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@sniper.ai/cli

CLI tool for scaffolding and managing SNIPER-enabled projects.

What is SNIPER?

SNIPER is an AI-powered project lifecycle framework that orchestrates Claude Code agent teams through structured phases -- from discovery and planning through implementation and release. Each phase spawns coordinated teams of specialized agents composed from layered personas.

Quick Start

# 1. Install the CLI globally
npm install -g @sniper.ai/cli

# 2. Initialize SNIPER in your project
sniper init

# 3. (Optional) Install a language plugin
sniper plugin install @sniper.ai/plugin-typescript

# 4. Run the lifecycle in Claude Code
/sniper-flow                # Auto-detect and run appropriate protocol
/sniper-flow --protocol full  # Or specify a protocol explicitly

Installation

npm install -g @sniper.ai/cli

CLI Commands (Terminal)

These commands are run in your terminal to manage the SNIPER installation.

sniper init

Initialize SNIPER in the current project. Scaffolds the .sniper/ config directory, installs framework files, and sets up Claude Code slash commands.

sniper init

sniper status

Show the current lifecycle phase, artifact state, and team status.

sniper status

sniper migrate

Migrate a v2 SNIPER configuration to the v3 format.

sniper migrate

sniper plugin install/remove/list

Manage language plugins (TypeScript, Python, Go).

sniper plugin install @sniper.ai/plugin-typescript
sniper plugin remove @sniper.ai/plugin-typescript
sniper plugin list

sniper knowledge

Manage domain knowledge files for MCP-based retrieval.

sniper knowledge

sniper workspace

Manage SNIPER workspaces for multi-repo orchestration.

sniper workspace

Slash Commands (Claude Code)

Once SNIPER is initialized, these slash commands are available inside Claude Code. They drive the agent team lifecycle.

Command	Description
/sniper-flow	Execute a SNIPER protocol (auto-detects scope or use --protocol <name>)
/sniper-init	Initialize SNIPER v3 in a new or existing project
/sniper-learn	Submit, review, or deprecate project learnings
/sniper-review	Manually trigger a review gate for the current phase
/sniper-status	Show current protocol progress

/sniper-flow is the core execution engine. It runs any of the 7 protocols: full, feature, patch, ingest, explore, refactor, hotfix.

How It Works

The CLI reads framework content from @sniper.ai/core and scaffolds it into your project's .sniper/ directory. This gives Claude Code access to agents, protocols, templates, and slash commands that drive the SNIPER lifecycle.

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Node.js >= 18
• CLI framework: citty
• Prompts: @clack/prompts
• YAML parsing: yaml
• Build: tsup

Development

# From the monorepo root
pnpm dev    # Watch mode
pnpm build  # Production build

Documentation

Full documentation is available at sniperai.dev.

License

MIT