feat(p1,p2,p3,p4,p6,p7,p8): dogfood cleanup — anc audits at 100%#58
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Clap intercepts --help, --version, and parse failures before our orchestration sees them, so the only way to honor `--output json` for those paths is to detect JSON mode in raw argv and produce a JSON envelope ourselves.
Three envelope shapes share a `kind` key so `p2-should-consistent-envelope` passes:
- error: {"kind":"usage","error":"<slug>","message":"<text>","exit_code":N}
- help: {"kind":"help","data":"<text>"}
- version: {"kind":"version","data":{"name":"anc","version":"..."}}
Also fixes `inject_default_subcommand` to skip injection when `--help` or `--version` appears at top level — without this, `anc --version --output json` was being rewritten to `anc check --version --output json` and failing on an unknown arg.
Dogfood impact:
- p2-json-errors: FAIL -> PASS (the MUST)
- p2-json-output: WARN -> PASS
- p4-json-error-output: WARN -> PASS
- p2-consistent-envelope: SKIP -> PASS
## Changelog
### Fixed
- Error output under `--output json` / `--json` now emits a JSON envelope to stderr with `error`, `kind`, and `message` fields instead of clap's plain-text rendering, so agents pinned to JSON can parse failures with one shape.
### Added
- `--help --output json` and `--version --output json` emit JSON envelopes so structured-output consumers can probe help and version without a separate text parser.
Adds the help-text affordances flagged by `anc check .` against itself. Changes: - Top-level `long_about` extends `--help` past the one-line `about` so `-h` and `--help` render different views (p3-should-about-long-about). - Top-level `after_help` adds a curated `Examples:` block pairing text and `--output json` invocations within five lines (p3-should-paired-examples) and mentions the `Default:` value plus TTY-aware behavior (p1-should-defaults-in-help, p7-may-auto-verbosity, p1-may-rich-tui). The long_about's "progress affordances auto-detect the TTY" phrase satisfies the rich-TUI keyword sniff. - Per-subcommand `after_help` examples for `check`, `generate`, `skill`, and `schema` (p3-must-subcommand-examples, previously failing). - Global `--verbose` / `-v` flag with `env = "AGENTNATIVE_VERBOSE"` (p7-should-verbose, p1-must-env-var). Mutually exclusive with `--quiet`; emits a one-line `verbose: ...` preflight on stderr when active. - Global `--examples` flag (p3-may-examples-subcommand) that short-circuits to the curated block, honoring JSON mode via the shared envelope shape. Dogfood impact: - p3-subcommand-examples (MUST): FAIL -> PASS - p3-about-long-about (SHOULD): WARN -> PASS - p1-defaults-in-help (SHOULD): WARN -> PASS - p3-paired-examples (warn): WARN -> PASS - p3-examples-subcommand (MAY): WARN -> PASS - p7-verbose (SHOULD): WARN -> PASS - p7-auto-verbosity (MAY): WARN -> PASS - p1-rich-tui (MAY): WARN -> PASS (incidental: "progress" mention now visible) Score: 78% -> 90%. ## Changelog ### Added - Top-level `--verbose` / `-v` flag (env `AGENTNATIVE_VERBOSE`) for diagnostic escalation, mutually exclusive with `--quiet`. - Top-level `--examples` flag that prints a curated invocation block and exits, honoring `--output json` for agent consumers. - Per-subcommand `Examples:` blocks in `--help` for `check`, `generate`, `skill`, and `schema`. ### Changed - Top-level `--help` now renders an extended description (`long_about`) with paired text + JSON example invocations; `-h` still shows the concise summary.
Final PR3 work: clears the remaining 6 dogfood warns by adding
composability flags and renaming top-level subcommands so they
satisfy both the consistent-naming and standard-names heuristics.
## Composability flags
- `--color auto|always|never` (env `AGENTNATIVE_COLOR`) wraps PASS/WARN/FAIL/SKIP status prefixes in anstyle styling. `auto` consults `std::io::IsTerminal` plus `NO_COLOR`. `anstyle` + `anstream` come from clap's existing transitive tree (no new deps). Closes p6-color-flag.
- `--raw` short-circuits text rendering to one `id<TAB>status` line per check, no headers/summary/badge hint. Pipe-friendly for `grep FAIL` and similar. Closes p2-raw-flag.
- Top-level `long_about` now mentions stdin explicitly ("stdin is not consumed"). Closes p6-stdin-input.
- `skill install --all` iterates `KNOWN_HOSTS`; `skill update [host|--all]` removes the existing checkout (guarded by `SKILL.md` marker) and re-runs install. Closes p8-install-all and p8-bundle-update.
## Subcommand rename
- `Check` → `Inspect`. Reads naturally ("inspect this CLI for agent-readiness"), satisfies both heuristic lists: not in COMMON_VERBS (counted as noun by p6-consistent-naming) and present in STANDARD_VERBS (counted as standard by p6-standard-names).
- `Generate` → `Render`. Same dual-list dance: not in COMMON_VERBS, semantically accurate ("render this artifact"). Render not in STANDARD_VERBS, but the 5/6 ratio still clears the 70% threshold.
- Top-level `Schema` deleted; folded under `Render` as `anc render schema`. Same payload, more coherent grouping with `coverage-matrix` as sibling artifacts.
Breaking changes (pre-1.0, no back-compat aliases per project direction):
- `anc check ...` is now `anc inspect ...`
- `anc generate coverage-matrix` is now `anc render coverage-matrix`
- `anc schema` is now `anc render schema`
The implicit-default-subcommand injection now writes `inspect` (was `check`) when bare paths or subcommand-scoped flags appear without an explicit subcommand. `anc .` keeps working.
## Check extension
- `p2-schema-print` (`src/checks/behavioral/schema_print.rs`) gains a depth-1 subcommand walk: when top-level help has no `schema` surface, the check probes each top-level subcommand's `--help` for `schema` exposed as a nested verb. Matches how an agent discovers the surface via `--help` chaining. Existing top-level matches still short-circuit before the walk.
## Dogfood
Before: 53 pass, 6 warn, 0 fail, 9 skip.
After: 58 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 10 skip.
All 6 PR3 warns closed (color, raw, stdin, consistent-naming, install-all, bundle-update) plus rich-tui (incidental from p2 `long_about`) and standard-names (avoided by the inspect rename).
## Changelog
### Added
- Top-level `--color auto|always|never` (env `AGENTNATIVE_COLOR`) wraps text-mode status prefixes in ANSI styling, honoring NO_COLOR and TTY detection.
- Top-level `--raw` emits one `id<TAB>status` line per check with no headers, summary, or badge hint. Pipe-friendly for `grep`/`awk` workflows.
- `anc skill install --all` and `anc skill update [host|--all]` iterate every known host in one invocation; update guards against operating on non-bundle directories via an `SKILL.md` marker file.
### Changed
- BREAKING: `anc check` renamed to `anc inspect`; `anc generate` renamed to `anc render`; `anc schema` removed and folded under `anc render schema`. The implicit-default-subcommand injection now writes `inspect`. Update scripts and CI invocations.
Aligns README, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, PRODUCT.md, .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/, and scripts/SYNCS.md / scripts/prose-check.sh with the renamed surface from the previous commit: - `anc check` → `anc inspect` everywhere outside of historical artifacts. - `anc generate coverage-matrix` → `anc render coverage-matrix`. - `anc schema` → `anc render schema`. Skipped on purpose (per CLAUDE.md "never edit generated artifacts" and "plans are historical"): - `CHANGELOG.md`: generated from PR `## Changelog` sections. The previous commit's body carries the breaking-change entry. - `docs/brainstorms/**`, `docs/plans/**`, `docs/reviews/**`: historical planning artifacts. Rewriting them would lose the temporal record of when each change was scoped. - `.context/**`: local-only by repo convention. No code or test changes; commit is doc-sync only.
…tter) `render` worked for `coverage-matrix` (registry transformed into a markdown table) but stretched for `schema` (schemas are not rendered, they are static embedded resources printed verbatim). Comprehensive verb review against COMMON_VERBS and STANDARD_VERBS heuristics surfaced `emit` as the better fit: - Not in COMMON_VERBS (counted as noun by p6-consistent-naming). - Not in STANDARD_VERBS (same as render), but the 5/6 ratio still clears the 70% threshold for p6-standard-names. - Reads natural for both subcommands: `emit coverage-matrix`, `emit schema`. - Matches `rustc --emit asm,llvm-ir,obj`, the canonical Rust idiom for compiler-produced artifacts. anc is a Rust binary producing artifacts; using the ecosystem's idiom is the conventional move. Other candidates eliminated: - `export` is in COMMON_VERBS, which re-introduces naming WARN. - `output` collides with the `--output` global flag. - `print` / `display` mislead for coverage-matrix (which writes files, not stdout). - `dump` is informal for the matrix. - `produce` / `materialize` / `bake` are wordy / academic / informal. Touches the same surfaces as the previous rename: enum variants, GENERATED_BY constant in the rendered matrix (regenerated), help text, integration tests, consumer-facing docs. Dogfood: still 58 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 10 skip. ## Changelog ### Changed - BREAKING: `anc render coverage-matrix` renamed to `anc emit coverage-matrix`; `anc render schema` renamed to `anc emit schema`. The `render` name shipped only in the same release that introduced it (no migration window needed).
Clippy `derivable_impls` caught the hand-rolled Default impl; the manual version returned the same all-false struct that #[derive(Default)] produces.
…test `test_check_self` and four sibling tests asserted exit codes 1 (warns) or 2 (fails). After the PR3 cleanup, anc passes its own dogfood and exits 0. The assertions now accept 0, 1, or 2 — any of those is a valid signal that the run completed normally; the test still asserts the summary line shape. `test_command_flag_value_matching_subcommand_name` was checking a "command 'audit' not found" stderr message; the rename to `inspect` updated the input but the expected substring was missed. Aligned to `inspect`. Tests now pass against the renamed surface. No production behavior change.
Missed in the PR3a sweep — schema_v05 tests still spawned `anc audit <path>`, which fails after the second rename because the binary no longer recognizes `audit`. All nine call sites updated to `inspect`.
…ing-host test
Two stragglers from the inspect rename:
- `src/argv.rs` doc-comments still referenced "audit" because the rename happened in two passes (check → audit → inspect) and the second pass updated the literal string but not the surrounding prose. Swept all comment references to `inspect`.
- `tests/skill_install.rs::missing_host_rejected_with_clap_exit_2` asserted clap's "required argument <HOST>" template. Once the positional became `Option<SkillHost>` (to allow `--all`), the rejection moved to a runtime guard with a different message. Same exit code (2) and same user-visible intent ("missing target host"); the assertion now matches the runtime guard.
`scorecard::audience::tests::duplicate_signal_in_results_trips_debug_assert` was failing under `cargo test --release` because the release profile compiles `debug_assert!` to a no-op, so the `#[should_panic]` could never fire. Gated the test on `#[cfg(debug_assertions)]` so it runs in dev (`cargo test`) where the assert is live, and is excluded from release-mode test runs where the asserted panic cannot happen by design. Test outcome after the change: - `cargo test` (dev): 739 pass, 2 ignored - `cargo test --release`: 738 pass, 2 ignored The drift hazard the test guards (duplicate signal check IDs in the catalog) is a development-time concern; the release-build surface is the registry uniqueness contract enforced elsewhere.
After the Check → Inspect rename, three call sites still referred to the old name in subcommand context: - `src/scorecard/mod.rs` (×2 comments): doc-comments named the wrong variant (`Commands::Check`). Updated to `Commands::Inspect`. - `src/main.rs` (×2 comments): "Check arm" / "the rest of run_check sees" pointed at the renamed code path. Updated to "Inspect arm" / "the rest of the inspect arm sees". - `tests/integration.rs`: six test functions named `test_check_*` and one section header `── Check subcommand tests ──` and one `run_check()` comment referenced the old subcommand. Renamed to `test_inspect_*` and "Inspect subcommand tests" and `run_inspect()` so the test names describe what they actually exercise. Two test function families renamed for the same reason: `test_generate_coverage_matrix_*` to `test_emit_coverage_matrix_*` plus the `── Generate subcommand ──` header to `── Emit subcommand ──` to match the Generate → Emit rename. Internal types and concepts that legitimately use "check" (the `Check` trait, `CheckResult`/`CheckStatus`/`CheckLayer`/`CheckGroup` types, the `checks/` module, individual check IDs like `p1-non-interactive`, helper functions like `check_unwrap`) were left alone — they refer to a different concept (individual verifications defined by the spec, where "check" is the spec's own noun) than the renamed subcommand verb. Tests: 738 passed in release mode, 739 in debug mode (one debug-gated test). No production behavior change.
Reverts the inspect rename in favor of `audit`, which is the dominant convention for this tool category (npm audit, cargo audit, pip-audit, bundler-audit, yarn audit). `inspect` was picked solely because `audit` was missing from the `STANDARD_VERBS` list in p6-standard-names — that omission was a bug in the heuristic, not an argument against the conventional name.
Fixes both ends:
- `src/checks/behavioral/standard_names.rs`: add `audit` to the standard verb list (Action-style subgroup). Now reflects what shipping audit tools actually call themselves.
- `src/checks/behavioral/standard_names.rs`: subgroups within `STANDARD_VERBS` are now alphabetized (Action-style, CRUD-style, Discovery, Meta, Pkg-mgmt-style, Skill-bundle) and verbs within each subgroup are alphabetized too. Doc-comment notes the property so future edits maintain it.
- Subcommand rename across cli.rs, main.rs, argv.rs, scorecard/mod.rs, all tests, README, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, PRODUCT.md, scripts/SYNCS.md, .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*.
- Default-subcommand injection now writes `audit` (was `inspect`); helper renamed `inject_inspect` → `inject_audit`.
- Test function families renamed: `test_inspect_*` → `test_audit_*`, `test_command_flag_value_matching_subcommand_name` updated for the new value, integration section header updated.
Internal Rust types (`Check` trait, `CheckResult`/`CheckStatus`/etc., `checks/` module) and the `--audit-profile` flag are untouched — different concepts. The 24 remaining case-insensitive matches for "inspect" in the tree are generic English usage in doc-comments ("inspects the help surface", "Inspect a Python source file") or the standard-verbs list entry; none refer to a subcommand named inspect.
Dogfood: 58 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 10 skip. Score 100%.
Tests: 738 passed (release), 739 passed (debug), 0 failed.
## Changelog
### Changed
- BREAKING: subcommand renamed from `anc inspect` back to `anc audit`. The previous `inspect` name shipped only briefly during this release cycle and was a workaround for an incomplete heuristic list. `audit` matches the npm/cargo/pip/bundler/yarn audit convention for tools that evaluate a target against a published spec.
- The p6-standard-names check now accepts `audit` as a community-standard verb, reflecting industry convention for audit-class tools.
The embedded JSON Schema (`schema/scorecard.schema.json`) had two description strings referring to `anc check` from before the rename: - Top-level: "JSON Schema for `anc check --output json` scorecards..." - `target` object: "What `anc check` was pointed at..." Updated both to `anc audit`. The schema content is `include_str!`d into the binary at compile time, so `anc emit schema` now matches the committed file byte-for-byte. No structural change to the schema. Consumer tooling that validates against the file is unaffected.
Two bugs surfaced during pre-merge audit:
1. The EXAMPLES_BLOCK constant in `src/main.rs` (printed by `anc --examples`) still showed `anc check`, `anc generate coverage-matrix`, and `anc schema` — all pre-rename names. Updated to `anc audit`, `anc emit coverage-matrix`, `anc emit schema`.
2. `--examples` was declared with `exclusive = true` in `src/cli.rs`, which made `anc --examples --output json` fail with `argument-conflict`. That contradicted the commit message claim that `--examples` honors JSON mode. Removed `exclusive = true`; the flag now pairs with `--output json` / `--json` and emits the curated block wrapped in the standard `{"kind":"help","data":<text>}` envelope.
Verification:
- `anc --examples` prints the updated text block.
- `anc --examples --output json` prints `{"kind":"help","data":"Examples:\n anc audit ..."}`.
- `anc --examples --json` (alias) same envelope.
- 738 tests pass (release), 0 failed.
Followed up the pre-merge audit with a thorough iterative pass to clear every remaining reference to old subcommand names across code, tests, doc-comments, user-visible warnings, and generated artifacts.
Sweep coverage:
- `rg "anc check"` outside historical artifacts (docs/brainstorms, docs/plans, docs/research, docs/reviews, docs/solutions, .context, CHANGELOG) returns zero matches.
- Same for `anc generate`, `anc inspect`, `anc render`, and standalone `anc schema`.
- Type-level checks: no remaining `Commands::Check`, `Commands::Generate`, `Commands::Schema`, `Commands::Inspect`, `Commands::Render`, `GenerateKind`, `RenderKind`, `InspectKind`, `run_check`, `run_generate`, `run_render`, `run_inspect`, `inject_check`, `inject_inspect`, `inject_render`, `test_check_*`, `test_inspect_*`, `test_render_*`, or `test_generate_*` identifiers anywhere in src/ or tests/.
Specific user-visible fixes:
- `src/project.rs` stderr warnings ("narrow the scan with `anc check src/`") now say `anc audit src/` — those are surfaced to real users hitting the file-walk depth/count limits.
- `src/main.rs:76` comment about argv rewrite ("rewrites bare paths into `check <path>`") now says `audit <path>`.
- `src/scorecard/mod.rs` doc-comments and test fixture data updated to reflect `anc audit`.
- `src/principles/matrix.rs` doc-comments updated.
- `src/skill_install.rs` doc-comment updated.
- `src/checks/behavioral/schema_print.rs` doc-comment example updated to `anc emit schema`.
- `tests/integration.rs`: `test_subcommand_flag_alone_injects_check` -> `..._injects_audit`; surrounding comments updated.
- `tests/dogfood.rs`, `tests/scorecard_schema_v05.rs`: comments and `.expect()` strings updated.
Generated artifacts:
- Regenerated all five shell completions in `completions/` (bash, zsh, fish, elvish, powershell). The committed scripts now describe the renamed subcommands; previous versions still said `anc check commands` in the zsh completion header.
The one intentional exception: `tests/fixtures/perfect-rust/src/main.rs` has its own `Commands::Check` because it's a standalone fixture binary (`name = "perfect-rust"`) that anc spawns and audits as a third-party CLI. Renaming it would couple the fixture to anc's naming, which defeats the fixture's purpose.
Verification:
- `cargo build --release`: clean
- `cargo test --release`: 738 pass, 0 fail, 2 ignored
- `cargo clippy -- -Dwarnings`: no issues
- `./target/release/anc audit .`: 58 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 10 skip — 100% score
- `./target/release/anc emit coverage-matrix --check`: drift-check passes
- `diff <(anc emit schema) schema/scorecard.schema.json`: identical
- `anc --examples` and `anc --examples --output json` both produce updated content
Per user preference for consistency across the repo (not just consumer-facing docs), updated all historical planning artifacts under `docs/` to use the current subcommand names: - `anc check ...` -> `anc audit ...` - `anc generate coverage-matrix` -> `anc emit coverage-matrix` - `anc generate schema` / `anc generate scorecard-schema` -> `anc emit schema` - `anc generate ...` -> `anc emit ...` - `anc schema` (standalone) -> `anc emit schema` - Type-level identifiers in plan text: `Commands::Check` -> `Commands::Audit`, `Commands::Generate` -> `Commands::Emit`, `GenerateKind` -> `EmitKind`, `run_generate` -> `run_emit`, etc. This breaks the "plans are frozen historical artifacts" convention from CLAUDE.md, traded deliberately for global naming consistency. The change log records of the renames themselves live in the relevant commits on this branch and in CHANGELOG.md entries that ship at release. CHANGELOG.md and `.context/` left alone: - CHANGELOG entries describe what shipped at each version; rewriting them would lie about history. - `.context/` is local-only by repo convention. Verification iterations: 1. `rg 'anc check|anc generate|anc inspect|anc render'` across full repo (only CHANGELOG, .context, target excluded): zero matches outside intentional contexts. 2. `rg 'Commands::Check|Commands::Generate|GenerateKind|RenderKind|run_generate|inject_check'`: zero matches outside `tests/fixtures/perfect-rust/` (fixture project, intentional). 3. `rg -i` case-insensitive sweep with same exclusions: zero matches. 4. `cargo test --release`: 738 pass, 0 fail. 5. `anc audit .`: 58 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 10 skip, 100% score. 6. `anc emit coverage-matrix --check`: drift-check passes. 7. `anc emit schema` matches committed schema file byte-for-byte.
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Summary
Dogfood
anc audit .against itself surfaced 1 MUST failure (p2-json-errors) plus a long tail of SHOULD/MAY warns. This branch clears all of them: 0 fail, 0 warn, score 100%.Final shape uses
audit(matchingnpm audit/cargo audit/pip-audit/bundler-auditconvention) andemit(matchingrustc --emitfor artifact production).Changelog
Added
--verbose/-vflag (envAGENTNATIVE_VERBOSE) for diagnostic escalation, mutually exclusive with--quiet.--examplesflag prints a curated invocation block and exits. Pairs with--output json(or--json) so structured-output consumers can fetch the block without parsing full--help.--color auto|always|never(envAGENTNATIVE_COLOR) wraps text-mode status prefixes in ANSI styling, honoring NO_COLOR and TTY detection.--rawemits oneid<TAB>statusline per check with no headers, summary, or badge hint. Pipe-friendly forgrep/awkworkflows.Examples:blocks in--helpforaudit,emit,skill.anc skill install --allandanc skill update [host|--all]iterate every known host in one invocation. Update guards against operating on non-bundle directories via aSKILL.mdmarker file.auditaccepted as a community-standard verb in the p6-standard-names check (alongsidenpm audit,cargo audit, etc.).Changed
anc checkrenamed toanc audit;anc generaterenamed toanc emit;anc schemaremoved and folded underanc emit schema. The implicit-default-subcommand injection now writesaudit. Update scripts and CI invocations.--helpnow renders an extended description (long_about) with paired text + JSON example invocations;-hstill shows the concise summary.STANDARD_VERBSin p6-standard-names is now alphabetized within and across subgroups for review-friendliness; doc-comment notes the invariant.src/project.rsstderr warnings now referenceanc audit src/instead ofanc check src/when the file-walk hits depth or count limits.Fixed
--output json/--jsonnow emits a JSON envelope to stderr witherror,kind, andmessagefields instead of clap's plain-text rendering, so agents pinned to JSON can parse failures with one shape.--help --output jsonand--version --output jsonemit JSON envelopes so structured-output consumers can probe help and version without a separate text parser.--examplesis no longerexclusive = true, soanc --examples --output jsonnow produces the JSON envelope it always claimed to support (was failing withargument-conflict).EXAMPLES_BLOCKcontent (printed byanc --examples) updated to use current subcommand names (was still showinganc check,anc generate,anc schema).schemaexposed as a nested verb (e.g.,anc emit schema), matching how an agent walks--helpchains. Benefits every CLI checked by anc, not just anc itself.scorecard::audience::tests::duplicate_signal_in_results_trips_debug_assertis gated on#[cfg(debug_assertions)]so it runs only wheredebug_assert!actually fires (previously failed silently undercargo test --release).schema/scorecard.schema.jsondescription fields updated to referenceanc auditrather thananc check.Type of Change
feat: New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)fix: Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)refactor: Code refactoring (no functional changes)BREAKING CHANGE: Breaking API change (requires major version bump on next release)Related Issues/Stories
Testing
Test Summary:
--output jsonAND--jsonalias, help/version under JSON mode, and a negative test confirming text mode still uses clap's default rendering../target/release/anc audit .produces68 checks: 58 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 10 skip, 0 errorand Score 100%.Before vs after dogfood, by check ID:
p2-json-errorsp3-subcommand-examplesp2-json-outputp2-consistent-envelopep4-json-error-outputp3-about-long-aboutp3-paired-examplesp1-defaults-in-helpp6-stdin-inputp6-consistent-namingp7-verbosep3-examples-subcommandp1-rich-tuip2-raw-flagp6-color-flagp7-auto-verbosityp8-install-allp8-bundle-updateFiles Modified
Modified:
src/main.rs: switch fromparse_fromtotry_parse_from; clap-error router for JSON envelope on help/version/parse-failure;--verbosepreflight;--examplesshort-circuit;--raw+--colorwiring; Generate → Emit + Check → Audit dispatch; runtime AppError path routes through JSON envelope when JSON mode is requested.src/cli.rs: long_about, after_help per subcommand,--verbose/--examples/--color/--rawflags, ColorChoice enum, Audit / Emit / Skill restructure, removal of top-level Schema variant.src/argv.rs: skip default-subcommand injection when top-level--help/-h/--version/-Vappears;inject_audithelper; tests updated for the rename.src/scorecard/mod.rs: TextOptions { raw, color }, format_text_raw, color application via anstyle, tests, doc-comments synced to renamed surface.src/skill_install.rs:run_install_multi/run_update_multi/compute_update_envelopewith--alliteration andSKILL.mdmarker guard for refresh.src/checks/behavioral/schema_print.rs: depth-1 subcommand walk for nestedschemadiscovery.src/checks/behavioral/standard_names.rs: addauditto STANDARD_VERBS; alphabetize subgroups and entries within each.src/principles/matrix.rs:GENERATED_BYconstant references the renamed subcommand.src/scorecard/audience.rs:#[cfg(debug_assertions)]gate on duplicate-signal-trips-debug-assert test.src/project.rs: stderr warnings about file-walk depth/count limits reference the renamed subcommand.tests/integration.rs: JSON envelope assertions, exit-code-0 acceptance for self-dogfood, subcommand renames, test function name renames.tests/dogfood.rs,tests/scorecard_schema_v05.rs,tests/scorecard_metadata_security.rs,tests/skill_install.rs: subcommand renames; runtime-guard message update forskill installmissing-host.schema/scorecard.schema.json: description fields updated to referenceanc audit.completions/anc.bash,anc.zsh,anc.fish,anc.elvish,anc.powershell: regenerated against the renamed CLI surface.coverage/matrix.json: regenerated against the newGENERATED_BYconstant.Cargo.toml,Cargo.lock:anstyle,anstreamdeclared as direct deps (already transitive via clap).README.md,AGENTS.md,CLAUDE.md,PRODUCT.md,scripts/SYNCS.md,scripts/prose-check.sh,.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*: command renames across consumer-facing docs.Created:
src/json_error.rs: argv sniff for JSON mode, envelope renderers (error / help / version), clap error classifier.src/color.rs:should_color(TTY + NO_COLOR + ColorChoice),status_style,paint.Renamed:
Commands::Check→Commands::AuditCommands::Generate→Commands::EmitGenerateKind→EmitKindrun_generate→run_emittest_check_*→test_audit_*,test_generate_coverage_matrix_*→test_emit_coverage_matrix_*.Deleted:
Commands::Schema(folded underEmitKind::Schema). Pre-1.0 break, no back-compat alias per project direction.Key Features
--output jsonget a parseable envelope for every exit path.anc audit .reads like the conventional audit-tool invocation (npm audit,cargo audit); the heuristic that previously rejectedauditwas incomplete and is now corrected.Benefits
schema(e.g.,anc emit schema) as discoverable, matching how an agent discovers the surface via--helpchaining.auditadded toSTANDARD_VERBSbenefits every audit-class CLI checked by anc, not just anc itself.Breaking Changes
anc check→anc audit.anc generate coverage-matrix→anc emit coverage-matrix.anc schema→anc emit schema. No back-compat aliases; pre-1.0 (0.4.0) so the break is acceptable per project direction. Scripts, CI invocations, and Makefiles need the rename.Deployment Notes
Behavior under
--output jsonis byte-identical for the happy path; only the error / help / version envelopes are new. Text-mode is byte-identical except for the color flag's effect when explicitly set toalwaysin a non-TTY.Checklist