anchors guide
Print the Anchors guides for AI agents.
With no arguments, prints the operating playbook: the development flow(plan → specify → map → implement → test → confront), the commands,and what to report to the user. The AI runs this first and operates Anchors as a tool.
Subcommands print the guides for the specific rulers: anchors guide project how to discover a project that does not yet exist (PROJECT.md) anchors guide plan how to structure a plan (the origin of the movement) anchors guide product the product doctrine (the rule that cuts across targets) anchors guide flag the feature flag (the scenarios a flag's value opens) anchors guide flow actions and flows (work driven by shape, not by memory) anchors guide spec how to write a spec (the source of truth) anchors guide code how to implement the code guided by the spec anchors guide feature how to write the feature (the behaviour scenarios) anchors guide test how to write the tests (the executable ruler) anchors guide guide how to write a guide (the ruler of a ruler) anchors guide header the header block of every file (cross-cutting, mandatory) anchors guide navigation an app's navigation (the screen's In and Out, the flag on each call) anchors guide monitor waiting on a long process: watch 'anchors monitor' and react to each line anchors guide work how to work a card (the order, and a finding that is not its own) anchors guide review how to review a PR (what is yours and what check already measured) anchors guide changelog the technical changelog, and the product one an agent makes from it anchors guide report-bug when Anchors itself is wrong: how to tell, report it, and go onanchors guideSubcommands
Section titled “Subcommands”anchors guide changelog
Section titled “anchors guide changelog”the technical changelog, and the product one an agent makes from it.
anchors guide changeloganchors guide code
Section titled “anchors guide code”how to implement the code guided by the spec.
anchors guide codeanchors guide feature
Section titled “anchors guide feature”how to write the feature (behaviour scenarios).
anchors guide featureanchors guide flag
Section titled “anchors guide flag”Print the feature flag guide (the scenarios a flag’s value opens).
The feature flag guide is the ruler for the condition under which a ruleholds: it lives in flags/, and the specs point at it with `@gated-by`.anchors guide flaganchors guide flow
Section titled “anchors guide flow”Print the flow guide (work driven by shape, not by memory).
The flow guide is the ruler for ACTIONS (the puzzle pieces, each declaringits results) and FLOWS (the assembly that says where each result goes).anchors guide flowanchors guide guide
Section titled “anchors guide guide”how to write a guide (the ruler of a ruler).
anchors guide guideanchors guide header
Section titled “anchors guide header”the header block of every file (cross-cutting, mandatory).
anchors guide headeranchors guide monitor
Section titled “anchors guide monitor”waiting on a long process: watch anchors monitor and react to each line.
anchors guide monitoranchors guide navigation
Section titled “anchors guide navigation”an app’s navigation: the screen’s In and Out, the flag on each call.
anchors guide navigationanchors guide plan
Section titled “anchors guide plan”Print the plan guide (how a plan is structured and seeds specs).
The plan guide is the ruler of the PLAN phase: how the AI and the userwrite a plan that decides WHICH specs are born or change — never code directly.anchors guide plananchors guide product
Section titled “anchors guide product”Print the product doctrine guide (the rule that cuts across targets).
The product doctrine guide is the ruler for the rule that belongs to nosingle unit: it lives in product/, and the specs point at it with `@realizes`.anchors guide productanchors guide project
Section titled “anchors guide project”how to discover a project that does not yet exist (PROJECT.md + INSIGHTS.md).
anchors guide projectanchors guide report-bug
Section titled “anchors guide report-bug”when Anchors itself is wrong: how to tell, report it, and go on.
anchors guide report-buganchors guide review
Section titled “anchors guide review”how to review a PR: what is yours and what check already measured.
anchors guide review [flags]| Flag | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
--root |
. |
project root |
anchors guide spec
Section titled “anchors guide spec”how to write a spec (the source of truth).
anchors guide specanchors guide test
Section titled “anchors guide test”how to write the tests (the executable ruler).
anchors guide testanchors guide work
Section titled “anchors guide work”how to work a card: the order, what to do with a finding that is not its own.
anchors guide work [flags]| Flag | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
--root |
. |
project root |
Setup and artifacts — family
Section titled “Setup and artifacts — family”Commands of the same family — what tells each apart:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
anchors init |
Configure the project (anchors.yaml) through questions and answers |
anchors new |
Emit the skeleton of an artifact (spec, feature, test, plan…) per the ruler |
anchors code |
Generate a unique identity code for a new unit |
anchors guide |
Print the Anchors guides for AI agents |
anchors docs |
Compile the documentation from the templates in doct/ |
anchors install-hooks |
Install the git pre-commit that runs the gates over staged files |
anchors migrate |
Bring the Anchors files up to the current format |
anchors settings |
This agent’s LOCAL configuration — what is its own, not the project’s |
anchors touch |
Bump updated_at in the @anchors header of the files that changed |