stricli

Zero dependency CLIs with type safety.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Framework for building CLIs where commands are just functions. Type safe named flags and positional arguments using TypeScript. Helpers to build command routing & shell autocomplete. Good security defaults with isolated contexts - CLIs don’t need lots of runtime permissions. Works with CommonJS and ESM.

Tradeoffs

Writes directly to stdout (or stderr) which means logging is difficult to implement. Additional libraries are needed for more advanced output formatting.

Is stricli a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2024-10-10. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers building command-line interfaces should consider this tool

Why consider it

It provides type safety for named flags and positional arguments using TypeScript

Keep in mind

It has limited output formatting capabilities and can make logging difficult to implement

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