@aikdna/kdna-cli 0.17.0 → 0.19.0

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  # @aikdna/kdna-cli
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+ > **KDNA Ecosystem:** [`kdna`](https://github.com/aikdna/kdna) — the protocol. [KDNAChat](https://github.com/AhaSparkCoach/kdnachat) — the consumption client. [KDNaStudio](https://github.com/AhaSparkCoach/kdnastudio) — the authoring tool. [KDNAWork](https://github.com/AhaSparkCoach/kdnawork) — the workbench. **You are here → kdna-cli** — the toolchain. [Registry](https://github.com/aikdna/kdna-registry) — the catalog.
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+ **Role**: kdna-cli is the **runtime control plane** — the official reference implementation for domain validation, loading, packaging, comparison, and agent-facing runtime workflows. It bridges Studio output to Chat/Work consumption.
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  **KDNA CLI is the official open-source reference implementation for KDNA validation, loading, packaging, comparison, registry access, and agent-facing runtime workflows.**
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  It is the runtime control plane for loading, validating, composing, testing, and governing domain judgment for AI agents.
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  KDNA CLI 是 KDNA 验证、加载、打包、比较、注册表访问和 Agent 运行时工作流的官方开源参考实现,也是 AI Agent 加载、验证、组合、测试和治理领域判断的运行控制平面。
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- The CLI is how a KDNA cognitive kernel becomes usable by agents. It installs KDNA domains, verifies their structure and trust metadata, loads them into agent-readable form, compares judgment paths with and without KDNA, and records traces for audit.
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+ The CLI is how a KDNA domain judgment package becomes usable by agents. It installs KDNA domains, verifies their structure and trust metadata, loads them into agent-readable form, compares judgment paths with and without KDNA, and records traces for audit.
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- KDNA CLI 让一个认知内核真正被 Agent 使用。它负责安装 KDNA、验证结构与信任信息、把 KDNA 转换成 Agent 可加载的形式、对比加载前后的判断路径,并记录可审计的使用痕迹。
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+ KDNA CLI 让一个领域判断资产真正被 Agent 使用。它负责安装 KDNA、验证结构与信任信息、把 KDNA 转换成 Agent 可加载的形式、对比加载前后的判断路径,并记录可审计的使用痕迹。
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  Part of the [KDNA](https://github.com/aikdna/kdna) ecosystem.
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  kdna doctor --agents
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  ```
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- ## Commands by Role
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+ ## The 6 Commands You Actually Need
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+ | `kdna setup` | Initialize ~/.kdna, install the agent skill loader |
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+ | `kdna install <domain>` | Install a domain from the registry |
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+ | `kdna list` | Show installed domains with quality info |
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+ | `kdna verify <domain>` | 3-layer check: structure + trust + judgment |
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+ | `kdna compare <domain> --input "..."` | Compare with/without KDNA judgment |
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+ | `kdna doctor --agents` | Check agent integration health |
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+ ## All Commands by Role
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  ### Domain Authoring
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- | `kdna init <name>` | Beta | Scaffold a new domain from template |
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- | `kdna validate <path>` | Stable | Validate domain structure |
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- | `kdna validate --schema <path>` | Stable | Schema-only validation |
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- | `kdna pack <path>` | Beta | Pack into .kdna container |
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- | `kdna pack <path> --encrypt --license <file>` | Beta | Pack encrypted .kdnae container |
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- | `kdna unpack <file>` | Beta | Unpack .kdna or .kdnae container |
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- | `kdna inspect <path>` | Beta | Inspect domain or .kdna file |
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- | `kdna publish <path>` | Experimental | Pack + sign + publish to registry |
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- | `kdna publish --check <path>` | Experimental | Quality gate check only |
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- | `kdna version bump <level> [path]` | Beta | Bump domain version |
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+ | `kdna init <name>` | Beta | Scaffold a new domain from template |
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+ | `kdna dev validate <path>` | Stable | Validate a non-canonical dev source directory |
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+ | `kdna dev pack <path>` | Beta | Build a dev source directory into a .kdna asset |
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+ | `kdna dev unpack <file>` | Beta | Unpack .kdna into a dev source directory |
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+ | `kdna dev inspect <path>` | Beta | Inspect a non-canonical dev source directory |
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+ | `kdna dev card <path>` | Beta | Display KDNA Card from a dev source directory |
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+ | `kdna inspect <file.kdna>` | Beta | Inspect a .kdna asset |
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+ | `kdna publish <path>` | Experimental | Pack + sign + publish to registry |
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+ | `kdna publish --check <path>` | Experimental | Quality gate check only |
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+ | `kdna version bump <level> [path]` | Beta | Bump domain version |
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- | `kdna available [--json]` | Beta | List installed domains with v2.1 fields |
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- | `kdna match "<task>" [--json]` | Beta | Signal matching — find relevant domains |
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- | `kdna load <name> [--as=prompt\|json\|raw]` | Beta | Emit domain in agent-ready format |
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- | `kdna postvalidate <name> --output <file>` | Beta | Post-generation judgment check |
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+ | `kdna available [--json]` | Beta | List installed domains with v2.1 fields |
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+ | `kdna match "<task>" [--json]` | Beta | Signal matching — find relevant domains |
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+ | `kdna load <name\|file.kdna> [--as=prompt\|json\|raw]` | Beta | Emit asset in agent-ready format |
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- | `kdna compare <name> --input "..."` | Beta | With/without KDNA reasoning diff |
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- | `kdna compare <name> --input "..." --report-md` | Beta | Markdown report with scoring |
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+ | `kdna verify <name\|file.kdna>` | Beta | 3-layer: structure + trust + judgment |
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+ | `kdna compare <name\|file.kdna> --input "..."` | Beta | With/without KDNA reasoning diff |
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+ | `kdna compare <name\|file.kdna> --input "..." --report-md` | Beta | Markdown report with scoring |
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+ | `kdna compare <name\|file.kdna> --input "..." --report-json` | Beta | JSON report with scoring |
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- | `kdna doctor --agents` | Beta | Agent integration check (Codex/Claude/OpenCode/Cursor/Gemini) |
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- | `kdna doctor --json` | Beta | Machine-readable health report |
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- | `kdna trace` | Experimental | View recent load/postvalidate traces |
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- | `kdna trace --json` | Experimental | Machine-readable trace output |
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- | `kdna trace --export <file>` | Experimental | Export traces for audit |
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- | `kdna trace --since 7d\|30d\|90d` | Experimental | Filter by time range |
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- | `kdna history` | Experimental | Recent domain usage (last 20) |
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+ | `kdna doctor --agents` | Beta | Agent integration check (Codex/Claude/OpenCode/Cursor/Gemini) |
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+ | `kdna doctor --json` | Beta | Machine-readable health report |
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+ | `kdna trace` | Experimental | View recent load/postvalidate traces |
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+ | `kdna trace --json` | Experimental | Machine-readable trace output |
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+ | `kdna trace --export <file>` | Experimental | Export traces for audit |
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+ | `kdna trace --since 7d\|30d\|90d` | Experimental | Filter by time range |
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+ | `kdna history` | Experimental | Recent domain usage (last 20) |
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+ | `kdna license generate <domain> --to <email>` | Experimental | Generate signed license |
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+ | `kdna license activate <domain> --key <key> --server <url>` | Experimental | Activate a license from entitlement source |
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+ | `kdna license sync [domain] [--server <url>]` | Experimental | Refresh entitlement and revocation status |
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+ | `kdna license verify <license.json>` | Experimental | Verify license signature and validity |
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+ | `kdna license bind <license.json>` | Experimental | Bind license to this machine |
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+ | `kdna license show <license.json>` | Experimental | Display license details |
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- | `kdna remove <name>` | Beta | Uninstall a domain |
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+ | `kdna install file.kdna` | Beta | Install from local .kdna asset |
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  # KDNA Loader
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  This skill is the **only** KDNA-related skill. Domains themselves are
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- not registered as skills — they live in `~/.kdna/domains/` as data and
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+ not registered as skills — they live as `.kdna` assets under `~/.kdna/packages/` and
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  are discovered on demand. Whether the user has 1 domain installed or
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  100, this skill is the single entry point.
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  axioms), `does_not_apply_when` (flattened), `failure_risks`. Yanked
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  between this skill and the KDNA file format. The on-disk layout may
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  > "Two installed domains could apply here: @aikdna/writing
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  > polish). Which judgment frame should I use?"
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+ | `kdna load <name>` exits non-zero | That domain is broken (yanked, missing files, parse error). Try next candidate or skip KDNA. The error message tells you why. |
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