@deftai/directive 0.73.1 → 0.74.0

package/dist/dispatch.d.ts

@@ -150,9 +150,21 @@ export declare function resolveCanonicalVerb(verb: string): string | null;
 /** Sorted list of all registered verb names (canonical + aliases). */
 export declare function registeredVerbs(): readonly string[];
 /**
- * Print dispatcher help. Leads with the three-command model (init / update /
- * doctor) + first-run guidance so a no-arg `directive` orients a newcomer before
- * the exhaustive verb list, which stays available below for power users (#2273).
+ * Deduplicated command names for `directive commands`, preferring colon-style
+ * task verbs over dash-style canonical stems when both exist (#2172).
+ */
+export declare function preferredCommandNames(): readonly string[];
+/** Major.minor label for the curated help title (#2172). */
+export declare function helpVersionLabel(): string;
+/**
+ * Print the exhaustive registered-command list for `directive commands` (#2172).
+ * Lists deduplicated preferred names (colon-style when available).
+ */
+export declare function printCommandsList(io?: DispatchIo): void;
+/**
+ * Print curated top-level help: title/version, usage, common options, grouped
+ * common commands, and a pointer to `directive commands` for the full list
+ * (#2172). Preserves the init/update/doctor first-run guidance from #2273.
  */
 export declare function printHelp(io?: DispatchIo): void;
 /** Dispatch argv to a registered verb; returns the handler exit code. */

package/dist/dispatch.js

@@ -2357,32 +2357,126 @@ export function registeredVerbs() {
     ]);
     return [...names].sort();
 }
+/** Top-level UX commands routed before the flat dispatcher (#1670). */
+const TOP_LEVEL_COMMAND_NAMES = [
+    "init",
+    "update",
+    "migrate",
+    "bootstrap",
+    "doctor",
+    "check",
+];
+/** Scope lifecycle verbs exposed as scope:<verb> in help (#2172). */
+const SCOPE_COMMAND_NAMES = [
+    "scope:promote",
+    "scope:activate",
+    "scope:complete",
+    "scope:demote",
+    "scope:undo",
+];
+/**
+ * Deduplicated command names for `directive commands`, preferring colon-style
+ * task verbs over dash-style canonical stems when both exist (#2172).
+ */
+export function preferredCommandNames() {
+    const aliasKeys = Object.keys(VERB_ALIASES);
+    const aliasedCanonicals = new Set(Object.values(VERB_ALIASES));
+    const unaliasedCanonicals = [...CLI_MODULE_VERBS, ...CORE_MODULE_VERBS].filter((verb) => !aliasedCanonicals.has(verb));
+    return [
+        ...new Set([
+            ...TOP_LEVEL_COMMAND_NAMES,
+            ...SCOPE_COMMAND_NAMES,
+            ...aliasKeys,
+            ...unaliasedCanonicals,
+        ]),
+    ].sort();
+}
+/** Major.minor label for the curated help title (#2172). */
+export function helpVersionLabel() {
+    const version = engineInfo().version;
+    const match = /^(\d+\.\d+)/.exec(version);
+    return match ? `v${match[1]}` : `v${version}`;
+}
+const CURATED_HELP_GROUPS = [
+    {
+        title: "Getting started",
+        commands: [
+            { name: "init", summary: "Set up Directive in the current project (first-time setup)" },
+            { name: "update", summary: "Refresh an existing install and self-heal the engine" },
+            { name: "doctor", summary: "Diagnose the install and print the one next step" },
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        title: "Session & ritual",
+        commands: [{ name: "session:start", summary: "Record session-start ritual state" }],
+    },
+    {
+        title: "Quality & gates",
+        commands: [{ name: "check", summary: "Run install and lifecycle quality gates" }],
+    },
+    {
+        title: "Work queue & triage",
+        commands: [
+            { name: "triage:welcome", summary: "Session orientation and triage one-liner" },
+            { name: "triage:queue", summary: "Ranked work queue for what to do next" },
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        title: "Scope lifecycle",
+        commands: [{ name: "scope:promote", summary: "Promote a scope xBRIEF to pending" }],
+    },
+    {
+        title: "Project artifacts",
+        commands: [
+            { name: "project:render", summary: "Render PROJECT-DEFINITION projection" },
+            { name: "spec:render", summary: "Render specification projection" },
+        ],
+    },
+];
+function formatHelpCommand(command) {
+    const padding = " ".repeat(Math.max(1, 22 - command.name.length));
+    return `  ${command.name}${padding}${command.summary}\n`;
+}
+/**
+ * Print the exhaustive registered-command list for `directive commands` (#2172).
+ * Lists deduplicated preferred names (colon-style when available).
+ */
+export function printCommandsList(io = defaultIo()) {
+    io.writeOut("Registered commands:\n");
+    for (const name of preferredCommandNames()) {
+        io.writeOut(`  ${name}\n`);
+    }
+}
 /**
- * Print dispatcher help. Leads with the three-command model (init / update /
- * doctor) + first-run guidance so a no-arg `directive` orients a newcomer before
- * the exhaustive verb list, which stays available below for power users (#2273).
+ * Print curated top-level help: title/version, usage, common options, grouped
+ * common commands, and a pointer to `directive commands` for the full list
+ * (#2172). Preserves the init/update/doctor first-run guidance from #2273.
  */
 export function printHelp(io = defaultIo()) {
-    io.writeOut("directive -- the Deft Directive CLI\n" +
-        "\n" +
-        "Start here (most projects only need these three):\n" +
-        "  directive init      Set up Directive in the current project (first-time setup)\n" +
-        "  directive update    Refresh an existing install and self-heal the engine\n" +
-        "  directive doctor    Diagnose the install and print the one next step\n" +
-        "\n" +
+    io.writeOut(`Directive ${helpVersionLabel()}\n`);
+    io.writeOut("AI development framework CLI for project lifecycle, scope, and quality gates.\n\n");
+    io.writeOut("Usage:\n");
+    io.writeOut("  directive <command> [options]\n");
+    io.writeOut("  directive help\n");
+    io.writeOut("  directive commands          List every registered command\n\n");
+    io.writeOut("Options:\n");
+    io.writeOut("  -h, --help                  Show this help\n");
+    io.writeOut("  -V, --version               Print version information\n\n");
+    for (const group of CURATED_HELP_GROUPS) {
+        io.writeOut(`${group.title}:\n`);
+        for (const command of group.commands) {
+            io.writeOut(formatHelpCommand(command));
+        }
+        io.writeOut("\n");
+    }
+    io.writeOut("Commands use colon style (e.g. triage:queue); dash-style aliases remain supported.\n" +
+        "Run `directive commands` for the full registered-command list.\n\n" +
         "First run? From the project root:\n" +
         "  1. npm i -g @deftai/directive   (Node >= 20)\n" +
         "     (pnpm: pnpm add -g @deftai/directive -- ensure PNPM_HOME is on PATH, run `pnpm setup` if needed)\n" +
         "  2. directive init\n" +
         "  3. directive doctor\n" +
-        "New clone where `directive` will not run? Read the Cold-start bootstrap block at the top of README.md.\n" +
-        "\n" +
-        "Usage: directive <verb> [args...]\n" +
-        "\n" +
-        "Registered verbs:\n");
-    for (const name of registeredVerbs()) {
-        io.writeOut(`  ${name}\n`);
-    }
+        "New clone where `directive` will not run? Read the Cold-start bootstrap block at the top of README.md.\n");
 }
 async function invokeHandler(handler, argv) {
     const code = await handler(argv);
@@ -2404,6 +2498,10 @@ export async function dispatch(argv, io = defaultIo()) {
         return 0;
     }
     const [verb, ...rest] = argv;
+    if (verb === "commands") {
+        printCommandsList(io);
+        return 0;
+    }
     const canonical = resolveCanonicalVerb(verb ?? "");
     if (canonical === null) {
         io.writeErr(`directive: unknown verb '${verb}'\n`);

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deftai/directive",
-  "version": "0.73.1",
+  "version": "0.74.0",
   "description": "Directive CLI — npm install path for the Deft Directive framework.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     "provenance": true
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@deftai/directive-core": "^0.73.1",
-    "@deftai/directive-content": "^0.73.1"
+    "@deftai/directive-core": "^0.74.0",
+    "@deftai/directive-content": "^0.74.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -b"