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+---
+title: Scaffold CLI Reference
+topic: cli
+description: Every scaffold command grouped by purpose — setup, navigation, observability, knowledge, validation, version
+category: reference
+order: 20
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+This is a terse index of the whole `scaffold` command surface. It tells you
+*which* command does *what* and points to the deep guides where a subsystem
+earns its own page. For the full mental model of a subsystem, follow the links:
+
+- **Pipeline navigation** (`next`, `run`, `complete`, `rework`, `skip`,
+  `reset`, `check`) is the day-to-day loop — see the [Pipeline guide](../pipeline/index.md).
+- **Observability** (`observe event｜progress｜harvest｜audit｜ack`) is its own
+  large surface — see the [Build Observability guide](../observability/index.md).
+
+Commands are registered on a single yargs root
+(:cite[src/cli/index.ts:30]) and every command accepts the global options
+`--format json`, `--auto`, `--verbose`, `--root <dir>`, and `--force`
+(:cite[src/cli/index.ts:59]).
+
+## All commands at a glance
+
+:::filter-table
+| Command | Group | What it does |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `scaffold init` | Setup & adoption | Initialize scaffold for this project |
+| `scaffold adopt` | Setup & adoption | Adopt an existing project into scaffold |
+| `scaffold next` | Pipeline navigation | Show next eligible step(s) |
+| `scaffold run <step>` | Pipeline navigation | Run a pipeline step (assemble + emit the prompt) |
+| `scaffold complete <step>` | Pipeline navigation | Mark a step done (for steps run outside `scaffold run`) |
+| `scaffold rework` | Pipeline navigation | Re-run steps by phase for depth/cleanup |
+| `scaffold skip <step..>` | Pipeline navigation | Skip one or more steps |
+| `scaffold reset [step]` | Pipeline navigation | Reset a step (or the whole pipeline) to pending |
+| `scaffold check <step>` | Pipeline navigation | Check whether a conditional step applies here |
+| `scaffold status` | Status & dashboard | Show pipeline progress and step statuses |
+| `scaffold info [step]` | Status & dashboard | Show project info, or detail on one step |
+| `scaffold list` | Status & dashboard | List methodologies, platform adapters, and tools |
+| `scaffold decisions` | Status & dashboard | Show recorded decisions |
+| `scaffold dashboard` | Status & dashboard | Open the visual pipeline dashboard in a browser |
+| `scaffold observe event <type>` | Observability | Write a ledger event |
+| `scaffold observe progress` | Observability | Show the build-progress snapshot (with `--replay`) |
+| `scaffold observe audit` | Observability | Run the audit lenses and report findings |
+| `scaffold observe ack <prefix-or-id>` | Observability | Acknowledge or reopen a finding by ID prefix |
+| `scaffold observe harvest` | Observability | Flush a worktree ledger to the primary archive |
+| `scaffold knowledge <subcommand>` | Knowledge | Manage knowledge entries (list｜show｜update｜reset) |
+| `scaffold knowledge-freshness <command>` | Knowledge | Run knowledge-base freshness audits |
+| `scaffold validate` | Validation | Validate meta-prompts and config |
+| `scaffold validate-knowledge` | Validation | Validate frontmatter on all knowledge entries |
+| `scaffold version` | Version & update | Show version and check for updates |
+| `scaffold update` | Version & update | Check for and display CLI updates |
+| `scaffold build` | Platform & skills | Generate platform adapter output files |
+| `scaffold skill <action>` | Platform & skills | Manage scaffold skills for Claude Code / shared agents |
+| `scaffold guides [topic]` | Platform & skills | Open, list, or build the reference guides |
+:::
+
+## Setup & adoption
+
+Two entry points: `init` for a fresh project, `adopt` for an existing codebase.
+
+- **`scaffold init`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/init.ts:151]) — scaffold a new
+  project: writes `.scaffold/` state and config. `--force` backs up and
+  reinitializes if `.scaffold/` already exists.
+- **`scaffold adopt`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/adopt.ts:168]) — bring an
+  existing project under scaffold. `--dry-run` previews without writing.
+
+```bash
+scaffold init
+scaffold adopt --dry-run    # preview what adoption would write
+```
+
+## Pipeline navigation
+
+The core loop. `next` tells you what's eligible, `run` emits the assembled
+prompt, `complete` records work done outside the CLI, and `rework`/`skip`/`reset`
+adjust state. See the [Pipeline guide](../pipeline/index.md) for phase ordering
+and dependencies.
+
+- **`scaffold next`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/next.ts:28]) — show the next
+  eligible step(s) given current state and dependencies.
+- **`scaffold run <step>`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/run.ts:45]) — assemble and
+  emit a pipeline step's prompt. `--depth`, `--instructions`, and `--service`
+  refine the run.
+- **`scaffold complete <step>`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/complete.ts:28]) — mark
+  a step completed for work executed outside `scaffold run` (this is the hook
+  that fires phase-boundary audits — see the
+  [Observability guide](../observability/index.md)).
+- **`scaffold rework`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/rework.ts:39]) — re-run steps by
+  phase for depth improvement or cleanup. `--phases`, `--through N`, `--exclude`.
+- **`scaffold skip <step..>`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/skip.ts:35]) — skip one
+  or more steps; `--reason` records why.
+- **`scaffold reset [step]`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/reset.ts:32]) — reset one
+  step, or the whole pipeline (guarded by `--confirm-reset`).
+- **`scaffold check <step>`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/check.ts:115]) — report
+  whether a conditional step applies to this project type.
+
+```bash
+scaffold next                 # what can I run now?
+scaffold run user-stories     # emit the prompt for a step
+scaffold rework --through 3   # re-run phases 1 through 3
+```
+
+## Status & dashboard
+
+Read-only views of project and pipeline state.
+
+- **`scaffold status`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/status.ts:80]) — pipeline
+  progress and per-step status.
+- **`scaffold info [step]`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/info.ts:26]) — project
+  summary, or detail on a single step.
+- **`scaffold list`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/list.ts:74]) — available
+  methodologies, platform adapters, and tools.
+- **`scaffold decisions`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/decisions.ts:23]) — recorded
+  decisions for the project.
+- **`scaffold dashboard`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/dashboard.ts:77]) — generate
+  and open the visual pipeline dashboard.
+
+## Observability — `scaffold observe …`
+
+`observe` is the build-observability surface: a durable event ledger, a fused
+progress timeline, a multi-lens audit, and worktree-ledger harvesting. It
+demands a subcommand (:cite[src/cli/commands/observe.ts:398]). This guide only
+lists the verbs — the [Build Observability guide](../observability/index.md)
+documents the event schemas, the nine audit lenses, verdicts, stall signals,
+and config.
+
+:::filter-table
+| Subcommand | What it does |
+| --- | --- |
+| `observe event <type> --branch <branch> [--task-id <id>] [payload flags]` | Write one ledger event (`task_claimed`, `decision_recorded`, `blocker_hit`, …); `--branch` is required |
+| `observe progress` | Snapshot of in-flight/completed work; `--replay` fuses git/gh/mmr/state/tests |
+| `observe audit` | Run the audit lenses; exits `1` when blocked |
+| `observe ack <prefix-or-id>` | Acknowledge or reopen a finding by ID prefix |
+| `observe harvest` | Flush a worktree ledger to the primary archive; `--recover` sweeps stale ones |
+:::
+
+```bash
+scaffold observe progress --replay
+scaffold observe audit --scope docs --profile full
+scaffold observe ack 3a8c1f02 --status acknowledged --note "tracked in #412"
+scaffold observe harvest --worktree ../wt-alice
+```
+
+## Knowledge
+
+Two distinct command trees: `knowledge` manages the entries themselves;
+`knowledge-freshness` audits them for staleness.
+
+- **`scaffold knowledge <subcommand>`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/knowledge.ts:417])
+  — `list`, `show <name>`, `update <target> [instructions..]`, `reset <name>`
+  for global entries and local overrides.
+- **`scaffold knowledge-freshness <command>`**
+  (:cite[src/cli/commands/knowledge-freshness.ts:12]) — the freshness-audit
+  family: `audit-prefilter`, `audit-run-entry`, `audit-apply`, `link-check`,
+  `lint-unsourced`, `anti-over-rewrite`, `deep-guidance-check`, `bump-version`.
+
+```bash
+scaffold knowledge list
+scaffold knowledge show react-state-management
+```
+
+## Validation
+
+- **`scaffold validate`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/validate.ts:19]) — validate
+  meta-prompt frontmatter and config (the `make validate` gate).
+- **`scaffold validate-knowledge`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/validate-knowledge.ts:20])
+  — validate frontmatter on all knowledge entries (volatility, last-reviewed,
+  sources, version-pin).
+
+## Version & update
+
+- **`scaffold version`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/version.ts:78]) — show the
+  installed version and check for a newer one.
+- **`scaffold update`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/update.ts:93]) — check for and
+  display available CLI updates.
+
+## Platform & skills
+
+- **`scaffold build`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/build.ts:40]) — generate the
+  platform adapter output files from pipeline content.
+- **`scaffold skill <action>`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/skill.ts:31]) — manage
+  scaffold skills for Claude Code and shared agents.
+- **`scaffold guides [topic]`** (:cite[src/cli/commands/guides.ts:57]) — open,
+  list, or build the reference guides. `--list --format json` for discovery,
+  `--markdown` / `--print-path` for agents, `--build` to regenerate the HTML.
+
+```bash
+scaffold guides --list --format json   # discover guides (agents)
+scaffold guides cli --markdown         # read this guide's source
+scaffold guides --build                # regenerate index.html (maintainer/CI)
+```
+
+:::callout{type=note}
+**Agents read markdown, never HTML.** Use `scaffold guides <topic> --markdown`
+or read the bundled `content/guides/<topic>/index.md` directly. The generated
+`index.html` is for humans.
+:::
+
+## See also
+
+- [Pipeline guide](../pipeline/index.md) — phase ordering and the navigation loop.
+- [Build Observability guide](../observability/index.md) — the full `observe`
+  subsystem.