cli-just

Just Command Runner

Create readable task automation that matches the repository's installed Just version and existing justfile conventions.

Defaults

• Inspect just --version, the existing justfile/module tree, and just --list before editing. Installed capabilities and existing syntax are authoritative over this skill's examples.
• Preserve bespoke formatting. Do not rewrite a justfile with just --fmt; use just --fmt --check only when the repository explicitly treats the built-in formatter as authoritative. just --dump is inspection output, not a formatting source.
• Prefer explicit, small recipes; require() for tool dependencies; private helpers; check/write recipe pairs; and aliases after their target recipes.
• On stock macOS, assume /bin/bash 3.2 unless the recipe explicitly selects a newer shell.
• Use the user's section-banner style when creating a new standalone justfile; existing repository organization overrides it.

Workflow

1. Determine the requested recipe behavior, inputs, outputs, cwd, shell, environment, dependencies, and success condition.

2. Use the installed manual (just --help, just --man, or https://just.systems/man/en/) for version-sensitive syntax. Read only the task-specific reference:

   Task	Reference
   Recipes, parameters, dependencies, cache	references/recipes.md
   Settings, dotenv, lists, modules	references/settings.md
   Expressions, functions, constants	references/syntax.md
   Shell or script recipes	references/inline-scripts.md
   Check/write, status, aliases, organization	references/patterns.md

3. Make the smallest recipe or setting change. Do not enable unstable features unless the requested design needs them and the installed version supports them.

4. Validate parsing with just --list or just --summary, then execute the narrowest safe recipe path. For state-changing recipes, use an existing dry-run/check mode or inspect the expanded command first.

Opinionated Organization

For a new standalone file, prefer dependency declarations, constants, public recipes, checks, then private helpers. Use set default-list := true when no single default action makes sense and the installed version supports it. Example starting points live in examples/standalone.just and examples/devkit.just; load one only when creating that shape.

Completion requires a parsable justfile, the requested recipe behavior, and execution or dry-run evidence appropriate to its side effects.