reporails-cli 0.2.1

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

Pre-1.0 — moving fast, API still evolving, feedback welcome.

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 --refresh --from 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: Maintained (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

Capability levels describe what your AI instruction setup enables — not how "mature" it is. Different projects need different capabilities.

Level	Name	What It Enables
L0	Absent	No instruction file — nothing to evaluate
L1	Basic	Reviewed, tracked instruction file
L2	Scoped	Project-specific constraints, size control
L3	Structured	External references, multiple files
L4	Abstracted	Path-scoped rules, context-aware loading
L5	Maintained	Structural integrity, governance, navigation
L6	Adaptive	Dynamic context, extensibility, persistence

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 --no-update-check    # Skip pre-run update prompt
ails check --exclude-dir vendor # Exclude directory from scanning
ails explain CORE:S:0001        # Explain a rule
ails map                        # Show project structure
ails map --save                 # Generate backbone.yml
ails update                     # Update rules framework + recommended
ails update --check             # Check for updates without installing
ails update --recommended       # Update recommended rules only
ails update --force             # Force reinstall even if current
ails update --cli               # Upgrade the CLI package itself
ails dismiss CORE:C:0001        # Dismiss a semantic finding
ails version                    # Show version info

Updating

ails update              # Update rules framework + recommended to latest
ails update --check      # Check for updates without installing
ails update --recommended  # Update recommended rules only
ails update --force      # Force reinstall even if current
ails update --cli        # Upgrade the CLI package itself

Before each scan, the CLI checks for available updates and prompts to install. Use --no-update-check to skip.

Ephemeral runners (uvx, npx) always use the latest CLI version automatically.

Recommended Rules

Recommended rules (AILS_ namespace) are included by default and auto-downloaded on first run. To opt out, add to your .reporails/config.yml:

recommended: false

To update recommended rules independently:

ails update --recommended

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

BUSL 1.1