CLI Commands

/init

Create AVC project structure and configuration files.

> /init

What it does

Sets up your AVC project by creating the .avc/ directory with the avc.json configuration file and a .env file for API keys. The command is safe to run multiple times—it preserves your existing configuration and API keys while adding any new settings from CLI updates.

This command does not require API keys.

Output

✅ AVC project structure created successfully!

Next steps:
  1. Open .env file and add your API key(s)
     • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY for Claude
     • GEMINI_API_KEY for Gemini
  2. Run /sponsor-call to define your project

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/sponsor-call

Run the Sponsor Call ceremony to define your project with AI assistance.

> /sponsor-call

What it does

The Sponsor Call ceremony creates the foundation of your project: initial context scope, work items, and comprehensive documentation. It guides you through an interactive questionnaire to capture your project vision.

#	Variable	Description
1	Mission Statement	Core purpose and value proposition of the application
2	Target Users	User types and their roles
3	Initial Scope	Key features, main workflows, and essential capabilities
4	Technical Considerations	Technology stack, constraints, or preferences
5	Security & Compliance Requirements	Regulatory, privacy, or security constraints

Only the Mission Statement is mandatory. If you skip other questions, the ceremony provides intelligent defaults: Technical Considerations uses an AWS serverless guideline, while other questions are filled with AI-generated proposals based on your mission statement.

After collecting all inputs, the LLM enhances them into a structured project definition document saved to .avc/project/doc.md.

Default Technical Guideline

When you skip the Technical Considerations question, AVC applies a default setup:

Use AWS serverless stack with Lambda functions for compute, API Gateway for REST APIs, DynamoDB for database, S3 for storage. Use CloudFormation for infrastructure definition and AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild for CI/CD deployment.

You can customize this guideline in .avc/avc.json under settings.ceremonies[0].guidelines.technicalConsiderations.

Output

✅ Project defined successfully!

Next steps:
  1. Review .avc/project/doc.md for your project definition
  2. Review .avc/avc.json configuration
  3. Create your project context and work items
  4. Use AI agents to implement features

Keyboard shortcuts

Key	Action
/ + Enter	Open interactive command selector
Tab	Auto-complete command name
↑ / ↓	Navigate command history
Esc	Cancel selector or dismiss update notification
Ctrl+R	Restart the REPL

Command aliases

Alias	Expands to
/i	/init
/sc	/sponsor-call
/s	/status
/h	/help
/v	/version
/q or /quit	/exit