Chakravarti CLI

Chakravarti CLI

Command-line interface for Chakravarti

Commands

ckrv code

Code workflow commands — mirrors the Code page tabs in the Web UI.

Groups the full development pipeline under a single namespace:

• spec — create and manage feature specifications
• tasks — generate implementation tasks from a spec
• plan — generate an execution plan from tasks
• run — execute the plan with AI agents
• diff — review changes before promoting

Use ckrv code <subcommand> --help for details on each step.

ckrv code

Examples:

Create a new spec and generate tasks

ckrv code spec new "Add user authentication" ckrv code tasks

Plan and run

ckrv code plan ckrv code run

Review changes

ckrv code diff

ckrv code diff

View changes between current branch and base.

Shows a summary of modified, added, and deleted files compared to the base branch. Helps verify what will be included in a pull request.

Output can be formatted as JSON for programmatic use.

ckrv code diff [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Show diff summary

ckrv code diff

Show diff against specific branch

ckrv code diff --base main

Output as JSON

ckrv code diff --json

ckrv code plan

Generate execution plan from tasks using AI.

Analyzes the specification and tasks file to create a detailed implementation plan. Runs in a Docker container for isolation.

The plan breaks down work into atomic steps that AI agents can execute.

ckrv code plan [SPEC] [OPTIONS]

Arguments:

Options:

Examples:

Generate plan for auto-detected spec

ckrv code plan

Generate plan for a specific spec

ckrv code plan my-feature

Force regeneration

ckrv code plan --force

ckrv code run

Run a job based on a specification.

Executes the implementation plan using AI agents in isolated Docker sandboxes. Each task is executed in sequence with full logging and progress tracking.

Results are committed to a feature branch for review.

ckrv code run [SPEC] [OPTIONS]

Arguments:

Options:

Examples:

Run all tasks for auto-detected spec

ckrv code run

Run with specific agent

ckrv code run my-feature --agent claude

Run with cost optimization

ckrv code run --optimize cost

ckrv code spec

Create or manage feature specifications.

Specifications are the source of truth for AI-driven development. They define what needs to be built, the requirements, and acceptance criteria.

Subcommands: new, list, validate, clarify, design, init, tasks

ckrv code spec

Examples:

Create a new specification

ckrv code spec new "Add user authentication"

List all specifications

ckrv code spec list

Validate a specification

ckrv code spec validate my-feature

ckrv code spec clarify

Resolve open clarifications and ambiguities in an existing specification.

Reviews the spec for unclear requirements, missing details, or conflicting constraints, then interactively resolves them using AI. Updates the spec file in-place with the resolved clarifications.

If no spec path is provided, auto-detects the spec from the current Git branch name.

ckrv code spec clarify [SPEC]

Arguments:

Examples:

Clarify the spec detected from the current branch

ckrv spec clarify

Clarify a specific spec file

ckrv spec clarify specs/auth-oauth2/spec.md

ckrv code spec design

Generate a technical design document from an existing specification.

Produces a design.md file alongside the spec containing:

• Architecture decisions and component diagrams
• Data models and API contracts
• Implementation strategy and dependencies

If no spec path is provided, auto-detects the spec from the current Git branch name. Use --force to regenerate an existing design document.

ckrv code spec design [SPEC] [OPTIONS]

Arguments:

Options:

Examples:

Generate design from the current branch spec

ckrv spec design

Generate design for a specific spec

ckrv spec design specs/auth-oauth2/spec.md

Force regeneration of an existing design

ckrv spec design --force

ckrv code spec init

Initialize a new, empty specification directory with starter templates.

Creates a named directory under specs/ containing a blank spec.md template with the standard sections (overview, requirements, acceptance criteria) ready to be filled in.

Use this when you want to manually author a spec rather than generating one with AI via ckrv spec new.

ckrv code spec init <NAME>

Arguments:

Examples:

Initialize a new spec directory

ckrv spec init my-feature

Initialize with a hyphenated name

ckrv spec init user-auth-oauth2

ckrv code spec list

List all specifications found in the specs/ directory.

Displays a table of all spec directories with their names, statuses, and file paths. Useful for getting an overview of all features being tracked.

The repository must be initialized with ckrv init before listing specs.

ckrv code spec list

Examples:

List all specs

ckrv spec list

List specs with JSON output

ckrv spec list --json

ckrv code spec new

Create a new feature specification from a natural language description.

Generates a structured spec.md file in the specs/ directory containing:

• Feature overview and goals
• Acceptance criteria
• Technical requirements and constraints A short name is auto-generated from the description if not provided.

Requires an active AI provider configuration. The AI may ask clarifying questions if the description is ambiguous.

ckrv code spec new <DESCRIPTION> [OPTIONS]

Arguments:

Options:

Examples:

Create a spec from an inline description

ckrv spec new "Add user authentication with OAuth2"

Create a spec with an explicit short name

ckrv spec new "Add user authentication" --name auth-oauth2

Create a spec with a detailed multi-word description

ckrv spec new "Implement rate limiting for the public API endpoints"

ckrv code spec tasks

Generate implementation tasks from an existing specification.

Analyzes the spec and produces a tasks.md file containing a set of discrete, actionable implementation tasks with dependency ordering. Each task includes a title, description, and prompt suitable for agent execution.

If no spec path is provided, auto-detects the spec from the current Git branch name. Use --force to regenerate tasks even if a tasks file already exists.

ckrv code spec tasks [SPEC] [OPTIONS]

Arguments:

Options:

Examples:

Generate tasks from the current branch spec

ckrv spec tasks

Generate tasks for a specific spec

ckrv spec tasks specs/auth-oauth2/spec.md

Force regeneration of existing tasks

ckrv spec tasks --force

ckrv code spec validate

Validate a specification file for correctness and completeness.

Checks that the spec contains all required sections, validates field formats, and reports any errors or warnings. Returns a non-zero exit code if validation fails.

If no path is provided, auto-detects the spec from the current Git branch name. Supports JSON output for CI integration.

ckrv code spec validate [PATH]

Arguments:

Examples:

Validate the spec detected from the current branch

ckrv spec validate

Validate a specific spec file

ckrv spec validate specs/auth-oauth2/spec.md

Validate with JSON output for CI

ckrv spec validate --json

ckrv code tasks

Generate implementation tasks from a specification.

Analyzes the specification and produces a structured task breakdown that can be used for planning and execution.

This is a convenience alias for ckrv code spec tasks.

ckrv code tasks [SPEC] [OPTIONS]

Arguments:

Options:

Examples:

Generate tasks for auto-detected spec

ckrv code tasks

Generate tasks for a specific spec

ckrv code tasks path/to/spec

Force regeneration

ckrv code tasks --force

ckrv init

Initialize Chakravarti in the current repository.

Creates the .chakravarti/ directory with default configuration files including config.yaml for project settings and initializes the specs directory.

This is typically the first command to run when setting up a new project for AI-driven development with Chakravarti.

ckrv init [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Initialize in current directory

ckrv init

Initialize with verbose output

ckrv init --verbose

ckrv qa

QA code review and bug analysis.

AI-powered code review and quality assurance. Analyzes changes for potential bugs, security issues, and code quality improvements.

Subcommands: review, bugs, report

ckrv qa

Examples:

Review current changes

ckrv qa review

Analyze for bugs

ckrv qa bugs

Generate QA report

ckrv qa report

ckrv qa bugs

Analyze changed files for potential bugs and error-handling gaps.

Scans the diff against the base branch and filters findings to only bug-related categories: potential bugs and missing or incorrect error handling. Each finding includes a severity level and a suggested fix.

Requires a configured QA agent. If no agent is found, exits with code 4. Full bug analysis with deeper heuristics requires Docker sandbox integration.

ckrv qa bugs [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Scan for bugs against the default base branch (main)

ckrv qa bugs

Scan for bugs against a specific branch

ckrv qa bugs --base develop

Get machine-readable bug list

ckrv qa bugs --json

ckrv qa report

Generate a comprehensive QA report covering all analysis categories.

Produces a Markdown report that includes a change summary, file-level breakdown (when --full is used), and all QA findings ranked by severity. The report header contains branch name, base branch, and timestamp.

Requires a configured QA agent. If no agent is found, exits with code 4. Use --full to include per-file statistics (lines added/removed, change type) in the report.

ckrv qa report [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Generate a standard report against main

ckrv qa report

Generate a full report with per-file details

ckrv qa report --full

Save the full report to a file against a custom base

ckrv qa report --full --base develop --output qa-report.md

ckrv qa review

Review code quality of changes against a base branch.

Analyzes modified files for code quality issues including style violations, missing documentation, complexity concerns, and best-practice deviations. Produces a structured report with severity-ranked findings.

Results can be saved to a file with --output or printed to stdout. When --json is used, output is a machine-readable QaReviewOutput object.

Requires a configured QA agent. If no agent is found, exits with code 4. Exits with code 1 if critical issues are detected.

ckrv qa review [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Review changes against the default base branch (main)

ckrv qa review

Review changes against a specific branch

ckrv qa review --base develop

Save review report to a file

ckrv qa review --output qa-review.md

ckrv term

Spawn an interactive AI agent terminal session.

Quickly launch any configured agent (Claude, OpenRouter, Z.AI, Codex, Kilo Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Amp, Qwen Code, Opencode, Factory Droid, GitHub Copilot, Mistral Vibe) with the correct environment variables automatically configured.

Without arguments, presents an interactive selection menu with options for common flags. Use -- to pass arguments directly for scripting.

ckrv term [PASSTHROUGH_ARGS] [OPTIONS]

Arguments:

Options:

Examples:

Interactive selection with options prompt

ckrv term

Launch specific agent (skips agent selection)

ckrv term --agent my-openrouter-agent

Pass flags directly (scripting)

ckrv term -- --dangerously-skip-permissions --continue

List available agents

ckrv term --list

ckrv test

Run tests in sandbox, plan and write new tests.

Comprehensive test management with AI assistance. Can run existing tests, analyze coverage gaps, and generate new tests using AI agents.

Subcommands: run, plan, write

ckrv test

Examples:

Run all tests

ckrv test run

Plan tests for uncovered code

ckrv test plan

Write new tests with AI

ckrv test write --agent claude-3.5

ckrv test coverage

Check test coverage of changed files.

Scans files changed between the current branch and base branch to determine which source files have corresponding tests. Reports a coverage percentage based on file-level test presence.

Warns if coverage drops below 80%. Use ckrv test plan to see exactly which files need tests.

ckrv test coverage [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Check coverage against main

ckrv test coverage

Check coverage against a specific branch

ckrv test coverage --base develop

Check coverage with JSON output

ckrv test coverage --json

ckrv test plan

Analyze changes and generate a test plan.

Compares the current branch against the base branch, identifies changed files, and determines which files lack test coverage. Produces a structured plan with proposed tests prioritized by impact.

The plan is saved to .specs/<branch>/test-plan.yaml for use by the test writer agent.

ckrv test plan [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Generate test plan against main

ckrv test plan

Generate test plan against a specific branch

ckrv test plan --base develop

Generate test plan with JSON output

ckrv test plan --json

ckrv test run

Run existing tests in a sandboxed environment.

Detects the project's test framework automatically and executes the full test suite. Results are displayed with pass/fail counts and a summary report.

Exits with code 1 if any test fails. Use --json for machine-readable output.

ckrv test run [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Run tests comparing against main

ckrv test run

Run tests comparing against a specific branch

ckrv test run --base develop

Run tests with JSON output

ckrv test run --json

ckrv test write

Write new tests using the configured test writer agent.

Analyzes changed files against the base branch and invokes an AI agent to generate tests for uncovered code. The agent runs inside a Docker sandbox for isolation.

Requires a test writer agent to be configured. Use --run to automatically execute the generated tests after writing.

ckrv test write [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Write tests for changes against main

ckrv test write

Write tests and run them immediately

ckrv test write --run

Write tests against a specific branch

ckrv test write --base develop

ckrv ui

Start the Web UI dashboard.

Launches a local web server providing a visual interface for managing specifications, viewing execution progress, and reviewing AI agent output.

Opens automatically in your default browser.

ckrv ui [OPTIONS]

Options:

Examples:

Start UI on default port

ckrv ui

Start on custom port

ckrv ui --port 8080

Don't open browser automatically

ckrv ui --no-open

Global Options

These options apply to all commands:

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