Building a personal CLI

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Live codes a usable personal CLI that runs TypeScript on Node, demonstrates it in a browser terminal served by Vite Slidev terminal emulator, and wires commands to real services. Uses a small CLI helper (kit) to define subcommands, fetches the Dog API as a concrete example, and adds shell completions with Bombshell tab. Shows global aliasing, GitHub automations to merge passing Renovate PRs, and an npm name reservation shortcut so the CLI immediately saves time.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 4:57Why build a personal CLI
3. 10:45Value of effortless development
4. 12:30Three reasons to build a CLI
5. 15:20Solve your problems
6. 16:44Imperfect code beats inaction
7. 18:35Setting up CLI project
8. 22:13Install CLI globally
9. 23:16Dog facts API command
10. 29:46Enhancing CLI features
11. 30:54Shell completions with Bombshell
12. 33:57Next steps and deployment
13. 37:11Automate workflows with CLI
14. 39:19Summary

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