dev-rules CLI

CLI tool to automate "Senior Architect" setup for new and existing projects.

Installation

# Use directly with npx (no installation required)
npx dev-rules init my-app

# Or install globally
npm install -g dev-rules

Commands

dev-rules init <name>

Scaffold a new project with the latest standards.

dev-rules init my-app
dev-rules init my-app --template ts      # TypeScript (default)
dev-rules init my-app --template python  # Python

What it does:

• Creates project directory with standard structure
• Generates AGENTS.md with strict development rules
• Installs relevant rule files to rules/
• Sets up basic project files (package.json/pyproject.toml, tsconfig, etc.)

dev-rules inject

Add standards to an existing project (current directory).

cd my-existing-project
dev-rules inject
dev-rules inject --force  # Overwrite existing files

What it does:

• Detects project type (TypeScript, Python, Rust)
• Generates customized AGENTS.md
• Installs relevant rule files to rules/

dev-rules update

Check and update outdated rules from the source.

dev-rules update

What it does:

• Compares local rules/ files with source
• Shows which files are outdated
• Prompts user to select files to update
• Fetches and overwrites selected files

Source of Truth

The CLI automatically determines where to get rules from:

1. Local: If running from within the dev-handbook repo, uses local files
2. Remote: Otherwise, fetches from GitHub

Development

cd cli
npm install
npm run build
npm run dev -- init test-app