Instruct CRE skill agent to use JSON output flags on CLI commands#46
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Description
Updates
chainlink-cre-skillso the agent requests machine-readable JSON output from CRE CLIcommands that support it, instead of parsing human-formatted text.
After auditing every
cresubcommand's help output locally, exactly three commands support JSONoutput, via two different flag styles:
cre templates list--json(boolean)cre workflow list--output json(string)cre workflow supported-chains--output json(string)Changes (
chainlink-cre-skill, version0.0.12→0.0.13):references/cli-reference.mdwith their exact (differing) flag styles, and warning not to pass
--jsonto commands thatdon't support it.
--output jsondocumentation and an agent example tocre workflow list.cre workflow supported-chainscommand, including its--output jsonflag.cre templates list(with--json),cre templates add, andcre templates remove, which were not previously documented.references/project-scaffolding.mdcre templates listreference to instruct the agent to add--jsonformachine-readable output.
Justification
The original skill referenced
cre templates listwithout telling the agent it could emit JSON,and didn't document
cre workflow supported-chainsor the JSON capabilities ofcre workflow listat all. Without this guidance, the agent scrapes human-formatted tables, which is brittleand error-prone. Pointing it at the JSON flags makes parsing reliable. Documenting the two
distinct flag styles (
--jsonvs--output json) prevents the agent from passing--jsontocommands that would reject it.