logicsrc/docs/opencontext/cli.md
Anthony Ettinger dc56e4c741 Point install docs at @logicsrc/opencontext; record the npm name collision
The unscoped `opencontext` name is already published on npm by an unrelated
third party (federicodeponte/opencontext, 2.0.0), so `npx opencontext` would
install a stranger's package. Docs now use `npx @logicsrc/opencontext`; the bin
stays named `opencontext` so the command reads as the PRD specifies once
installed.

Recorded in PRD 0003 as a blocker to resolve before any publication, along with
the fact that no @logicsrc spec package has ever been published, so there is no
existing release path to slot into.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-08-09 18:30:28 +00:00

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# CLI reference
```bash
npx @logicsrc/opencontext <command> # standalone
logicsrc context <command> # inside the LogicSRC CLI
```
Both call the same implementation, so they cannot drift. The specification treats CLI behaviour — flags, output shapes, exit codes — as a conformance surface.
The manifest is discovered by searching upward from the working directory, so commands work from anywhere inside a project.
## Exit codes
| Code | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `0` | ok |
| `1` | invalid — validation failed, conflicts found, health below minimum |
| `2` | usage — bad flag, unknown role or agent |
| `3` | not found — no manifest, no such object |
## Global flags
```txt
-C, --dir <path> project directory or manifest path (default: search upward)
--format <format> table, json, yaml, markdown, ndjson
--output <file> write to a file instead of stdout
--offline never reach the network
--at <timestamp> resolve as of an RFC 3339 instant or YYYY-MM-DD date
```
`--at 2026-08-09` is read as the *end* of that day, so it includes everything that happened during it.
Human-readable output is the default; `--format json` is the automation contract. There is no telemetry, and no network call for a local-only project.
## `init`
```bash
opencontext init [dir] [--id acme] [--name "ACME Corporation"] [--yes] [--force]
```
Creates a project that passes `validate --strict` and scores 100% on `doctor` with no edits — including two roles with genuinely different scopes, so the permission model is visible from the start.
`--yes` takes every default, suitable for agents and scripts. Existing files are kept unless `--force`.
## `validate`
```bash
opencontext validate [--strict]
```
Checks the manifest, object schemas, ids, references, supersession chains, role graph, permissions, provenance, and secrets.
`--strict` additionally fails on warnings and requires namespaced extensions.
Errors name the file, line, field, expected value, actual value, and a remediation:
```txt
✗ context/policies/refunds.md:3: policies.refunds: authority must be equal to one of the allowed values
field: authority
expected: ["canonical","approved","reference","observed","inferred","historical"]
actual: gospel
→ Use one of the listed values.
```
## `doctor`
```bash
opencontext doctor [--strict] [--min-score 90]
```
Validation plus the questions that need a clock: what is stale, expired, overdue for review, orphaned, unowned, or broken.
```txt
OpenContext Health
────────────────────────────────
Mission ✓ canonical
Brand ✓ current
Pricing ✓ current
Engineering SOPs ⚠ stale
Orphaned context 7
Conflicting context 2
Expired context 4
Stale context 3
Missing owners 3
Broken sources 1
Context health: 91%
```
## `get`
```bash
opencontext get <id> [--agent a] [--role r...]
opencontext get policies.refunds@2
```
Prints one object, subject to authorization. A denied read and a missing object are reported identically.
## `list`
```bash
opencontext list [--agent a] [--role r...] [--type policy] [--layer L3]
[--authority canonical] [--owner support] [--tag refunds]
[--include-historical]
```
```txt
id type layer authority owner state
------------------ --------- ----- --------- -------- -------
mission mission L0 canonical founders current
policies.refunds policy L3 canonical support current
procedures.refund procedure L4 approved support stale
```
Objects the scope cannot read never appear, not even as a row of metadata.
## `search`
```bash
opencontext search "refund policy" [--agent a] [--role r...] [--limit 20] [--type policy]
```
Lexical search over ids, titles, tags, summaries, and content. Results pass authorization **before** any content is returned.
## `resolve`
```bash
opencontext resolve --agent support-agent --task "Customer ACME requested a refund" --explain
opencontext resolve --role support --task "continue ticket 4821" --format markdown
```
```txt
--agent <agent> the consumer to resolve for
--role <role...> resolve for these roles
--task <task> drives relevance ranking
--explain why each object was included, excluded, or outranked
--include-historical include superseded and expired context
--limit <n> keep the N most relevant; the rest are reported as excluded
--min-relevance <n> drop objects scoring below this
--include <pattern...> narrow the scope further; can never widen it
```
With `--explain` and no `--format`, the human explanation is printed. Otherwise the bundle is emitted as JSON (default), YAML, or Markdown.
## `bundle`
```bash
opencontext bundle --agent support-agent --format json --output bundle.json
```
The same resolution as `resolve`, always emitting the full bundle document. Useful as a CI artifact.
## `conflicts`
```bash
opencontext conflicts [--strict]
```
Duplicate canonical objects, declared conflicts, duplicate ids, broken supersession, and multiple active versions. `--strict` exits non-zero on any finding, not only errors.
## `stale`
```bash
opencontext stale [--strict] [--at 2026-12-01]
```
Context past its freshness window, expired, not yet valid, or overdue for review.
## `history`
```bash
opencontext history pricing.enterprise
```
```txt
History of pricing.enterprise
v1 superseded canonical 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z → superseded by pricing.enterprise
v2 current canonical 2026-08-01T00:00:00Z
Commits:
9f2c1ab3 2026-08-01 Dana Okafor Raise enterprise floor to $2,500
```
Declared version history first — that is what the organization believed and when. Git commits follow, when git is available; without it, declared history is still shown.
## `diff`
```bash
opencontext diff pricing.enterprise@1 pricing.enterprise@2
```
```txt
~ pricing.enterprise (changed)
authority:
- reference
+ canonical
content:
- Enterprise plans start at $1,800/month.
+ Enterprise plans start at $2,500/month.
```
Compares the fields whose change is a governance event, not every byte.
## `graph`
```bash
opencontext graph [--root policies.refunds] [--depth 2] [--owners] [--sources]
opencontext graph --format dot > context.dot
```
References, supersession, conflicts, dependencies, ownership, and sources. Text, JSON, and Graphviz DOT.
## `schema`
```bash
opencontext schema # list the published schemas
opencontext schema object # print one
```
## `add` and `supersede`
```bash
opencontext add policies.returns --type policy --title Returns --content "Within 14 days."
opencontext supersede policies.refunds --content "Within 60 days." --dry-run
```
```txt
--type <type> required for add
--title, --content, --layer, --authority, --owner
--file <path> where to write it
--promote permit canonical or approved authority
--dry-run show what would be written
```
Writes validate authorization and schema before touching disk. Promotion to `canonical` or `approved` requires `--promote` — it is a governance act, not a side effect of writing. Superseding leaves the previous version on disk.
## `version`
```bash
opencontext version # the supported specification version
```
## CI
```yaml
- run: npx @logicsrc/opencontext validate --strict
- run: npx @logicsrc/opencontext doctor --strict
- run: npx @logicsrc/opencontext bundle --role support --output bundle.json
```
Common gates:
```bash
opencontext conflicts --strict # reject duplicate canonical policies
opencontext stale --strict # reject expired required context
opencontext doctor --strict --min-score 95 # enforce a health floor
```
## Piping
Output is stdout, diagnostics are stderr, and a closed pipe (`opencontext list | head`) exits cleanly rather than printing a stack trace.
```bash
opencontext list --format ndjson | jq -r 'select(.lifecycle=="stale") | .id'
opencontext bundle --role support | jq '.digest'
```