CLI Resume — Interactive Terminal Portfolio

A hacker-themed, interactive CLI resume for Shubham Malik — navigate your portfolio like you're decrypting a secure shell session.

Overview

CLI Resume is a command-line portfolio built with Node.js. Instead of a static PDF, recruiters and developers get a cinematic terminal experience:

• Matrix-style boot sequence with progress bars
• Centered ASCII banner and session HUD
• Interactive menu-driven resume sections
• Color-coded output (green terminal + cyan highlights)
• Cinematic shutdown sequence on exit
• Clickable contact links (GitHub, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Email)

Perfect for developers who want their resume to stand out in terminals, GitHub READMEs, and dev portfolios.

Preview

root@resume-node:~$ sudo ./unlock_resume.sh --force

[NET]  Tunneling secure shell to resume-node...
[AUTH] Bypassing firewall... handshake OK
[SCAN]     [======================]  [100%][OK]
[DECRYPT]  [======================]  [100%][OK]

              ███████╗██╗  ██╗██╗   ██╗██████╗ ██╗  ██╗  █████╗  ███╗   ███╗
              ... SHUBHAM MALIK (block ASCII banner) ...

╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ SESSION :: resume-cli                              │
│ IDENTITY     SHUBHAM MALIK                         │
│ ROLE         Full-Stack AI Developer               │
│ NODE         resume-node@local                     │
│ LOCATION     Sonipat, IN                           │
│ EDU          B.Tech CSE · Class of 2026            │
│ STATUS       ONLINE                                │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

[SYS] Select module to decrypt:
❯ About Me
  Education
  Professional Experience
  Tech Skills
  Projects
  ...

Features

Boot & Welcome

| Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | Boot sequence | Simulated shell unlock with typed logs | | Progress bars | [SCAN] and [DECRYPT] with [100%][OK] | | Matrix drizzle | Random binary/katakana rain effect | | ASCII banner | Centered block font name banner | | Session HUD | Identity, role, node, location, education, status | | Role scan | Cycles taglines → locks on Full-Stack AI Developer | | Access granted | Centered panel when shell is ready |

Resume Navigation

| Feature | Description | |--------|-------------| | Interactive menu | Arrow keys + Enter via inquirer | | 9 sections | About, Education, Experience, Skills, Projects, Achievements, Certifications, Interests, Contact | | Section headers | [>] DUMP :: SECTION_NAME terminal style | | Back / Exit | Loop menu or trigger shutdown |

Styling & Colors

| Content | Color | |---------|-------| | Experience headers (dates, role, company) | Green | | Experience bullets (→) | Cyan | | Project titles [Name] | Bright green | | Project descriptions | Cyan | | Tech skill labels (Languages:) | Bright green | | Tech list (TypeScript, React…) | Cyan | | About, Education, Achievements, etc. | Cyan | | Contact labels | Green · links cyan |

Exit Sequence

| Step | Description | |------|-------------| | Shutdown header | Red bordered panel | | 5 teardown tasks | SYS, NET, SEC, LOG, MEM with progress bars | | Farewell message | Typewriter transmission | | Matrix wipe | Trace purge animation | | Glitch flash | SIGNAL LOST → CONNECTION TERMINATED | | Final panel | Red bordered goodbye box |

Contact Links

• GitHub, LinkedIn, LeetCode, Portfolio — clickable URLs
• Email — mailto: link
• WhatsApp — wa.me deep link

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js v14+ (v18+ recommended)
• npm or yarn
• A terminal that supports ANSI colors (macOS Terminal, iTerm2, Windows Terminal, VS Code/Cursor integrated terminal)

Local setup

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/subhm2004/CLI-Resume.git
cd CLI-Resume

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run the resume
npm start

Alternative:

node index.js

Global install (optional)

Install as a global CLI command:

npm install -g shubham0401
shubham0401

Usage

1. Run npm start
2. Wait for the boot animation and welcome HUD (~6–8 seconds)
3. Use ↑ / ↓ to select a resume section
4. Press Enter to view content
5. Choose Back to return to the menu or Exit for shutdown animation

Available sections

| Section | Contents | |---------|----------| | About Me | Bio, LeetCode stats, focus areas | | Education | Degree, CGPA, coursework | | Professional Experience | Internships at Jaggery Consulting & StarkSeek | | Tech Skills | Languages, frontend, backend, cloud, AI | | Projects | 7 projects with descriptions + tech stack | | Achievements | LeetCode Knight, contest rank, deployments | | Certifications | 100xDevs, Code Help DSA | | Personal Interest | CP, system design, chess, badminton | | Contact Me | GitHub, LinkedIn, LeetCode, Portfolio, WhatsApp, Email |

Project Structure

CLI-Resume/
├── data/
│   └── resume.json       # All resume content (single source of truth)
├── index.js              # Main CLI app, menu, section rendering
├── welcome.js            # Boot sequence, banner, HUD, role scan
├── animation.js          # Intro prompt + exit/shutdown animations
├── theme.js              # Colors, progress bars, panels, centering helpers
├── package.json
├── .eslintrc
└── README.md

File responsibilities

| File | Role | |------|------| | index.js | Entry point, inquirer menu, color logic per section, contact link handling | | welcome.js | Startup: shell unlock → banner → HUD → inject → access granted | | animation.js | Post-welcome prompt; full shutdown sequence on exit | | theme.js | Shared HACK color palette, progress bars, HUD/border panels, glitch helpers | | data/resume.json | Structured resume data consumed by the CLI |

Customizing Your Resume

All content lives in data/resume.json. Edit this file — no code changes needed for most updates.

Array sections (About Me, Education, Projects, etc.)

"About Me": [
  "Line one of your bio.",
  "Line two..."
]

Professional Experience format

"Professional Experience": [
  "Jan 2025 – Jun 2025 · SDE Intern @ Company Name (City, India)",
  "  → First bullet point with impact metrics.",
  "  → Second bullet point.",
  "",
  "Next internship header...",
  "  → Bullet..."
]

• Header lines use · between date and role, @ before company
• Bullet lines must start with → (two spaces + arrow) for cyan styling

Projects format

"Projects": [
  "ProjectName",
  "  First description line.",
  "  Second description line (optional).",
  "  Tech Stack: Next.js · React · TypeScript",
  "",
  "NextProject",
  "  ..."
]

• Title line = no leading spaces
• Description lines = two leading spaces, not starting with Tech Stack:
• Stack line starts with Tech Stack: or Stack ·

Contact Me (object)

"Contact Me": {
  "GitHub": "https://github.com/yourusername",
  "LinkedIn": "https://linkedin.com/in/you",
  "LeetCode": "https://leetcode.com/you",
  "Portfolio": "https://yourportfolio.vercel.app",
  "WhatsApp": "+91 9876543210",
  "Email": "[email protected]"
}

WhatsApp auto-converts to https://wa.me/.... Email opens mailto:.

Tech Stack

| Layer | Tools | |-------|-------| | Runtime | Node.js | | CLI input | inquirer v6 | | Styling | chalk v2 | | ASCII art | cfonts | | Animation | chalk-animation | | Links | terminal-link | | Data | Static JSON (data/resume.json) | | Linting | ESLint + eslint-plugin-node |

Scripts

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | npm start | Run the CLI resume | | npm run lint | Run ESLint on the project | | npm test | Placeholder (no tests configured) |

Color Theme

The app uses a custom hacker green palette defined in theme.js:

HACK = {
  green:  "#00ff41",   // Primary terminal green
  bright: "#39ff14",   // Bold highlights
  dim:    "#00aa2a",   // Muted green
  cyan:   "#00ffff",   // Descriptions / bullets
  red:    "#ff3333",   // Shutdown / errors
  warn:   "#ffcc00"    // Warnings
}

To change the theme, edit theme.js → HACK object.

Tips

• Best experience: Widen your terminal to ~100+ columns for centered banner and panels
• Clickable links: Work in iTerm2, VS Code/Cursor terminal, Windows Terminal — may show plain text in basic terminals
• Faster iteration: Edit resume.json and re-run npm start — no rebuild needed
• Fork it: Replace resume.json content with your own profile and update package.json author/bin name

Author

Shubham Malik
Full-Stack AI Developer · B.Tech CSE · Class of 2026

| | | |---|---| | Portfolio | shubhammalik1.vercel.app | | GitHub | @subhm2004 | | LinkedIn | shubham04012003 | | LeetCode | subhm2003 |

License

ISC © Shubham Malik