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The shape of a Go CLI's command tree - main.go, the root command for each project type, Execute and the exit path, a command file, the Run body, Run against RunE, and subcommand packages. Use when scaffolding a Go CLI, writing or changing cmd/root.go, adding a command file or a subcommand package, wiring setupLogs and --debug, or deciding whether a command returns an error. Triggers on main.go, cmd/root.go, cobra.Command, rootCmd, Execute, AddCommand, cobra.OnInitialize, setupLogs…

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# Go CLI Structure

**How a Cobra command tree is put together: the entry point, the root, the commands hanging off it, and where a command's work goes.**

CLI Only projects and Web Only projects use different roots, and a CLI + Web hybrid uses the CLI Only root plus a `serve` command.

| Aspect | CLI Only | Web Only |
|---|---|---|
| Imports | zerolog, utils, subcommand packages | zerolog, cobra, subcommand packages |
| Global flags | `--debug` | `--debug` |
| Logging setup | `setupLogs()` via `cobra.OnInitialize`, terminal check through `utils` | `setupLogs()` via `cobra.OnInitialize`, terminal check inline |
| Output | `utils.Print*` | zerolog only |

Both set `Use`, `Short`, `Version` from the `AppVersion` ldflag, and `CompletionOptions.HiddenDefaultCmd: true`.

## Entry Point

```go
package main

import "github.com/[GITHUB_USER]/REPO_NAME/cmd"

func main() {
    cmd.Execute()
}
```

`main.go` holds nothing else, so no logic ends up in the one function a test cannot call.

## Root Command, CLI Only

```go
package cmd

import (
    "io"
    "os"
    "time"

    "github.com/rs/zerolog"
    "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
    "github.com/spf13/cobra"
…

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Source

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tanq16/claudex · 3 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-10-12 · branch main

API

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