# agent-contracts CLI

Declarative YAML DSL toolkit for defining, validating, and rendering multi-agent development workflows. Provides static validation, semantic linting, prompt rendering, guardrail generation, and completeness scoring for agent contract definitions.

**Version:** 0.30.0

## Table of Contents

- [agent-contracts](#agent-contracts)
  - [resolve](#agent-contracts-resolve)
  - [validate](#agent-contracts-validate)
  - [lint](#agent-contracts-lint)
  - [render](#agent-contracts-render)
  - [check](#agent-contracts-check)
  - [score](#agent-contracts-score)
  - [audit](#agent-contracts-audit)
  - [generate](#agent-contracts-generate)
  - [navigation-index](#agent-contracts-navigation-index)

---

## agent-contracts

Agent contracts tooling — validate, lint, render DSL files.

### Global Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--version` | -V | No |  | Print version and exit. |
| `--help` | -h | No |  | Show help and exit. |

### resolve

Resolve DSL (load + merge extends) and output YAML.

Loads the agent-contracts DSL file, merges all extends inheritance chains, substitutes variables from config, and outputs the fully resolved result as YAML or JSON.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts resolve
```
```
agent-contracts resolve path/to/agent-contracts.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts resolve --format json
```
```
agent-contracts resolve --expand-defaults
```
```
agent-contracts resolve -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```

#### Arguments

| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `dir` | No | Path to agent-contracts.yaml. |

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--format` |  | No | `"text"` | Output format. |
| `--expand-defaults` |  | No | `false` | Expand all Zod default values in output. Fields like required_validations, tags, and can_read_artifacts are written explicitly instead of relying on schema defaults. |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** Resolved DSL output successfully.

- **stdout:** format=`{options.format}`

**Exit 1:** Resolution failed (file not found, parse error, or config error).

- **stderr:** format=`text`

---

### validate

Validate DSL against schema and check references.

Validates the resolved DSL against the Zod schema, checks inter-entity references (agent→task, task→artifact, etc.), and validates handoff schemas. Reports diagnostics with severity levels.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts validate
```
```
agent-contracts validate path/to/agent-contracts.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts validate --strict
```
```
agent-contracts validate --format json
```
```
agent-contracts validate --quiet
```

#### Arguments

| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `dir` | No | Path to agent-contracts.yaml. |

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--format` |  | No | `"text"` | Diagnostic output format. |
| `--quiet` |  | No | `false` | Suppress output on success. |
| `--strict` |  | No | `false` | Treat warnings as errors. |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** Validation passed. No errors found.

- **stdout:** format=`{options.format}`

**Exit 1:** Validation failed or unexpected error.

- **stderr:** format=`text`

---

### lint

Run semantic lint rules on resolved DSL.

Runs TypeScript-based semantic lint rules and Spectral rules on the resolved DSL. Checks for best-practice violations, naming conventions, and structural issues beyond schema conformance.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts lint
```
```
agent-contracts lint path/to/agent-contracts.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts lint --strict
```
```
agent-contracts lint --format json
```

#### Arguments

| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `dir` | No | Path to agent-contracts.yaml. |

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--format` |  | No | `"text"` | Output format. |
| `--quiet` |  | No | `false` | Suppress output on success. |
| `--strict` |  | No | `false` | Treat warnings as errors. |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** Lint passed. No errors or warnings.

- **stdout:** format=`{options.format}`

**Exit 1:** Lint failed or unexpected error.

- **stderr:** format=`text`

---

### render

(deprecated) Alias for 'generate templates'.

Deprecated alias for 'agent-contracts generate templates'. Renders output files from the resolved DSL using Handlebars templates and emits a deprecation warning. Supports --check for drift detection. Requires a config file.

> **Deprecated**: Use 'agent-contracts generate templates' instead.
> Use `generate templates` instead.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts render -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts render -c agent-contracts.config.yaml --check
```
```
agent-contracts render --quiet
```

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--check` |  | No | `false` | Check for template drift without writing files. |
| `--quiet` |  | No | `false` | Suppress output on success. |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** Generation succeeded (or no drift detected in --check mode).

- **stdout:** format=`text`

**Exit 1:** Generation failed, config not found, schema validation failed, or drift detected in --check mode.

- **stderr:** format=`text`

#### Extensions

```yaml
x-agent: 
  recommended_before_use: 
    - Ensure agent-contracts.config.yaml exists with render targets.
    - Run validate first to confirm DSL is valid.
```

---

### check

Run full pipeline — resolve, validate, lint, render --check.

Executes the complete verification pipeline in order: (1) resolve DSL, (2) validate schema and references, (3) run lint rules, (4) check render drift via render --check. Steps 1–4 always run. Additionally, when the DSL declares cross-team interfaces, (5) verifies interface import consistency and (6) checks team-interface.yaml drift. Steps 5–6 are skipped when no cross-team interfaces exist.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts check -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts check -c agent-contracts.config.yaml --strict
```
```
agent-contracts check --format json --quiet
```

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--format` |  | No | `"text"` | Diagnostic output format. |
| `--quiet` |  | No | `false` | Suppress output on success. |
| `--strict` |  | No | `false` | Treat warnings as errors. |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** All checks passed.

- **stdout:** format=`{options.format}`

**Exit 1:** One or more checks failed — validation errors, lint errors, render drift, or missing interface files.

- **stderr:** format=`text`

#### Extensions

```yaml
x-agent: 
  recommended_before_use: 
    - Ensure agent-contracts.config.yaml exists.
```

---

### score

Calculate DSL completeness score.

Evaluates the resolved DSL across 7 dimensions including artifact validation coverage, task validation coverage, guardrail policy coverage, workflow validation integration, schema completeness, cross-reference bidirectionality, and guardrail scope resolution. Returns a score out of 100 with optional CI gating via --threshold.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts score
```
```
agent-contracts score --format json
```
```
agent-contracts score --threshold 70
```
```
agent-contracts score -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```

#### Arguments

| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `dir` | No | Path to agent-contracts.yaml. |

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--format` |  | No | `"text"` | Output format. |
| `--threshold` |  | No |  | Minimum score; exit 1 if below (for CI gates). |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** Score calculated (and above threshold if specified).

- **stdout:** format=`{options.format}`

**Exit 1:** Score below threshold, schema validation failed, or unexpected error.

- **stderr:** format=`text`

---

### audit

Run LLM-based semantic audit on DSL definitions and generated outputs.

Performs LLM-based semantic analysis on DSL definitions and/or generated outputs. Four audit types are available: "render" checks whether generated files faithfully reflect the resolved DSL, "dsl" reviews DSL design for semantic coherence, "prompt" verifies that generated prompts accurately express DSL intent, and "extensions" detects declared x-* properties that are not consumed by render templates or runtime codegen. Uses agent-contracts-runtime (optional peer dependency) for LLM execution with handoff schema validation and follow-up recovery.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts audit render -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts audit dsl -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts audit prompt -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts audit extensions -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts audit all -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts audit dsl --dry-run -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts audit render --format json -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts audit dsl --scope agents:architect,implementer -c config.yaml
```

#### Arguments

| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `type` | No | Audit type to run: render (semantic diff of generated outputs vs DSL), dsl (design coherence review), prompt (generated prompt fidelity check), extensions (unconsumed x-* property detection), or all (run all four). |

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--format` |  | No | `"text"` | Output format. |
| `--scope` |  | No |  | Limit audit scope to specified entities (e.g. agents:architect,implementer). |
| `--dry-run` |  | No | `false` | Output the audit prompt without calling LLM. |
| `--adapter` |  | No |  | SDK adapter to use for LLM calls (overrides config audit.adapter). |
| `--model` |  | No |  | LLM model override (overrides config audit.model). |
| `--fail-on` |  | No | `"critical"` | Minimum finding severity that causes exit 10 (info|warning|error|critical). |
| `--output` | -o | No |  | Write result to a file instead of stdout. |
| `--report-format` |  | No | `"text"` | Alias for --format. When both are specified, --report-format takes precedence. |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** Audit succeeded. No findings at or above --fail-on threshold.

- **stdout:** format=`{options.format}`

  | Property | Type | Required | Description |
  |---|---|---|---|
  | `summary` | `string` | Yes |  |
  | `risk_level` | `"low" \| "medium" \| "high" \| "critical"` | Yes |  |
  | `findings` | `object[]` | Yes |  |
  | `findings[].id` | `string` | No | Unique finding identifier. |
  | `findings[].severity` | `"info" \| "warning" \| "error" \| "critical"` | Yes |  |
  | `findings[].category` | `string` | Yes | Finding category (e.g. missing-policy, inconsistent-risk). |
  | `findings[].target` | `string` | No | Target of the finding (command ID, schema path). |
  | `findings[].location` | `string` | No | Location within the target. |
  | `findings[].message` | `string` | Yes |  |
  | `findings[].recommendation` | `string` | No |  |
  | `findings[].confidence` | `number (min: 0, max: 1)` | No | Confidence score (0-1) for LLM-generated findings. |
  | `findings[].evidence` | `object[]` | No |  |
  | `findings[].evidence[].kind` | `enum(7 values)` | Yes |  |
  | `findings[].evidence[].target` | `string` | No | Target identifier (file path, command ID, schema name). |
  | `findings[].evidence[].location` | `string` | No | Location within the target (line number, JSON pointer). |
  | `findings[].evidence[].excerpt` | `string` | No | Relevant excerpt from the target. |
  | `findings[].details` | `Record<string, any>` | No |  |
  | `recommended_actions` | `object[]` | No |  |
  | `recommended_actions[].kind` | `enum(6 values)` | Yes |  |
  | `recommended_actions[].title` | `string` | Yes |  |
  | `recommended_actions[].command` | `string` | No | CLI command to run (for run_command kind). |
  | `recommended_actions[].target` | `string` | No | Target file or resource. |
  | `recommended_actions[].rationale` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata` | `object` | No |  |
  | `metadata.tool` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.command` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.version` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.generated_at` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.adapter` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.model` | `string` | No |  |

  <details>
  <summary>JSON Schema</summary>

  ```json
  {
    "type": "object",
    "description": "Top-level result from an agent audit. Canonical schema for agent interoperability across toolchains.",
    "required": [
      "summary",
      "risk_level",
      "findings"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "summary": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "risk_level": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "low",
          "medium",
          "high",
          "critical"
        ]
      },
      "findings": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A single finding from an agent audit or analysis.",
          "required": [
            "severity",
            "category",
            "message"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "id": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Unique finding identifier."
            },
            "severity": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "info",
                "warning",
                "error",
                "critical"
              ]
            },
            "category": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Finding category (e.g. missing-policy, inconsistent-risk)."
            },
            "target": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Target of the finding (command ID, schema path)."
            },
            "location": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Location within the target."
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "recommendation": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "confidence": {
              "type": "number",
              "minimum": 0,
              "maximum": 1,
              "description": "Confidence score (0-1) for LLM-generated findings."
            },
            "evidence": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Evidence supporting an agent finding.",
                "required": [
                  "kind"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "kind": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "enum": [
                      "file",
                      "command",
                      "schema",
                      "diff",
                      "stdout",
                      "stderr",
                      "text"
                    ]
                  },
                  "target": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Target identifier (file path, command ID, schema name)."
                  },
                  "location": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Location within the target (line number, JSON pointer)."
                  },
                  "excerpt": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Relevant excerpt from the target."
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "details": {
              "type": "object",
              "additionalProperties": true
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "recommended_actions": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A recommended action from an agent audit.",
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "title"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "run_command",
                "edit_file",
                "review",
                "confirm",
                "block",
                "ignore"
              ]
            },
            "title": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "command": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "CLI command to run (for run_command kind)."
            },
            "target": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Target file or resource."
            },
            "rationale": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "metadata": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "tool": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "command": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "version": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "generated_at": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "adapter": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "model": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  </details>

**Exit 1:** Unexpected error (invalid input, config error, or internal failure).

- **stderr:** format=`text`

**Exit 10:** Findings at or above --fail-on severity threshold detected.

- **stdout:** format=`{options.format}`

  | Property | Type | Required | Description |
  |---|---|---|---|
  | `summary` | `string` | Yes |  |
  | `risk_level` | `"low" \| "medium" \| "high" \| "critical"` | Yes |  |
  | `findings` | `object[]` | Yes |  |
  | `findings[].id` | `string` | No | Unique finding identifier. |
  | `findings[].severity` | `"info" \| "warning" \| "error" \| "critical"` | Yes |  |
  | `findings[].category` | `string` | Yes | Finding category (e.g. missing-policy, inconsistent-risk). |
  | `findings[].target` | `string` | No | Target of the finding (command ID, schema path). |
  | `findings[].location` | `string` | No | Location within the target. |
  | `findings[].message` | `string` | Yes |  |
  | `findings[].recommendation` | `string` | No |  |
  | `findings[].confidence` | `number (min: 0, max: 1)` | No | Confidence score (0-1) for LLM-generated findings. |
  | `findings[].evidence` | `object[]` | No |  |
  | `findings[].evidence[].kind` | `enum(7 values)` | Yes |  |
  | `findings[].evidence[].target` | `string` | No | Target identifier (file path, command ID, schema name). |
  | `findings[].evidence[].location` | `string` | No | Location within the target (line number, JSON pointer). |
  | `findings[].evidence[].excerpt` | `string` | No | Relevant excerpt from the target. |
  | `findings[].details` | `Record<string, any>` | No |  |
  | `recommended_actions` | `object[]` | No |  |
  | `recommended_actions[].kind` | `enum(6 values)` | Yes |  |
  | `recommended_actions[].title` | `string` | Yes |  |
  | `recommended_actions[].command` | `string` | No | CLI command to run (for run_command kind). |
  | `recommended_actions[].target` | `string` | No | Target file or resource. |
  | `recommended_actions[].rationale` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata` | `object` | No |  |
  | `metadata.tool` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.command` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.version` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.generated_at` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.adapter` | `string` | No |  |
  | `metadata.model` | `string` | No |  |

  <details>
  <summary>JSON Schema</summary>

  ```json
  {
    "type": "object",
    "description": "Top-level result from an agent audit. Canonical schema for agent interoperability across toolchains.",
    "required": [
      "summary",
      "risk_level",
      "findings"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "summary": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "risk_level": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "low",
          "medium",
          "high",
          "critical"
        ]
      },
      "findings": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A single finding from an agent audit or analysis.",
          "required": [
            "severity",
            "category",
            "message"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "id": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Unique finding identifier."
            },
            "severity": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "info",
                "warning",
                "error",
                "critical"
              ]
            },
            "category": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Finding category (e.g. missing-policy, inconsistent-risk)."
            },
            "target": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Target of the finding (command ID, schema path)."
            },
            "location": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Location within the target."
            },
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "recommendation": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "confidence": {
              "type": "number",
              "minimum": 0,
              "maximum": 1,
              "description": "Confidence score (0-1) for LLM-generated findings."
            },
            "evidence": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Evidence supporting an agent finding.",
                "required": [
                  "kind"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "kind": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "enum": [
                      "file",
                      "command",
                      "schema",
                      "diff",
                      "stdout",
                      "stderr",
                      "text"
                    ]
                  },
                  "target": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Target identifier (file path, command ID, schema name)."
                  },
                  "location": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Location within the target (line number, JSON pointer)."
                  },
                  "excerpt": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Relevant excerpt from the target."
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "details": {
              "type": "object",
              "additionalProperties": true
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "recommended_actions": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "A recommended action from an agent audit.",
          "required": [
            "kind",
            "title"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "kind": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "run_command",
                "edit_file",
                "review",
                "confirm",
                "block",
                "ignore"
              ]
            },
            "title": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "command": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "CLI command to run (for run_command kind)."
            },
            "target": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Target file or resource."
            },
            "rationale": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "metadata": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "tool": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "command": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "version": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "generated_at": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "adapter": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "model": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  </details>

- **stderr:** format=`text`

**Exit 11:** Runtime dependency missing (agent-contracts-runtime not installed).

- **stderr:** format=`text`

**Exit 12:** LLM provider or adapter error (API failure, auth error).

- **stderr:** format=`text`

#### Extensions

```yaml
x-agent: 
  retryable_exit_codes: 
    - 12
  recommended_before_use: 
    - Ensure agent-contracts.config.yaml exists with render targets.
    - Run validate first to confirm DSL is valid.
    - Install agent-contracts-runtime if not using --dry-run.
```

---

### generate

Generate artifacts from DSL — templates, guardrails, and/or interface.

Unified generation command. When type is omitted, runs all generation targets (templates, guardrails, interface). When type is "templates", renders output files from the DSL using Handlebars templates. When type is "guardrails", produces guardrail binding files from DSL, policies, and software bindings. When type is "interface", generates a team interface YAML/JSON file from the DSL's team_interface section.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts generate
```
```
agent-contracts generate -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts generate templates
```
```
agent-contracts generate templates --check
```
```
agent-contracts generate guardrails -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts generate guardrails --binding cursor-rules
```
```
agent-contracts generate guardrails --dry-run
```
```
agent-contracts generate interface -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```
```
agent-contracts generate interface --format json
```
```
agent-contracts generate interface -o team-interface.yaml --dry-run
```

#### Arguments

| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `type` | No | Type of artifacts to generate. Omit to run all targets. |

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--check` |  | No | `false` | Check for template drift without writing files. Only applies to the templates target. |
| `--binding` |  | No |  | Filter to specific software binding(s). Guardrails type only. |
| `--output` | -o | No |  | Output path for generated team interface. Interface type only. |
| `--format` |  | No | `"yaml"` | Output format for team interface (yaml or json). Interface type only. |
| `--dry-run` |  | No | `false` | Print what would be generated without writing files. |
| `--quiet` |  | No | `false` | Suppress output on success. |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** Generation succeeded (or no drift detected in --check mode).

- **stdout:** format=`text`

**Exit 1:** Generation failed — unknown type, schema validation failed, config not found, drift detected, or error-level diagnostics.

- **stderr:** format=`text`

#### Extensions

```yaml
x-agent: 
  recommended_before_use: 
    - Ensure agent-contracts.config.yaml exists with render targets and/or binding definitions.
    - Run validate first to confirm DSL is valid.
```

---

### navigation-index

Build artifact-centric navigation index from resolved DSL.

Compiles a structured navigation index that maps each artifact to its operations (producer, validator, consumer tools), agent permissions (owner, editor, reader), inter-artifact relations, and recommended action routes. The index is a queryable model for runtime planners, guardrails, and governance tools.

**Usage:**

```
agent-contracts navigation-index
```
```
agent-contracts navigation-index --format json
```
```
agent-contracts navigation-index --artifact api-contracts
```
```
agent-contracts navigation-index -c agent-contracts.config.yaml
```

#### Arguments

| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `dir` | No | Path to agent-contracts.yaml. |

#### Options

| Option | Aliases | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `--config` | -c | No |  | Path to agent-contracts.config.yaml. |
| `--team` |  | No |  | Limit to one team (multi-team config only). |
| `--format` |  | No | `"json"` | Output format. |
| `--artifact` |  | No |  | Filter output to a single artifact by ID. |
| `--quiet` |  | No | `false` | Suppress informational output. |

#### Exit Codes

**Exit 0:** Navigation index built successfully.

- **stdout:** format=`{options.format}`

**Exit 1:** Build failed — schema validation error, config error, or resolution failure.

- **stderr:** format=`text`

---
