What is the primary purpose of the cli-helper skill?

It serves as a library providing shared utilities and standardized patterns for other Claude skills to interact with the Fractary CLI for unified work tracking.

What are the technical dependencies for this skill?

The skill requires the @fractary/cli (v0.3.0 or higher), the jq tool for JSON processing, and a bash environment.

Which platforms are supported by this helper?

Through the Fractary CLI, it facilitates operations across GitHub, Jira, and Linear platforms using a consistent command structure.

Can I invoke the cli-helper skill directly?

No, this is a library skill designed to be a dependency for other functional skills. It is not intended to be invoked directly by AI agents.

How does it handle different platform errors?

It maps various CLI exit codes and platform-specific API errors into a standardized JSON error format that includes consistent codes and human-readable messages.

Fractary CLI Helper

Name: Fractary CLI Helper
Author: fractary

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Productivity & Workflow

Provides standardized utilities for invoking the Fractary CLI to enable unified work tracking across multiple project management platforms.

About

The cli-helper skill acts as a foundational library for the Fractary work plugin, facilitating seamless communication between Claude and the Fractary CLI. It establishes robust patterns for executing commands, parsing JSON responses, and mapping platform-specific errors from tools like GitHub, Jira, and Linear into a unified format. By providing a consistent interface for issue, comment, and milestone operations, it allows developers to build complex project management automations without worrying about underlying CLI complexities.

Key Features

Unified error mapping from CLI exit codes to plugin-specific error formats
Built-in CLI availability and version requirement verification
Automated JSON response parsing and validation using jq
2 GitHub stars
Support for GitHub, Jira, and Linear through a single programmatic interface
Standardized CLI invocation patterns for multi-platform issue management

Use Cases

Automating complex issue and milestone lifecycle operations across different repositories
Standardizing error handling and response formatting for CLI-based automations
Building custom workflow skills that require multi-platform project management support

About

Key Features

Unified error mapping from CLI exit codes to plugin-specific error formats
Built-in CLI availability and version requirement verification
Automated JSON response parsing and validation using jq
2 GitHub stars
Support for GitHub, Jira, and Linear through a single programmatic interface
Standardized CLI invocation patterns for multi-platform issue management

Use Cases

Automating complex issue and milestone lifecycle operations across different repositories
Standardizing error handling and response formatting for CLI-based automations
Building custom workflow skills that require multi-platform project management support