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+# CLI Stack — cobra + slog + caarlos0/env + signal handling
+
+The canonical Go CLI skeleton. `cobra` is the de facto framework — Kubernetes, Docker CLI, Helm, GitHub CLI, gh, Hugo all use it. Use it.
+
+---
+
+## Toolchain
+
+```bash
+go install github.com/spf13/cobra-cli@latest
+cobra-cli init mytool
+cobra-cli add server
+cobra-cli add migrate
+```
+
+`cobra-cli` scaffolds the `cmd/` package. Edit the result; do not regenerate.
+
+---
+
+## Layout
+
+```
+mytool/
+├── go.mod
+├── main.go                  # ≤ 30 LOC, calls cmd.Execute
+├── cmd/
+│   ├── root.go              # rootCmd, persistent flags, slog setup
+│   ├── server.go            # `mytool server` subcommand
+│   ├── migrate.go           # `mytool migrate` subcommand
+│   └── version.go           # `mytool version` — auto-injected version
+├── internal/
+│   ├── config/
+│   └── server/
+└── Taskfile.yml
+```
+
+---
+
+## `main.go`
+
+```go
+package main
+
+import (
+    "context"
+    "log/slog"
+    "os"
+    "os/signal"
+    "syscall"
+
+    "github.com/your-org/mytool/cmd"
+)
+
+func main() {
+    ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(),
+        syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+    defer stop()
+
+    if err := cmd.Execute(ctx); err != nil {
+        slog.Error("fatal", slog.Any("err", err))
+        os.Exit(1)
+    }
+}
+```
+
+`signal.NotifyContext` (Go 1.16+) gives every subcommand a ctx that cancels on Ctrl-C. Subcommands plumb the ctx into their workers.
+
+---
+
+## `cmd/root.go`
+
+```go
+package cmd
+
+import (
+    "context"
+    "log/slog"
+    "os"
+
+    "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+    verbose    bool
+    logFormat  string
+    configPath string
+)
+
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+    Use:   "mytool",
+    Short: "Short description of mytool",
+    Long:  `Long description, prose; cobra wraps it for --help.`,
+    PersistentPreRunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+        return setupLogger()
+    },
+    SilenceUsage:  true,  // don't print --help on every error
+    SilenceErrors: true,  // we log them ourselves in Execute
+}
+
+func init() {
+    rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false,
+        "enable debug logging")
+    rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&logFormat, "log-format", "text",
+        "log format: text or json")
+    rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "",
+        "path to config file (optional)")
+}
+
+func Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
+    return rootCmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
+}
+
+func setupLogger() error {
+    level := slog.LevelInfo
+    if verbose { level = slog.LevelDebug }
+    opts := &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: level}
+
+    var h slog.Handler
+    switch logFormat {
+    case "json":
+        h = slog.NewJSONHandler(os.Stderr, opts)
+    case "text":
+        h = slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, opts)
+    default:
+        return fmt.Errorf("invalid log-format %q", logFormat)
+    }
+    slog.SetDefault(slog.New(h))
+    return nil
+}
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- `RunE` / `PersistentPreRunE` (the `E` variants) return errors. Use these; never use `Run` (no error return, encourages `log.Fatal`).
+- `SilenceUsage: true` + `SilenceErrors: true` together: cobra stops printing the full `--help` on every command failure (the default behavior is rude in production scripts).
+- `ExecuteContext` (cobra 1.8+) plumbs the ctx into every subcommand's `cmd.Context()`.
+
+---
+
+## `cmd/server.go`
+
+```go
+package cmd
+
+import (
+    "log/slog"
+
+    "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+    "github.com/your-org/mytool/internal/server"
+)
+
+var (
+    serverAddr string
+)
+
+var serverCmd = &cobra.Command{
+    Use:   "server",
+    Short: "Run the HTTP server",
+    RunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+        ctx := c.Context()
+        slog.InfoContext(ctx, "starting", slog.String("addr", serverAddr))
+        return server.Run(ctx, serverAddr)
+    },
+}
+
+func init() {
+    serverCmd.Flags().StringVar(&serverAddr, "addr", ":8080",
+        "listen address")
+    rootCmd.AddCommand(serverCmd)
+}
+```
+
+The subcommand is a thin shim — flags + log line + delegate to `internal/server`. Anything bigger violates the 250-LOC ceiling and belongs in `internal/`.
+
+---
+
+## Subcommands with arguments
+
+```go
+var migrateUpCmd = &cobra.Command{
+    Use:   "up [N]",
+    Short: "Apply N migrations (default: all)",
+    Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+    RunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+        n := -1  // all
+        if len(args) == 1 {
+            var err error
+            n, err = strconv.Atoi(args[0])
+            if err != nil {
+                return fmt.Errorf("invalid N: %w", err)
+            }
+        }
+        return migrate.Up(c.Context(), n)
+    },
+}
+```
+
+Use cobra's argument validators (`cobra.ExactArgs`, `cobra.MaximumNArgs`, `cobra.OnlyValidArgs`). They produce clean help text.
+
+---
+
+## Flag types — typed, not strings
+
+```go
+// GOOD
+serverCmd.Flags().DurationVar(&timeout, "timeout", 30*time.Second, "request timeout")
+serverCmd.Flags().IntVar(&port, "port", 8080, "port")
+serverCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&hosts, "host", nil, "allowed hosts (repeatable)")
+
+// BAD — manual parsing
+serverCmd.Flags().StringVar(&timeoutStr, "timeout", "30s", "")
+// ...then later: time.ParseDuration(timeoutStr)
+```
+
+`pflag` (cobra's flag lib) has typed variants for every common type. Use them; the parsing and error messages are free.
+
+---
+
+## Bind flags to env vars
+
+cobra + viper is overkill for env binding. Use `caarlos0/env/v11`:
+
+```go
+type ServerOpts struct {
+    Addr    string        `env:"ADDR"    envDefault:":8080"`
+    Timeout time.Duration `env:"TIMEOUT" envDefault:"30s"`
+}
+
+var opts ServerOpts
+
+var serverCmd = &cobra.Command{
+    Use: "server",
+    PersistentPreRunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+        // 1. Parse env first.
+        if err := env.Parse(&opts); err != nil { return err }
+        // 2. Flags override env if explicitly set.
+        if c.Flags().Changed("addr") {
+            opts.Addr, _ = c.Flags().GetString("addr")
+        }
+        return nil
+    },
+    RunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+        return server.Run(c.Context(), opts)
+    },
+}
+
+func init() {
+    serverCmd.Flags().String("addr", "", "listen address (env: ADDR)")
+    serverCmd.Flags().Duration("timeout", 0, "request timeout (env: TIMEOUT)")
+    rootCmd.AddCommand(serverCmd)
+}
+```
+
+Precedence: **flag (if set) > env > default**. Document the env var in the flag usage string.
+
+---
+
+## Version subcommand — build-injected
+
+```go
+// cmd/version.go
+package cmd
+
+import (
+    "fmt"
+    "runtime/debug"
+
+    "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// Set by -ldflags at build time, falls back to debug.BuildInfo.
+var (
+    version = ""
+    commit  = ""
+    date    = ""
+)
+
+var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
+    Use:   "version",
+    Short: "Print version",
+    Run: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+        v, c2, d := resolveVersion()
+        fmt.Printf("mytool %s (commit %s, built %s)\n", v, c2, d)
+    },
+}
+
+func resolveVersion() (string, string, string) {
+    if version != "" { return version, commit, date }
+    info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+    if !ok { return "dev", "unknown", "unknown" }
+
+    var vcs, hash, time string
+    for _, s := range info.Settings {
+        switch s.Key {
+        case "vcs.revision": hash = s.Value
+        case "vcs.time":     time = s.Value
+        case "vcs":          vcs  = s.Value
+        }
+    }
+    return info.Main.Version, hash, time + " (" + vcs + ")"
+}
+
+func init() { rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd) }
+```
+
+Build with version injection:
+
+```bash
+go build \
+  -ldflags="-X 'github.com/your-org/mytool/cmd.version=v1.2.3' -X 'github.com/your-org/mytool/cmd.commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)' -X 'github.com/your-org/mytool/cmd.date=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'" \
+  -o bin/mytool ./
+```
+
+The `debug.BuildInfo` fallback means a `go install`'d binary also has version info — no manual `-ldflags` needed.
+
+---
+
+## Shell completions
+
+```go
+var completionCmd = &cobra.Command{
+    Use:                   "completion [bash|zsh|fish|powershell]",
+    Short:                 "Generate shell completion",
+    Args:                  cobra.ExactValidArgs(1),
+    ValidArgs:             []string{"bash", "zsh", "fish", "powershell"},
+    DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
+    RunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+        switch args[0] {
+        case "bash":       return rootCmd.GenBashCompletionV2(os.Stdout, true)
+        case "zsh":        return rootCmd.GenZshCompletion(os.Stdout)
+        case "fish":       return rootCmd.GenFishCompletion(os.Stdout, true)
+        case "powershell": return rootCmd.GenPowerShellCompletion(os.Stdout)
+        }
+        return nil
+    },
+}
+
+func init() { rootCmd.AddCommand(completionCmd) }
+```
+
+User:
+
+```bash
+mytool completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_mytool"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Interactive prompts — `huh` from charm
+
+For prompts/forms (`Are you sure?`, "Pick an environment", multi-field forms):
+
+```go
+import "github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
+
+var confirm bool
+err := huh.NewConfirm().
+    Title("Apply migrations to PRODUCTION?").
+    Affirmative("Yes, do it").
+    Negative("Abort").
+    Value(&confirm).
+    Run()
+```
+
+`huh` replaces `survey` (which is no longer maintained). It composes with `lipgloss` for styling.
+
+---
+
+## Progress / spinners
+
+```go
+import "github.com/charmbracelet/huh/spinner"
+
+err := spinner.New().Title("Fetching...").Action(func() {
+    // long-running work
+}).Run()
+```
+
+For determinate progress (downloads, batch processing), use `vbauerster/mpb/v8`:
+
+```go
+import "github.com/vbauerster/mpb/v8"
+
+p := mpb.New(mpb.WithWidth(60))
+bar := p.AddBar(int64(total), /* decorators */)
+for i := 0; i < total; i++ {
+    work()
+    bar.Increment()
+}
+p.Wait()
+```
+
+---
+
+## Output — JSON vs text
+
+Honor `--output json` for any CLI that scripts will parse:
+
+```go
+var outputFmt string
+
+rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&outputFmt, "output", "text",
+    "output format: text or json")
+
+func render(v any) error {
+    switch outputFmt {
+    case "json":
+        enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
+        enc.SetIndent("", "  ")
+        return enc.Encode(v)
+    case "text":
+        return renderText(v)
+    default:
+        return fmt.Errorf("invalid --output %q", outputFmt)
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The `text` format uses `lipgloss` tables or `aquasecurity/table` for nicely-aligned columns. The `json` format is for `jq`-style piping.
+
+---
+
+## Error semantics
+
+- Return errors from `RunE`. Cobra catches them and the `Execute` wrapper logs + exits non-zero.
+- `os.Exit(1)` should appear **only in `main.go`**. Anywhere else means a subcommand cannot be tested.
+- For graceful early termination ("user cancelled"), return a sentinel and check it in `Execute`:
+  ```go
+  var ErrCancelled = errors.New("cancelled by user")
+  // ... return ErrCancelled
+  // in main:
+  if errors.Is(err, cmd.ErrCancelled) { os.Exit(130) }  // 128 + SIGINT
+  ```
+
+---
+
+## Testing CLI commands
+
+```go
+func TestServerCmd_runs_with_default_addr(t *testing.T) {
+    // Given
+    buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+    rootCmd.SetOut(buf)
+    rootCmd.SetErr(buf)
+    rootCmd.SetArgs([]string{"server", "--addr", ":0"})
+
+    // When
+    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+    defer cancel()
+    err := rootCmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
+
+    // Then
+    require.NoError(t, err)
+    require.Contains(t, buf.String(), "starting")
+}
+```
+
+`SetArgs` + `ExecuteContext` is the canonical pattern. Bind a ctx with a short deadline for tests that would otherwise block.
+
+---
+
+## Sources
+
+- cobra docs: https://github.com/spf13/cobra/blob/main/site/content/user_guide.md
+- pflag: https://github.com/spf13/pflag
+- huh: https://github.com/charmbracelet/huh
+- caarlos0/env: https://github.com/caarlos0/env
+- signal.NotifyContext: https://pkg.go.dev/os/signal#NotifyContext