printing-press-score

The printing-press-score skill evaluates generated command-line interfaces (CLIs) against the Steinberger bar, providing a structured way to assess CLI quality and consistency. It helps users rescore an existing CLI, score a CLI by name or filesystem path, and compare two CLIs side by side. By standardizing the scoring process through the cli-printing-press tool, the skill enables repeatable evaluations and comparisons, making it easier to measure CLI implementations against a defined benchmark.

The skill includes support for multiple scoring workflows, including rescoring the current CLI, evaluating a named CLI, evaluating a CLI located at a specific path, and performing direct comparisons between two CLIs. Before scoring operations, it runs a setup contract that verifies the availability of the cli-printing-press binary, initializes required workspace and state directories, determines the correct binary path, and checks version compatibility against the required minimum binary version. The setup process also handles local repository builds and ensures that subsequent invocations use the resolved absolute binary path.

This skill is intended for developers, maintainers, and evaluators who need a consistent method for reviewing generated CLI projects. It is useful in development workflows where multiple CLI variants are being tested, benchmarked, or compared. Teams working with generated CLIs, automated CLI creation systems, or quality assessment processes can use this skill to perform repeatable scoring and side-by-side evaluations while ensuring compatibility with the required tooling environment.