Supercli Docs Development

Work on supercli documentation including docs/index.html, docs/plugins.html, and associated scripts.

Docs Structure

docs/
├── index.html           # Main documentation page (single-page app)
├── plugins.html         # Plugin directory page
├── server.md            # Server documentation (loaded dynamically)
├── adapters.md          # Adapters documentation (loaded dynamically)
├── meta-plugins.json    # Generated plugin metadata (don't edit manually)
├── features/            # Feature-specific docs
└── ...other .md files
scripts/
└── generate-meta-plugins.js  # Generates meta-plugins.json

Terminology Convention

IMPORTANT: Use "capability" not "skill"

The codebase uses "capability" as the primary term:

Section titles → "Capability Layer Basics", "Capability Sources", "Capability Mesh Vision"
Content references → "every capability becomes...", "capability discovery layer"
Sidebar links → update both href AND display text
Section IDs → change from id="skill-*" to id="capability-*"

Search keyword attributes can keep "skill" for backwards searchability.

docs/index.html

Single-page documentation with:

Sidebar navigation (links to #sections and other doc pages)
Quick filter input (searches section content + data-keywords)
Sections with class="doc-section" and data-keywords="..." attributes
Consistent dark theme: bg-slate-950, text-slate-300, brand-400 accents
Tailwind + DaisyUI + Space Grotesk/Inter fonts (CDN)

Common Edits

Update sidebar: Edit the <nav> inside <aside id="sidebar"> Update mobile nav: Clone happens automatically via JS from sidebar Add section: Create <article class="doc-section" id="..." data-keywords="..."> Link to another doc page: <a href="plugins.html">Plugin Directory</a> Add dynamic .md section:

Create docs/<section>.md file
Add empty div in HTML: <div id="<section>-content" class="prose prose-lg max-w-none text-[#2F3437]"></div>
Add JS loader at bottom of page:

async function loadSectionDocs() {
  const res = await fetch('<section>.md');
  const markdown = await res.text();
  const html = marked.parse(markdown);
  document.getElementById('<section>-content').innerHTML = html;
}
loadSectionDocs();

docs/plugins.html

Plugin directory page that:

Loads meta-plugins.json at runtime via fetch
Displays plugin cards with search + tag filtering
Shows install command with copy-to-clipboard buttons
Uses same dark theme as index.html

Each card shows:

Plugin name
Description (line-clamped)
Tags
supercli plugins install <name> command
Copy buttons (clipboard API with visual feedback)
has_learn badge for plugins with SKILL.md

scripts/generate-meta-plugins.js

Generates docs/meta-plugins.json deterministically:

Reads plugins/plugins.json (legacy entries)
Scans plugins/*/meta.json directories (new convention)
Deduplicates (meta.json takes precedence over plugins.json)
Sorts alphabetically by name
Outputs: { generated, count, plugins: [...] }

Run: node scripts/generate-meta-plugins.js

Output format per plugin:

{
  "name": "beads",
  "description": "...",
  "tags": ["issues", "tracking"],
  "has_learn": true,
  "source": "plugins/beads/plugin.json"  // optional, for legacy
}

Plugin Metadata Convention

New bundled plugins use isolated meta.json files:

plugins/<name>/
├── plugin.json           # Manifest (commands, checks, passthrough)
├── meta.json             # Registry metadata (description, tags, has_learn)
├── install-guidance.json # Optional install steps
├── skills/quickstart/SKILL.md  # Agent learning doc (if has_learn)
└── README.md            # Human docs

meta.json format:

{
  "description": "Plugin description for registry discovery",
  "tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
  "has_learn": true
}

Dark Theme Styling

Consistent across docs pages:

<!-- Tailwind CDN -->
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com?plugins=typography"></script>

<!-- DaisyUI -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/daisyui@4.7.2/dist/full.min.css" />

<!-- Fonts -->
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Grotesk:wght@500;600&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />

Color palette:

Background: bg-slate-950 / #020617
Text: text-slate-300 / text-slate-400
Accents: brand-400 (#38BDF8), brand-100, brand-200
Borders: border-slate-800

Beads Issue Workflow

When working on docs, use beads to track:

# Create issue
br create --title "docs: <description>" --body "<details>"

# Close when done
br close <id>

# Sync changes
br sync --flush-only
git add -f .beads/
git commit -m "message"

Issue body should include:

What files to edit
Verification steps
Run commands to confirm

Common Tasks

Add new section to docs/index.html

Add sidebar link in <aside id="sidebar">
Add <article class="doc-section" id="..."> with content
Update terminology if referencing capabilities/skills

Regenerate plugin metadata

node scripts/generate-meta-plugins.js
git add docs/meta-plugins.json
git commit -m "chore: regenerate meta-plugins.json"

Add link to plugin directory from index

Add sidebar entry: <li><a href="plugins.html">...</a></li>
Add Resources entry: <li><a href="plugins.html">Plugin Directory</a></li>

Verification Checklist

After editing docs:

No broken links to non-existent files
Terminology consistent (capability, not skill)
Regenerate meta-plugins.json if plugin list changed
Test in browser (check mobile nav, search, filters)
Commit with descriptive message