SpecMan CLI

The SpecMan CLI exposes the SpecMan runtime features (dependency mapping, templating, lifecycle automation) through a command-line binary for managing SpecMan workspaces.

Features

Workspace bootstrapping and template hydration
Front matter validation and normalization
Dependency inspection and graph queries
Lifecycle helpers for create/delete flows (via the specman façade)

Installation

Install via Cargo:

cargo install specman-cli

Usage

For the authoritative list of commands, semantics, and exit-code guarantees, see the CLI specification:

https://github.com/justinbrick/specman/blob/main/spec/specman-cli/spec.md

You can also run specman --help to list available commands and specman <command> --help for per-command usage.

Initialize a workspace

# Initialize at the current directory
specman init

# Initialize a specific path or reuse an existing workspace there
specman init /path/to/workspace

# Plan without writing
specman init --workspace /path/to/workspace --dry-run

Repository

Development and roadmap updates live in the main SpecMan repository: