Pp Creativefabrica

Creative Fabrica — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the creativefabrica-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:

   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install creativefabrica --cli-only
   

2. Verify: creativefabrica-pp-cli --version
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.4 or newer). This installs into $GOPATH/bin (default $HOME/go/bin), so add that directory to $PATH instead:

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/commerce/creativefabrica/cmd/creativefabrica-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

Creative Fabrica has no official API; its site search is powered by a public Algolia index, and this CLI queries that same index directly over plain HTTPS (no browser, no Cloudflare at runtime). It adds the filters crafters and print-on-demand sellers actually need: file format (svg/dxf/png/eps), commercial-license (POD), subscription-free, and real discount depth — plus designer profiling and a "what's new since last run" tracker. All agent-native with --json, --csv, and --select.

When to Use This CLI

Use this CLI when an agent or script needs to search, filter, or profile the Creative Fabrica design-asset catalog — finding fonts, graphics, SVG/DXF cut files, embroidery files, or POD-licensable designs by keyword, type, category, format, price, or designer. It is ideal for print-on-demand sourcing, Cricut/Silhouette project hunting, and tracking specific designers' new releases over time via the local mirror.

Anti-triggers

Do not use this CLI for:

• Do not use this CLI to download, purchase, or access files in a user's personal Creative Fabrica library or favorites — v1 is the anonymous public catalog only.
• Do not use this CLI to upload or sell products as a designer.
• Do not use this CLI for Creative Fabrica's AI Studio generation tools.
• Do not use this CLI to redeem the curated 24-hour daily-gifts — it surfaces the permanent free-item catalog, not the daily timed freebies.

Unique Capabilities

These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.

Filters the web UI doesn't have

• find — Narrow craft results to a specific cut/print file format (SVG, DXF, PNG, EPS, PES) that Creative Fabrica has no facet for.

  Reach for this when a crafter needs a machine-ready format the web UI can't filter on.

  creativefabrica-pp-cli find "mandala" --format svg,dxf --agent
  

• find — Keep only assets usable outside an active subscription.

  Use this when you need standalone-licensable assets, distinct from free or POD.

  creativefabrica-pp-cli find "valentine svg" --no-subscription --agent
  

Local synthesis

• deals — Rank on-sale items by their actual regular-to-sale price drop, not just whether they are flagged on sale.

  Use this to surface the deepest genuine discounts instead of discount-theater.

  creativefabrica-pp-cli deals "font bundle" --agent
  

• designer-stats — Profile a designer's catalog: product-type mix, price band, free count, POD count, and newest release. Counts use Algolia facets (catalog-wide) when available; price/newest are labeled as a sample when the catalog is larger than the scanned window.

  Pick this when you need a one-shot read on a creator instead of scrolling their page.

  creativefabrica-pp-cli designer-stats "DigiArt" --agent --max-scan-pages 5
  

• designer-compare — Compare two designers head-to-head: catalog size, type mix, price band, free/POD share, and popularity. Free/POD/sale counts are from the scanned sample.

  Use this for competitor research when sourcing or scouting creators.

  creativefabrica-pp-cli designer-compare "DigiArt" "CraftLab" --agent
  

Local state that compounds

• new-since — Show only catalog items added since your last sync for a tracked query or designer.

  Reach for this to track fresh drops without re-scanning the whole catalog.

  creativefabrica-pp-cli new-since "watercolor flowers" --agent
  

• tags — Show the top tags and categories that co-occur with a query, to refine the next search.

  Use this to discover better refinement terms before a deep search.

  creativefabrica-pp-cli tags "christmas" --agent
  

Command Reference

products — Search and browse the Creative Fabrica catalog (Algolia)

• creativefabrica-pp-cli products — Low-level Algolia multi-query passthrough (prefer the top-level search/browse/free/pod commands)
• creativefabrica-pp-cli products --requests '[{"indexName":"prod_Productsv2","query":"svg"}]' — Optional JSON array (or {"requests":[...]}) of Algolia query objects

Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

creativefabrica-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"

which resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code 0 means at least one match; exit code 2 means no confident match — fall back to --help or use a narrower query.

Recipes

Commercial-license cut files

creativefabrica-pp-cli find "floral monogram" --format svg --pod --limit 25 --csv

POD-safe SVG candidates exported as CSV for a sourcing sheet.

Newest free fonts

creativefabrica-pp-cli free --type Fonts --sort newest --limit 30 --agent

The latest genuinely-free fonts in machine-readable form.

Deepest real discounts

creativefabrica-pp-cli deals "bundle" --agent --select name,price,regular_price,discount_pct

On-sale items ranked by actual discount depth, narrowed to the price fields.

Track a designer's drops

creativefabrica-pp-cli new-since --designer 2880714 --agent

Only the items this designer added since your last sync.

Refine a broad search

creativefabrica-pp-cli tags "christmas" --select tag,count --agent

Top co-occurring tags to sharpen a vague query before a deep search.

Auth Setup

No authentication required.

Run creativefabrica-pp-cli doctor to verify setup.

Agent Mode

Add --agent to any command. Expands to: --json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes.

• Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr

• Filterable — --select keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:

  creativefabrica-pp-cli products --agent --select id,name,status
  

• Previewable — --dry-run shows the request without sending

• Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag

• Read-only — do not use this CLI for create, update, delete, publish, comment, upvote, invite, order, send, or other mutating requests

Agent Feedback

When you (or the agent) notice something off about this CLI, record it:

creativefabrica-pp-cli feedback "the --since flag is inclusive but docs say exclusive"
creativefabrica-pp-cli feedback --stdin < notes.txt
creativefabrica-pp-cli feedback list --json --limit 10

Entries are stored locally at ~/.local/share/creativefabrica-pp-cli/feedback.jsonl. They are never POSTed unless CREATIVEFABRICA_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT is set AND either --send is passed or CREATIVEFABRICA_FEEDBACK_AUTO_SEND=true. Default behavior is local-only.

Write what surprised you, not a bug report. Short, specific, one line: that is the part that compounds.

Output Delivery

Every command accepts --deliver <sink>. The output goes to the named sink in addition to (or instead of) stdout, so agents can route command results without hand-piping. Three sinks are supported:

Unknown schemes are refused with a structured error naming the supported set. Webhook failures return non-zero and log the URL + HTTP status on stderr.

Named Profiles

A profile is a saved set of flag values, reused across invocations. Use it when a scheduled agent calls the same command every run with the same configuration - HeyGen's "Beacon" pattern.

creativefabrica-pp-cli profile save briefing --json
creativefabrica-pp-cli --profile briefing products
creativefabrica-pp-cli profile list --json
creativefabrica-pp-cli profile show briefing
creativefabrica-pp-cli profile delete briefing --yes

Explicit flags always win over profile values; profile values win over defaults. agent-context lists all available profiles under available_profiles so introspecting agents discover them at runtime.

Exit Codes

Argument Parsing

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

1. Empty, help, or --help → show creativefabrica-pp-cli --help output
2. Starts with install → ends with mcp → MCP installation; otherwise → see Prerequisites above
3. Anything else → Direct Use (execute as CLI command with --agent)

MCP Server Installation

1. Install the MCP server:

   go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/commerce/creativefabrica/cmd/creativefabrica-pp-mcp@latest
   

2. Register with Claude Code:

   claude mcp add creativefabrica-pp-mcp -- creativefabrica-pp-mcp
   

3. Verify: claude mcp list

Direct Use

1. Check if installed: which creativefabrica-pp-cli If not found, offer to install (see Prerequisites at the top of this skill).
2. Match the user query to the best command from the Unique Capabilities and Command Reference above.
3. Execute with the --agent flag:

   creativefabrica-pp-cli <command> [subcommand] [args] --agent
   

4. If ambiguous, drill into subcommand help: creativefabrica-pp-cli <command> --help.