The CLI itself

Recipes for people and coding agents who already know the basics of the alis command line and have a goal.

• Sign in and switch accounts: sign in, check who you are, and choose the account your Build usage is measured against.
• Script the CLI with JSON: parse one JSON object per command, read progress from stderr, branch on exit codes.
• Run long operations asynchronously: start with --async, re-attach with alis operations wait, inspect, cancel.
• Work from another directory: use --cwd, let the CLI resolve context, omit package IDs.
• Keep the CLI up to date: alis upgrade, the TUI's automatic updates, and installing a specific version.
• Enable shell completion: bash, zsh, fish and PowerShell.
• Ask questions across your platform: cited answers from your sessions, conversations and skills.
• Diagnose problems: alis doctor, what each exit code means, and the fix for the common errors.