Tooling

The out-of-process half of the engine. Nothing here is required at runtime — these are dev/CI tools.

Packages

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Package	NuGet ID	Maturity	Kind	Purpose
Cli	Cephalon.Cli	M3	.NET global tool	The cephalon command (doctor, new, stage-packages, reference-docs).
Scaffolding	Cephalon.Scaffolding	M3	Library	Scaffold-plan engine powering cephalon new. Internal to Cephalon.Cli but also reusable.
TemplatePack (no source-doc)	Cephalon.TemplatePack	M3	dotnet new template	Registers dotnet new cephalon-app blueprint.
ReferenceDocs	Cephalon.ReferenceDocs	M2	.NET global tool	XML-comment → Markdown generator.

Install matrix

Scenario	Packages / commands
Daily dev	dotnet tool install -g Cephalon.Cli --prerelease
Per-repo pinned CLI	dotnet new tool-manifest + dotnet tool install Cephalon.Cli --prerelease
IDE wizard scaffolding	+ dotnet new install Cephalon.TemplatePack --prerelease
Custom internal scaffolder	Cephalon.Scaffolding referenced from a wrapper library/CLI
Generate API reference Markdown	dotnet tool install -g Cephalon.ReferenceDocs --prerelease

CLI command surface

Command	Purpose	Common flags
cephalon doctor	Health check	--json, --deployment-mode <mode>, --check-profile <profile>
cephalon new <name>	Scaffold app	--output, --include-eventing, --include-identity, --deployment-target, --transport
cephalon stage-packages <path>	Copy local packages	--source, --clean
cephalon reference-docs <project>	Generate Markdown	--output, `—format starlight

Full flag reference: Reference → CLI.

See also

• Technology → CLI & scaffolding — narrative + 4 use-case scenarios.
• Reference → CLI — every flag for every command.
• Guide → Installation → CLI install — install paths.