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control-cli is agent-read markdown (skill) from asymmetric-al/core: Build or adapt a local harness to drive, inspect, and profile an interactive CLI or TUI without external services. Use for CLI UX checks, startup regressions, memory leaks, hangs, prompt flows, or terminal demos..
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What the file says
# Control CLI Use a repeatable local harness to exercise an interactive CLI instead of poking at it manually. First reuse the repo's own test/demo harness if it exists; otherwise assemble a temporary harness from standard local tools. ## What It Is Used For - Reproducing CLI/TUI bugs with deterministic input. - Verifying keyboard flows, prompts, interrupts, resize behavior, and terminal layout. - Capturing before/after transcripts for bug fixes. - Profiling startup time, slow operations, hangs, or memory growth. - Recording a short terminal demo when output is easier to show than explain. ## Harness Loop 1. Identify the command under test and the smallest reproducible workspace. 2. Discover existing local harnesses: package scripts, e2e tests, demo recorders, expect scripts, or PTY helpers. 3. If no harness exists, launch the CLI in an isolated terminal session with deterministic env vars. 4. Capture the current screen before interacting. 5. Send one action at a time: text, Enter, arrows, Escape, Ctrl-C, resize. 6. Wait for a concrete screen pattern or prompt before the next action. 7. Save the transcript and any profile artifacts. 8. Kill the session cleanly. …
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How to install
mdr add asymmetric-al/core/control-cli@git:20260625.a8637f3mdr add asymmetric-al/core/control-cli@sha256:13ac93e595bbda20Pin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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Source
asymmetric-al/core · 383 stars · license AGPL-3.0 · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch develop
API
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