, or claude
• git (the loop runs inside your repo; per-iteration commits are on by default)

Install

Run without installing:

bunx @retry-now/cli init     # interactive setup
bunx @retry-now/cli run      # run until convergence

Or install globally:

bun add -g @retry-now/cli    # or: npm install -g @retry-now/cli
retry-now init

Commands

| Command | What it does | |---|---| | retry-now init | Interactive setup; writes .retry-now/config.json + scaffolds the runtime directory | | retry-now run | Run the loop to a terminal state | | retry-now install <agent> | Install the /retry-now (or $retry-now) trigger for opencode | claude | codex | | retry-now status | Show the current loop state (iteration, streak, mode) | | retry-now reset | Reset the loop counters, keeping the config | | retry-now version | Print the version (-v / --version) |

Options

| Flag | Effect | |---|---| | --cwd <path> | Target project root (default: current directory) | | --personal | install to your home (global) instead of the project | | --dry-run | Simulate the control flow without spawning an agent | | --commit / --no-commit | Override commitPerIteration for this run only |

Quick start

retry-now init   # detects your stack, asks for the three intent prompts + thresholds
retry-now run    # reincarnate until consummated

init auto-detects your stack (via @retry-now/detect) to pre-fill sensible test / lint / benchmark commands. Everything is written to .retry-now/config.json.

See the main README for the loop model, the three intent prompts, and the full configuration reference.

License

MIT