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cff-version: 1.2.0
title: "CLI Agent Spec: A Specification for Agent-Compatible CLI Tools"
message: "If you use this specification, please cite it using the metadata below."
type: software
version: "1.5"
date-released: "2026-03-19"
url: "https://github.com/cli-agent-spec/cli-agent-spec"
repository-code: "https://github.com/cli-agent-spec/cli-agent-spec"
license: MIT
abstract: >
  A specification for building CLI tools that work reliably under AI agent
  orchestration. Defines 66 failure modes observed when agents call real CLI
  tools, 135 requirements across three tiers (Framework-Automatic, Command
  Contract, Opt-In), four canonical JSON schemas, and a coverage analysis of
  twelve existing CLI frameworks. No existing framework exceeds 58% coverage.
keywords:
  - cli
  - ai-agents
  - llm
  - developer-tools
  - specification
  - ergonomics
  - agent-compatibility
  - tool-use
authors:
  - family-names: "Medvedev"
    given-names: "Roman"
    alias: romamo
    orcid: "0009-0002-4975-1334"
preferred-citation:
  type: software
  title: "CLI Agent Spec: A Specification for Agent-Compatible CLI Tools"
  authors:
    - family-names: "Medvedev"
      given-names: "Roman"
      alias: romamo
  version: "1.5"
  date-released: "2026-03-19"
  url: "https://github.com/cli-agent-spec/cli-agent-spec"
  repository-code: "https://github.com/cli-agent-spec/cli-agent-spec"