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Improve: Add command autocompletion support

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#6 opened on Aug 20, 2025

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Description

Description

Add shell autocompletion for the nimbus CLI to improve developer experience.

Tasks

  • Research Guile CLI autocompletion patterns
  • Create bash completion script
  • Add zsh completion support
  • Add fish completion support (optional)
  • Update installation docs with completion setup
  • Test completions work correctly

Commands to Complete

  • nimbus subcommands: init, plan, apply, destroy, state, workspace, etc.
  • nimbus state subcommands: list, show, etc.
  • nimbus workspace subcommands: new, select, list
  • Common flags: --help, --version, --auto-approve, etc.

Expected Outcome

  • Users can tab-complete nimbus commands
  • Better CLI experience for frequent users
  • Documentation includes completion setup

Resources

Skills Needed

  • Shell scripting (bash/zsh)
  • CLI tools experience
  • Understanding of completion systems

Great way to improve usability!

Contributor guide

Research direction
Explore shell completion patterns and integrate with the existing CLI argument parser in Guile. Implement bash and zsh completion scripts following standard conventions.
Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Shell scripting
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75