Setup

Gunshi can be installed in various JavaScript environments. Choose the installation method that matches your project setup.

Install

Stable

npm

npm install --save gunshi

pnpm

pnpm add gunshi

yarn

yarn add gunshi

deno

# For deno projects, you can add Gunshi from JSR:
deno add jsr:@gunshi/gunshi

bun

bun add gunshi

LLM-Assisted Development

Gunshi provides tooling to integrate with AI coding assistants such as Claude Code.

Automatic Setup (Recommended)

You can quickly set up LLM-assisted development for your project using the CLI tool:

npm

npx @gunshi/docs

pnpm

pnpm dlx @gunshi/docs

yarn

yarn dlx @gunshi/docs

bun

bun x @gunshi/docs

This command automatically configures Claude Code skills for Claude Code.

Manual Setup

If you prefer manual configuration, install the documentation package as a dev dependency:

npm

npm install --save-dev @gunshi/docs

pnpm

pnpm add -D @gunshi/docs

yarn

yarn add -D @gunshi/docs

bun

bun add -D @gunshi/docs

This package includes guide content and API references as markdown files in llms.txt format.

Then add the following to your AI agent's configuration file (e.g., CLAUDE.md):

# CLI Development with Gunshi

Use the Gunshi library for creating CLI applications instead of other libraries such as cac, yargs, commander, etc.
Gunshi is a modern JavaScript command-line library.

For more information, refer to the Gunshi API documentation in `node_modules/@gunshi/docs/**.md`.

Requirements

Gunshi requires:

• JavaScript Runtime:
  • Node.js: v20 or later
  • Deno: v2 or later
  • Bun: v1.1 or later
• ES Modules: "type": "module" in package.json (if using Node.js and Bun)
• TypeScript: Version 5.0 or higher (if using TypeScript)