reporails-cli 0.1.3

Validate and score CLAUDE.md files — MCP-first AI context governance

Reporails CLI

Score your CLAUDE.md files. See what's missing. Improve your AI coding setup. Why this exists

Quick Start

One-line install (npm)

npx @reporails/cli install

This registers the MCP server with Claude Code. Then ask Claude: What ails claude?

MCP Integration (manual)

For full semantic analysis, add the MCP server:

# Add the MCP and restart Claude
claude mcp add reporails -- uvx reporails-cli ails-mcp

Then ask Claude:

❯ What ails claude?

CLI path (only deterministic rules)

# No install needed — run directly
uvx reporails-cli check
# or
npx @reporails/cli check

That's it. You'll get a score, capability level, and actionable violations.

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║   SCORE: 8.1 / 10 (partial)  |  CAPABILITY: Governed (L5)    ║
║   ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░         ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Violations:
  CLAUDE.md (7 issues)
    ○ MED C4.no-antipatterns :1    No NEVER or AVOID statements found
    · LOW C12.no-version     :1    No version or date marker found
    ...

Fix the issues, run again, watch your score and your experience improve.

Install

# Ephemeral (no install, always latest)
uvx reporails-cli check
npx @reporails/cli check

# Persistent (adds `ails` to PATH)
pip install reporails-cli
# or
npm install -g @reporails/cli

Once installed, all commands use ails directly.

What It Checks

• Structure — File organization, size limits
• Content — Clarity, completeness, anti-patterns
• Efficiency — Token usage, context management
• Maintenance — Versioning, review processes
• Governance — Ownership, security policies

Capability Levels

Level	Name	What it means
L1	Absent	No instruction file
L2	Basic	Has CLAUDE.md
L3	Structured	Sections, imports
L4	Abstracted	.claude/rules/ directory
L5	Governed	Shared files, 3+ components
L6	Adaptive	Backbone + full governance

Commands

ails check                      # Score your setup
ails check -f json              # JSON output (for CI)
ails check --strict             # Exit 1 if violations (for CI)
ails check --with-recommended   # Include recommended rules
ails explain S1                 # Explain a rule
ails map                        # Show project structure
ails map --save                 # Generate backbone.yml
ails update                     # Update rules framework
ails update --check             # Check for rule updates
ails dismiss C6                 # Dismiss a semantic finding
ails version                    # Show version info

Updating

The rules framework updates separately from the CLI:

ails update              # Update rules to latest
ails update --check      # Check without installing

The CLI itself updates automatically with ephemeral runners (uvx, npx). Persistent installs: pip install --upgrade reporails-cli or npm install -g @reporails/cli@latest

Recommended Rules

The --with-recommended flag adds community recommended rules on top of the core set. These are methodology-backed checks (AILS_ namespace) that are auto-downloaded on first use:

ails check --with-recommended       # Include recommended rules
ails update --recommended              # Re-fetch latest recommended rules

Prerequisites

Depends on your install path:

• uvx/pip path: uv — no separate Python install needed
• npx/npm path: Node.js >= 18 — uv is auto-installed if missing
• MCP install/uninstall: Claude Code

Rules

Core rules are maintained at reporails/rules. Recommended rules at reporails/recommended.

Want to add or improve rules? Please follow Contribute guide in the Core repo.

License

Apache 2.0