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CLI Reference

by parcadei

CLI Reference is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by parcadei in Continuous-Claude-v3.

3.9K stars296 forkson parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3Added 2026/08/16Repository updated 2026/01/26
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Install CLI Reference
Copy CLI Reference into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.
terminal
npx degit https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/main/.claude/skills/cli-reference ~/.claude/skills/cli-reference

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file
.claude/skills/cli-reference/SKILL.md in parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/cli-reference
Collection
One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category
Automation — 1523 skills

What CLI Reference does

CLI Reference documents the Claude Code command-line interface, covering commands, flags, headless mode, session control, subagents, and automation patterns. Use it when configuring CLI automation, CI/CD, or agent spawning.

CLI Reference is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. CLI Reference comes from a repository tagged agents, claude-code, claude-code-cli, claude-code-hooks and claude-code-mcp.

Documentation

README

CLI Reference

Complete reference for Claude Code command-line interface.

When to Use

  • "What CLI flags are available?"
  • "How do I use headless mode?"
  • "Claude in automation/CI/CD"
  • "Output format options"
  • "System prompt via CLI"
  • "How do I spawn agents properly?"

Core Commands

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about CLI Reference

  • What else does parcadei publish alongside CLI Reference?

    CLI Reference is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include AST-Grep Find, Agent Context Isolation and Agent Orchestration. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way CLI Reference does, and is maintained by parcadei in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 page.

  • How does CLI Reference compare to other Automation skills?

    CLI Reference ranks #318 by stars among the 1523 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of CLI Reference against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.

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