Command Reference Overview

ClaudeAutoPM provides 96+ professional CLI commands organized into logical categories. All commands follow a consistent pattern and provide built-in help documentation.

Command Structure

Commands follow this pattern:

autopm [category]:[action] [options]

Examples:

• autopm guide - Launch interactive setup
• autopm pm:status - View project status
• autopm azure:task-new - Create new Azure task

Getting Help

Every command supports the --help flag:

# General help
autopm --help

# Command-specific help
autopm guide --help
autopm pm:status --help

Command Categories

Core Commands

Essential commands for getting started:

Command	Description
guide	Interactive setup wizard
install	Install ClaudeAutoPM in project
help	Display help information
merge	Merge Claude instructions
setup-env	Setup environment variables

Project Management (pm:)

GitHub-based project management:

Command	Description
pm:init	Initialize PM system
pm:status	View project status
pm:sync	Synchronize all work items
pm:standup	Generate standup report
pm:next	Show next task to work on

Epic Management

Command	Description
pm:epic-new	Create new epic
pm:epic-list	List all epics
pm:epic-show	Show epic details
pm:epic-start	Start working on epic
pm:epic-close	Close completed epic

Issue Management

Command	Description
pm:issue-new	Create new issue
pm:issue-list	List all issues
pm:issue-show	Show issue details
pm:issue-start	Start working on issue
pm:issue-edit	Edit existing issue

PRD Management

Command	Description
pm:prd-new	Create new PRD
pm:prd-parse	Parse PRD to epic
pm:prd-list	List all PRDs
pm:prd-status	Show PRD status

Azure DevOps (azure:)

Azure DevOps integration commands:

Command	Description
azure:init	Initialize Azure DevOps
azure:status	View project status
azure:sync-all	Sync all work items
azure:standup	Daily standup report
azure:sprint-status	Sprint overview

Task Management

Command	Description
azure:task-new	Create new task
azure:task-list	List all tasks
azure:task-show	Show task details
azure:task-start	Start working on task
azure:task-close	Close completed task

User Story Management

Command	Description
azure:us-new	Create user story
azure:us-list	List user stories
azure:us-show	Show story details
azure:us-edit	Edit user story

Development Tools

Python Commands

Command	Description
python:scaffold	Scaffold Python API
python:api-scaffold	Create API structure
python:docs-query	Query Python docs

React Commands

Command	Description
react:scaffold	Scaffold React app
react:app-scaffold	Create app structure

Testing Commands

Command	Description
testing:prime	Generate test strategy
testing:run	Run test suites
playwright:test-scaffold	Create Playwright tests

Infrastructure & DevOps

Command	Description
github:workflow	Manage GitHub Actions
kubernetes:deploy	Deploy to Kubernetes
cloud:infra-deploy	Deploy infrastructure
traefik:setup	Setup Traefik proxy
ssh:security	SSH security audit

AI & Automation

Command	Description
ai:langgraph-workflow	LangGraph workflows
ai:openai-chat	OpenAI integration
langgraph:workflow	Manage workflows
openai:chat	Chat with GPT models

Context & Documentation

Command	Description
context:create	Create context file
context:prime	Load AI context
context:update	Update context
api:documentation	Generate API docs
user:guide	Generate user guides

Performance & Quality

Command	Description
performance:benchmark	Run benchmarks
regression:suite	Run regression tests
codeRabbit	CodeRabbit review

Command Patterns

Creating Resources

Most creation commands follow this pattern:

autopm [category]:[resource]-new [name] [description]

Examples:

autopm pm:issue-new "Fix login bug" "Users can't login with email"
autopm azure:task-new "Update API docs" "Add examples to endpoints"

Listing Resources

List commands typically support filters:

autopm [category]:[resource]-list [--filter=value]

Examples:

autopm pm:issue-list --status=open
autopm azure:task-list --assigned-to=me

Working with Resources

Start/stop/edit patterns:

autopm [category]:[resource]-start [id]
autopm [category]:[resource]-edit [id] [updates]
autopm [category]:[resource]-close [id]

Global Options

All commands support these global options:

Option	Description
--verbose, -v	Verbose output
--debug	Debug information
--dry-run	Preview without changes
--format	Output format (json, table)
--help, -h	Show help
--version	Show version

Environment Variables

Commands respect these environment variables:

# Provider tokens
GITHUB_TOKEN
AZURE_DEVOPS_TOKEN

# Project configuration
GITHUB_REPO
AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG
AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECT

# Behavior
AUTOPM_VERBOSE
AUTOPM_DEBUG
AUTOPM_CONFIG_PATH

Output Formats

Commands support multiple output formats:

Table Format (Default)

autopm pm:issue-list

ID    Title              Status    Assignee
---   ----------------   -------   --------
#12   Fix login bug      Open      @user
#13   Update docs        Closed    @user

JSON Format

autopm pm:issue-list --format=json

[
  {
    "id": 12,
    "title": "Fix login bug",
    "status": "open",
    "assignee": "user"
  }
]

Quiet Format

autopm pm:issue-list --quiet

12
13

Command Aliases

Common commands have shorter aliases:

Alias	Full Command
status	pm:status or azure:status
new	pm:issue-new or azure:task-new
list	pm:issue-list or azure:task-list
sync	pm:sync or azure:sync-all

Batch Operations

Many commands support batch operations:

# Close multiple issues
autopm pm:issue-close 12,13,14

# Add label to multiple issues
autopm pm:issue-label bug 12,13,14

# Assign multiple tasks
autopm azure:task-assign @user 45,46,47

Interactive Mode

Some commands offer interactive mode:

# Interactive issue creation
autopm pm:issue-new --interactive

# Interactive epic planning
autopm pm:epic-new -i

Next Steps

• Learn specific Core Commands
• Explore Project Management Commands
• Understand Azure DevOps Commands
• Read about CLI Usage patterns