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CLI Help Rewriter vs README Doctor
The short answer
README Doctor fixes the front page of a project so a new contributor can install, run, and test it. The CLI Help Rewriter fixes the --help output of one command so people can copy a working example. Projects need both, but a CLI tool's first impression is usually --help.
CLI Help Rewriter
Paste --help output. Get three copy-paste examples, the flags that matter, and the ones that should stay hidden.
- You paste
- Paste one command's help. Copy the usage block for the command you care about, not the entire manual for a huge CLI. Add one line about which example a new user needs.
- You get
- Hidden. --experimental-split is listed under do-not-feature. No invented subcommand.
- When to use it
- Use it when your --help lists forty flags alphabetically and the one command a person needs to copy is not there.
- When to skip it
- It does not run your CLI. It will not invent subcommands, so paste the real help output.
- Runs in
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Shelf
- Dev Tools
README Doctor
Paste a README. Get a rewrite a new contributor can follow: install, run, test, and the command that proves it worked.
- You paste
- Paste the README and the scripts. Copy the README. If package.json, pyproject, or a Makefile lists scripts, paste those names too. Do not paste secrets from a real .env.
- You get
- The proof. The command to prove it is npm test, because that script exists. Slack is not a setup step.
- When to use it
- Use it when your README welcomes people to the project and never says the command that makes it run on a clean machine.
- When to skip it
- It does not run your code. If your install steps are wrong, it can only flag what looks missing, not test it.
- Runs in
- Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Shelf
- Dev Tools
Questions
What is the difference between CLI Help Rewriter and README Doctor?
README Doctor fixes the front page of a project so a new contributor can install, run, and test it. The CLI Help Rewriter fixes the --help output of one command so people can copy a working example. Projects need both, but a CLI tool's first impression is usually --help.
Are CLI Help Rewriter and README Doctor free?
Yes. Both are free prompts from One Agent a Day under CC BY 4.0. CLI Help Rewriter runs in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. README Doctor runs in Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT.
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