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Display the coding-agent manual — a guide for AI agents and automated workflows using contree-cli.

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Help output

$ contree agent —help
usage: contree agent [-h]
                     [{all,all_commands,command,command_safety,core,core_workflow,execution,execution_modes,files,files_and_directories,images,images_and_tags,output,output_formats,profiles,sessions}]

Show the manual.

`contree agent [TOPIC]` prints the built-in manual.
`contree man` is an alias.

positional arguments:
  {all,all_commands,command,command_safety,core,core_workflow,execution,execution_modes,files,files_and_directories,images,images_and_tags,output,output_formats,profiles,sessions}
                        Manual topic (default: all)

options:
  -h, —help            show this help message and exit

examples:
  contree agent
  contree agent sessions
  contree man commands

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Behavior

Prints instructions optimized for coding agents (Claude, Codex, etc.) covering session management with -S, rollback-safe workflows, file staging, and structured output. Use this as a reference when building agent tool integrations or writing SKILL.md prompts.