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inquirer

Build interactive CLI prompts with Inquirer.js. Use when creating interactive terminal UIs, multi-step wizards, form-like CLI inputs, or configuration generators with user input.

#inquirer#cli#prompts#interactive#terminal
terminal-skillsv1.0.0
Works with:claude-codeopenai-codexgemini-clicursor
Source

Usage

$
✓ Installed inquirer v1.0.0

Getting Started

  1. Install the skill using the command above
  2. Open your AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or Cursor)
  3. Reference the skill in your prompt
  4. The AI will use the skill's capabilities automatically

Example Prompts

  • "Review the open pull requests and summarize what needs attention"
  • "Generate a changelog from the last 20 commits on the main branch"

Documentation

Overview

Inquirer provides interactive prompts for CLIs — text input, confirmations, lists, checkboxes, passwords, and editors. The v2 API is modular (import only what you use) and supports themes, validation, and transformations.

Instructions

Step 1: Prompts

typescript
import { input, select, confirm, checkbox, password } from '@inquirer/prompts'

// Text input with validation
const name = await input({
  message: 'Project name:',
  validate: (v) => v.length >= 2 || 'Name must be at least 2 characters',
})

// Single select
const framework = await select({
  message: 'Choose a framework:',
  choices: [
    { name: 'Next.js', value: 'nextjs', description: 'Full-stack React' },
    { name: 'Remix', value: 'remix', description: 'Web standards focused' },
    { name: 'Astro', value: 'astro', description: 'Content-first' },
  ],
})

// Multi-select
const features = await checkbox({
  message: 'Select features:',
  choices: [
    { name: 'TypeScript', value: 'typescript', checked: true },
    { name: 'ESLint', value: 'eslint', checked: true },
    { name: 'Tailwind CSS', value: 'tailwind' },
    { name: 'Database (Prisma)', value: 'prisma' },
    { name: 'Auth (NextAuth)', value: 'auth' },
  ],
})

// Confirmation
const proceed = await confirm({ message: 'Create project?', default: true })

// Password (masked)
const apiKey = await password({ message: 'Enter API key:', mask: '*' })

Step 2: Multi-Step Wizard

typescript
async function setupWizard() {
  console.log('🚀 Project Setup Wizard\n')

  const projectName = await input({ message: 'Project name:' })
  const template = await select({
    message: 'Template:',
    choices: [
      { name: 'SaaS Starter', value: 'saas' },
      { name: 'Blog', value: 'blog' },
      { name: 'E-commerce', value: 'ecommerce' },
    ],
  })

  const features = await checkbox({
    message: 'Features:',
    choices: getFeatureChoices(template),    // dynamic based on template
  })

  const useDocker = await confirm({ message: 'Add Docker?', default: false })

  console.log('\n📋 Summary:')
  console.log(`  Name: ${projectName}`)
  console.log(`  Template: ${template}`)
  console.log(`  Features: ${features.join(', ')}`)

  const ok = await confirm({ message: '\nProceed?', default: true })
  if (!ok) { console.log('Cancelled.'); process.exit(0) }

  return { projectName, template, features, useDocker }
}

Guidelines

  • Import individual prompts (@inquirer/prompts) not the legacy inquirer package.
  • Use validate for input validation — return true or error message string.
  • description in choices shows hint text below the option name.
  • For non-interactive environments (CI), accept config via flags and skip prompts.
  • Pair with Commander for argument parsing + Inquirer for interactive mode.

Information

Version
1.0.0
Author
terminal-skills
Category
Development
License
Apache-2.0