# @adonisjs/ace

> A CLI framework for Node.js

Latest version **14.1.1** (published 2026-08-28) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @adonisjs/ace
pnpm add @adonisjs/ace
yarn add @adonisjs/ace
bun add @adonisjs/ace
```

## Health

**Score 75/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 14.1.1 |
| Published | 2026-08-28 |
| First published | 2017-07-16 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >=24.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 |
| Unpacked size | 151.4 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 413 |
| Author | virk,adonisjs |
| Maintainers | romainlanz, virk, julien-r44 |
| Keywords | adonisjs, commandline, cli, commander |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@adonisjs/ace
- Repository: https://github.com/adonisjs/ace
- Homepage: https://github.com/adonisjs/ace#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/adonisjs/ace/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@adonisjs/ace

## Dependencies (9)

- [jsonschema](https://npm.io/package/jsonschema.md) ^1.5.0
- [string-width](https://npm.io/package/string-width.md) ^8.2.0
- [yargs-parser](https://npm.io/package/yargs-parser.md) ^22.0.0
- [@poppinss/cliui](https://npm.io/package/@poppinss/cliui.md) ^6.8.0
- [@poppinss/hooks](https://npm.io/package/@poppinss/hooks.md) ^7.3.0
- [@poppinss/utils](https://npm.io/package/@poppinss/utils.md) ^7.0.1
- [@poppinss/prompts](https://npm.io/package/@poppinss/prompts.md) ^3.1.6
- [@poppinss/macroable](https://npm.io/package/@poppinss/macroable.md) ^1.1.2
- [fastest-levenshtein](https://npm.io/package/fastest-levenshtein.md) ^1.0.16

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## Recent versions

- 14.1.1 (latest) — 2026-08-28
- 14.0.1-next.4 (next) — 2025-12-14
- 5.1.0 (legacy) — 2021-03-26
- 8.0.0 (alpha) — 2020-11-27
- 14.1.0 — 2026-03-26
- 14.0.1 — 2026-02-25
- 14.0.1-next.3 — 2025-12-02
- 14.0.1-next.2 — 2025-09-15
- 13.4.0 — 2025-09-15
- 14.0.1-next.1 — 2025-09-02
- 14.0.1-next.0 — 2025-07-30
- 14.0.0-next.0 — 2025-07-30
- 13.3.0 — 2024-10-09
- 13.2.0 — 2024-09-05
- 13.1.0 — 2024-06-19
- … 121 more at https://npm.io/package/@adonisjs/ace/versions

## README

# @adonisjs/ace

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[![gh-workflow-image]][gh-workflow-url] [![npm-image]][npm-url] ![][typescript-image] [![license-image]][license-url]

## Introduction
Ace is the command-line framework for Node.js. It is built with **testing in mind**, is **light weight** in comparison to other CLI frameworks, and offers a clean API for creating CLI commands.

## Official Documentation
The documentation is available on the [official website](https://docs.adonisjs.com/guides/ace).

## Contributing
One of the primary goals of AdonisJS is to have a vibrant community of users and contributors who believes in the principles of the framework.

We encourage you to read the [contribution guide](https://github.com/adonisjs/.github/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) before contributing to the framework.

## Code of Conduct
In order to ensure that the AdonisJS community is welcoming to all, please review and abide by the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/adonisjs/.github/blob/main/docs/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).

## License
AdonisJS Ace is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE.md).

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[license-url]: LICENSE.md
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