bitwarden-clients/apps/cli/CLAUDE.md

CLI - Critical Rules

• ALWAYS output structured JSON when process.env.BW_RESPONSE === "true"

  • Use Response objects (MessageResponse, ListResponse, etc.) from /apps/cli/src/models/response/
  • DON'T write free-form text that breaks JSON parsing

• NEVER use console.log() for output

  • Use CliUtils.writeLn() to respect BW_QUIET and BW_RESPONSE environment variables
  • Use the ConsoleLogService from the ServiceContainer

• ALWAYS respect BW_CLEANEXIT environment variable

  • Exit code 0 even on errors when BW_CLEANEXIT is set
  • Required for scripting environments that need clean exits