@usecanary/cli 0.1.0 → 0.2.1

package/README.md

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 # @usecanary/cli
 
-`canary` — the session orchestrator for [canary](https://github.com/usecanary/canary). Drive a
-real browser, record QA sessions (Playwright trace, video, network HAR, console), and render a
-self-contained `report.html`.
+> `canary` — the session orchestrator for [Canary](https://github.com/usecanary/canary). Drive a real
+> browser, record capture-enabled QA sessions (Playwright trace, video, network HAR, console, per-step
+> screenshots), and render a self-contained `report.html` you can open, commit, or browse in a local UI.
+
+[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@usecanary/cli.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@usecanary/cli)
+[![license](https://img.shields.io/npm/l/@usecanary/cli.svg)](https://github.com/usecanary/canary)
+
+Canary is built for **AI agents and developers who need verifiable, reproducible browser QA**. Every
+run captures a trace, a video, a network log, console output, and per-step screenshots — and decodes
+back to a reproducible Playwright script — with no instrumentation of your app. Scripts are plain
+async JavaScript run in a sandboxed QuickJS runtime; a background daemon (Playwright + sandbox) starts
+automatically when needed.
+
+## How it works
+
+You drive the daemon through a four-step session lifecycle:
+
+| Step | Command | Result |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 1. start | `canary session start --name "checkout"` | prints a session id |
+| 2. run | `canary run step.js --session <id> --step open` | one script per step |
+| 3. end | `canary session end <id>` | writes `report.html` |
+| 4. view | `canary ui` | browse every session |
 
 ## Install
 
 ```bash
-npx @usecanary/cli install        # download Chromium + the runtime into ~/.canary
-# or: npm i -g @usecanary/cli && canary install
+npm i -g @usecanary/cli     # adds the `canary` command
+canary install              # one-time: download Chromium + runtime (~150 MB) into ~/.canary
+```
+
+Prefer not to install globally? Prefix anything with `npx`:
+
+```bash
+npx @usecanary/cli install
 ```
 
-## Use
+Or set everything up interactively with the guided wizard — `npm create canary`.
+
+## Quickstart
 
 ```bash
-canary init                              # one-shot setup (runtime + agent skill)
+# 1. start a capture-enabled session (prints an id)
 id=$(canary session start --name "checkout")
-canary run ./step.js --session "$id" --step "open"
-canary session end "$id"                 # -> ~/.canary/sessions/<id>/report.html
-npx @usecanary/ui                           # browse recorded sessions
-canary skills                            # install the canary agent skill (~/.claude/skills)
+
+# 2. run scripts as ordered steps — one script per step (open → act → assert)
+canary run ./open.js   --session "$id" --step "open"
+canary run ./submit.js --session "$id" --step "submit"
+
+# inline scripts work too (read from stdin):
+echo 'const p = await browser.getPage("home");
+await p.goto("https://example.com");
+console.log(await p.title());' | canary run --session "$id" --step "home"
+
+# 3. finish — collects artifacts and renders the report
+canary session end "$id"            # -> ~/.canary/sessions/<id>/report.html
+
+# 4. browse, search, and replay every session in a local viewer
+canary ui
+```
+
+Each `--step` is one entry in the report, with its own trace group and **one** auto-captured
+screenshot (taken from the last page opened during that step). So use **one primary named page per
+step**, and reuse the same page name across steps to "click through" like a user — named pages persist
+across steps within a session.
+
+## Commands
+
+| Command | What it does |
+| --- | --- |
+| `canary init` | One-shot setup: install the runtime, then print next steps. The friendlier wizard is `npm create canary`. |
+| `canary install` | Install the embedded runtime (Chromium + Playwright + QuickJS) into `~/.canary`. |
+| `canary session start` | Start a capture-enabled session; prints its id. Toggle capture with `--no-trace` / `--no-video` / `--no-har` / `--no-console`; `--headless` for unattended runs. |
+| `canary run [FILE]` | Run a script (a file, or stdin if omitted) as one step. Requires `--session <id>`; label it with `--step <name>`; bound it with `--timeout <seconds>`. |
+| `canary session end <id>` | Stop recording, collect artifacts, render `report.html` + `results.json`. `--stop-daemon` shuts the daemon down afterward if nothing else needs it. |
+| `canary session abort <id>` | Best-effort teardown of a session — salvage a wedged run from whatever artifacts survived. |
+| `canary session list` | List recorded sessions (table; `--json` for machine output). |
+| `canary status [--session <id>]` | Daemon status, or one session's status. |
+| `canary ui` | Launch the local session viewer. Options: `--dir <path>`, `--port`, `--host`, `--no-open`. |
+| `canary stop` | Stop the background daemon and every browser/session it's running (alias: `canary daemon stop`). |
+
+Global flags: `--json` (machine-readable output on stdout), `-v` / `--verbose` (more logging on
+stderr). Run `canary --help` or `canary <command> --help` for the full reference.
+
+> **Lifecycle tip:** `canary stop` aborts any live session and skips its `report.html`. For a clean
+> report, always `canary session end <id>` **first**, then `canary stop`.
+
+## Writing scripts
+
+Scripts are plain **async JavaScript** in a QuickJS sandbox with a Playwright-like API — no `require`,
+`process`, `fs`, or `fetch`; just a pre-connected `browser`, `console`, and a few file helpers.
+Top-level `await` works.
+
+```js
+const page = await browser.getPage("home");          // named, persistent page
+await page.goto("https://example.com", { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
+console.log(await page.title());
+
+await page.locator("text=Sign in").click();
+await saveScreenshot(await page.screenshot(), "signed-in.png");   // saveScreenshot(buffer, name)
+```
+
+- **Pages** — `browser.getPage(name)`, `browser.newPage()`, `browser.listPages()`,
+  `browser.closePage(name)`. Pages are full Playwright `Page`s (`goto`, `click`, `fill`, `locator`,
+  `evaluate`, `getByRole`, `waitForSelector`, …).
+- **Files** (sandboxed to `~/.canary/tmp/`) — `saveScreenshot(buffer, name)`, `writeFile(name, data)`,
+  `readFile(name)` to pass values between steps.
+
+The engine documents the same API — run `canary-browser --help`, or read the
+[canary-scripting reference](https://github.com/usecanary/canary/blob/main/skills/canary-scripting/references/REFERENCE.md).
+
+## Artifacts
+
+Everything for a run lands under `~/.canary/sessions/<id>/`:
+
 ```
+session.json   session metadata + per-step record
+results.json   decoded results (steps, summary, artifact paths)
+report.html    self-contained report — open it anywhere, commit it, share it
+trace.zip      Playwright trace (DOM snapshots + actions, one group per step)
+```
+
+…plus the WebM video, the network HAR, the console log, and one screenshot per step.
 
-Run `canary --help` for the full command list.
+## Use it from an AI agent
+
+Canary ships skills, subagents, and `/canary:*` slash commands for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, so
+an agent can plan and record QA for you:
+
+```bash
+npx skills add usecanary/canary                 # any Agent Skills tool
+# Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add usecanary/canary  then  /plugin install canary@canary-marketplace
+```
 
-## Scripts
+## Related packages
 
-Plain async JS in a sandbox with a Playwright-like API: `browser.getPage(name)`, `page.goto`,
-`page.locator`, `page.evaluate`, `saveScreenshot(buffer, name)`, `console.log`.
+- [`@usecanary/browser`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@usecanary/browser) — the engine for quick
+  one-off automation (no recording, no report).
+- [`@usecanary/ui`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@usecanary/ui) — the `canary-viewer` session browser.
+- [`create-canary`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-canary) — `npm create canary` guided setup.
 
 MIT · [source](https://github.com/usecanary/canary)