Using Bashly with AI

There are three practical ways to use AI while building Bashly projects. Choose the one that matches your workflow.

Quick chooser

Route	Best for	Setup
Chat with any AI	You already know Bashly and want fast iteration	None
Bashly Chat	You want Bashly-focused guidance with minimal prompt tuning	Open link
Bashly Skill	You use coding agents and want repeatable project workflows	Install skill

Route 1: Chat with your favorite AI

This is the simplest route if you are already familiar with Bashly.

Give the model:

Your CLI goal.
Your current bashly.yml (or desired command tree).
The behavior you want for each command.

Example starter prompt:

I am building a Bashly CLI.
Please design or update my bashly.yml and command partials under src/.
Keep names and help text concise.
After editing, list the exact bashly generate command and 3 test commands.

Route 2: Use Bashly Chat

Open Bashly Chat

Use this when you want a Bashly-oriented assistant without setting up a local agent skill.

Tip

The bashly AI chat is available at bashly.dev/chat.

It is a good fit for:

Learning Bashly conventions.
Drafting command trees quickly.
Reviewing or improving existing bashly.yml.

Route 3: Use the Bashly Skill

Bashly AI Kit

The Bashly Skill is intended for agent-based workflows (for example Codex or Claude Code), where the agent edits project files directly and follows a defined Bashly workflow.

Install in Codex using the installer prompt shown in the repository README:

install the skill from https://github.com/bashly-framework/bashly-ai-kit/tree/main/skills/bashly
(master branch)

Prompting tips for all routes

To get better results, include these in your request:

The exact command UX you want (tool action ARG --flag).
Required vs optional arguments and flags.
Validation rules and error behavior.
Expected output examples.
Your current file layout (src/, settings, overrides).

When you have edits, run:

bashly generate

Then test at least one --help path, one success path, and one error path.