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CLI Setup

Installation

The Abyss CLI is available as an npm package. You can run it directly with npx:

npx @uhg-abyss/cli <command>

Or install it globally:

npm install -g @uhg-abyss/cli
abyss-cli <command>

Available commands

The Abyss CLI provides two main command categories:

Skills management

Install and manage AI agent skills:

npx @uhg-abyss/cli skills <command>

See the Skills Overview guide for detailed documentation on installing and managing skills for AI coding agents.

Instructions management

Install and manage GitHub Copilot instructions:

npx @uhg-abyss/cli instructions <command>

See the Instructions Overview guide for detailed documentation on installing and managing instructions for GitHub Copilot.

Templates

Scaffold new applications from pre-configured Abyss templates:

npx @uhg-abyss/cli templates find
npx @uhg-abyss/cli templates create <template> [project-name]
CommandDescription
templates findList all available Abyss templates
templates createScaffold a new project from a template

Usage

For a complete list of available commands and options, use the help command:

npx @uhg-abyss/cli --help
npx @uhg-abyss/cli skills --help
npx @uhg-abyss/cli instructions --help
npx @uhg-abyss/cli templates --help
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