app/cli/zz.ts

 #!/usr/bin/env node

 import { Command } from "commander";

 import { ladderBuild } from "./commands/ladder-build.js";

 import { ladderDump, type DumpFormat } from "./commands/ladder-dump.js";

 import { ladderReplayCommits } from "./commands/ladder-replay-commits.js";

 import { laneLog, type LaneLogFormat } from "./commands/lane-log.js";

 import { work } from "./commands/work.js";

 import { top } from "./commands/top.js";

 import { askPost } from "./commands/ask-post.js";

 const program = new Command();

 program.name("zz").description("zz: a coordination layer for agentic open source").version("0.1.0");

 const ladder = program.command("ladder").description("build and read a repo's Ladder");

 ladder

  .command("build <repo>")

  .description("onboard a real GitHub repo (owner/repo) into a Ladder, from its real git history and issue/PR/release data")

  .option("--force", "rebuild the file tree and overwrite any existing asks/releases/contributors instead of leaving them alone")

  .action(async (repo: string, opts: { force?: boolean }) => {

  await ladderBuild(repo, { force: opts.force });

  });

 ladder

  .command("dump <repo>")

  .description("materialize an onboarded repo's Ladder for reading")

  .option("--format <format>", "text, json, or html", "text")

  .option("--out <path>", "write to a file instead of stdout")

  .action(async (repo: string, opts: { format: string; out?: string }) => {

  const format = opts.format as DumpFormat;

  if (format !== "text" && format !== "json" && format !== "html") {

  console.error(`unknown format "${opts.format}"; expected text, json, or html`);

  process.exitCode = 1;

  return;

  }

  await ladderDump(repo, { format, out: opts.out });

  });

 ladder

  .command("replay-commits <repo>")

  .description("walk the commit log from the root commit forward, one Lane per commit, building changeset/filechange/linechange rungs")

  .option("--limit <n>", "only replay the first N not-yet-onboarded commits", (v) => parseInt(v, 10))

  .option("--force", "re-replay commits that already have a changeset rung")

  .option("--max-files <n>", "commits touching more files than this get a mechanical summary instead of per-file/per-hunk analysis (default: 25)", (v) => parseInt(v, 10))

  .action(async (repo: string, opts: { limit?: number; force?: boolean; maxFiles?: number }) => {

  await ladderReplayCommits(repo, { limit: opts.limit, force: opts.force, maxFiles: opts.maxFiles });

  });

 const lane = program.command("lane").description("inspect the Lane/ASK/ANSWER protocol trail");

 lane

  .command("log <repo>")

  .description("chronological log of every ASK/ANSWER across every Lane for a repo")

  .option("--format <format>", "text or json", "text")

  .option("--lane <id>", "show only one lane")

  .option("--out <path>", "write to a file instead of stdout")

  .action(async (repo: string, opts: { format: string; lane?: string; out?: string }) => {

  const format = opts.format as LaneLogFormat;

  if (format !== "text" && format !== "json") {

  console.error(`unknown format "${opts.format}"; expected text or json`);

  process.exitCode = 1;

  return;

  }

  await laneLog(repo, { format, lane: opts.lane, out: opts.out });

  });

 const askCmd = program.command("ask").description("post Asks into a Lane's queue by hand");

 askCmd

  .command("post <repo> <lane>")

  .description('post an Ask into a Lane\'s queue -- e.g. --kind work --description "..." for the common case a zz work loop will pick up')

  .option("--kind <kind>", 'Ask kind (default: "work")')

  .option("--from <agent>", 'who it\'s from (default: "human")')

  .option("--description <text>", 'shorthand for payload { description: text } -- what kind "work" expects')

  .option("--payload <json>", "raw JSON payload, for any other kind")

  .option("--priority <n>", "higher = more urgent at query time", (v) => parseInt(v, 10))

  .action(async (repo: string, laneId: string, opts: { kind?: string; from?: string; description?: string; payload?: string; priority?: number }) => {

  await askPost(repo, laneId, opts);

  });

 program

  .command("work")

  .description("headless work loop: continuously claims and works whatever Asks your identity is permitted to act on, across every repo in your zz config")

  .option("--agent <id>", "your agent identity (default: from ~/.zz/config.json)")

  .option("--repos <list>", "comma-separated owner/repo list (default: from ~/.zz/config.json)", (v) => v.split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean))

  .option("--scope <scope>", "coordinator, contributor, or all (default: all)", "all")

  .option("--stdio", "one flat combined log stream instead of the live TUI")

  .option("--max-turns <n>", "stop a single claimed Ask after this many tool-calling turns (default: 200)", (v) => parseInt(v, 10))

  .option("--poll-ms <n>", "how often to recheck for claimable work when idle (default: 1000)", (v) => parseInt(v, 10))

  .action(async (opts: { agent?: string; repos?: string[]; scope?: string; stdio?: boolean; maxTurns?: number; pollMs?: number }) => {

  if (opts.scope && !["coordinator", "contributor", "all"].includes(opts.scope)) {

  console.error(`unknown --scope "${opts.scope}"; expected coordinator, contributor, or all`);

  process.exitCode = 1;

  return;

  }

  await work({ agent: opts.agent, repos: opts.repos, scope: opts.scope as "coordinator" | "contributor" | "all" | undefined, stdio: opts.stdio, maxTurns: opts.maxTurns, pollMs: opts.pollMs });

  });

 program

  .command("top")

  .description("real-time dashboard over every Lane in the repos from your zz config -- lanes overview + a live, filterable protocol feed")

  .option("--repos <list>", "comma-separated owner/repo list (default: from ~/.zz/config.json)", (v) => v.split(",").map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean))

  .action(async (opts: { repos?: string[] }) => {

  await top({ repos: opts.repos });

  });

 program.parseAsync(process.argv);