Reviewing CLI Commands

Checklist for reviewing Typer CLI command implementations.

Review Process

1. Read the command file
2. Check each section below
3. Report findings using output format at bottom

Structure

• File in src/<cli_app>/commands/
• Has app = typer.Typer() and @app.command()
• Command groups use @app.command() for each subcommand
• Registered in commands/__init__.py with add_typer()
• Single commands: add_typer(app) without name
• Command groups: add_typer(app, name="group")

Arguments & Options

• Uses Annotated syntax
• Arguments for required positional input
• Options for optional named parameters
• Short flags where appropriate (-f, -q)
• Help text: lowercase, no period, brief

# GOOD:
name: Annotated[str, typer.Argument(help="item name")]
force: Annotated[bool, typer.Option("--force", "-f", help="skip confirmation")] = False

# BAD:
name: str = typer.Argument(..., help="The name of the item.")