gjalla 0.5.4

gjalla CLI — visibility and control for your software architecture.

Gjalla CLI

Visibility and control for your software architecture. Agentic engineering made magical.

Installation

pip install gjalla

Requires Python >= 3.10.

Commands

Command	Description
setup	Set up gjalla in a repository (interactive wizard, or use subcommands)
status	Show configuration status
state	Navigate project state (architecture, tech stack, capabilities, etc.)
rules	View and manage project rules, principles, ADRs, and invariants
attest	Create commit attestation (interactive or programmatic)
check	Validate commit attestation (used by pre-commit hook)
sync	Upload pending attestations and refresh local cache
project	Manage gjalla projects

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User Guide

Initial Setup

gjalla setup

Launches the interactive wizard:

1. Check git repository
2. Configure API key
3. Verify API key
4. Select project
5. Create .gjalla/ project config
6. Install commit attestation guardrails
7. Install MCP server for Claude Code

Non-interactive subcommands:

gjalla setup auth <api-key>         # Save and verify an API key
gjalla setup project <pid>          # Link this repo to a project
gjalla setup project --check-access # List accessible projects
gjalla setup hooks                  # Install git hooks
gjalla setup mcp                    # Install MCP server entry

Viewing Project State

gjalla state show                                # List top-level keys with entry counts
gjalla state show -c architecture                # Full architecture section
gjalla state show -c architecture -v             # Architecture + file evidence
gjalla state show -e architecture.api-server     # Drill into a single element
gjalla state show -e architecture.api-server -v  # Element + file evidence
gjalla state show -c tech_stack                  # Tech stack, frameworks, vendors
gjalla state show -c capabilities                # Project capabilities and status
gjalla state show -c data_model                  # Data entities, domains, attributes
gjalla state show -c services                    # External services and integrations
gjalla state show -c surface_area                # API endpoints and auth requirements
gjalla state show --system                       # Cross-project system context

Viewing Project Rules

gjalla rules show                # List rule categories with counts
gjalla rules show -c adr         # Show only ADRs
gjalla rules show -c principle   # Show only principles
gjalla rules show -c invariant   # Show only invariants
gjalla rules add -n "No ORM" -d "Use raw SQL queries"  # Add a rule

Daily Usage

Automatic (via pre-commit hook):

• gjalla check runs on each git commit and validates the attestation

Manual / Agent workflow:

git add <files>
gjalla attest            # interactive mode
git commit -m "message"

Programmatic (for agents/scripts):

gjalla attest \
  --staged-diff-hash $(git diff --staged | shasum -a 256 | cut -d' ' -f1) \
  --agent claude-code --provider anthropic --model claude-opus-4-6 \
  --summary "Added rate limiting to auth endpoints" \
  --rules '{"checked": true, "applicable": [...]}' \
  --arch-changes '{"architecture": {"elements": [{"name": "web-api", "change": "modified", ...}], ...}}'

Print attestation template:

gjalla attest --example

Refreshing Cache

gjalla sync

Uploads pending attestations and refreshes the local cache from the remote server.

Checking Status

gjalla status

Shows: git repo, global config, API key, project mapping, project config, guardrails, telemetry, attestation log.

Configuration

Global config: ~/.gjalla/config.yaml

api_key: "your-api-key"

Project config: .gjalla/config.yaml (in repo root)

Environment variables:

• GJALLA_API_KEY — overrides config file API key

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