ao-cli/README.md

# ao-cli

`ao-cli` (alias `ao`) is a command-line interface (CLI) that helps you install, use, and configure the Autonomous Organization (AO). Command-line social networking for hackers.

To run immediately:

`npx @autonomousorganization/ao-cli`

To install:

`npm i -g @autonomousorganization/ao-cli`

Then you can run with `ao-cli`. (In the menus you will find an option to add `ao` as an alias.)

## Features

These features work right now:

* Browse the [AO User Manual](https://git.coalitionofinvisiblecolleges.org/autonomousorganization/ao-manual) and automatically download and keep it updated 
* Manages your AO configuration file for you
* Wraps the functionality of (some of) Zen's Alchemy suite of scripts (system configuration, AO installation)
* `ao-cli` can self-update to the newest version
* Run AO unit tests to verify the up-to-spec functioning of the system's running AO API server

## Upcoming Features

These features are planned and many are mocked up in the menus:

* Join the AO .onion bootstrapping network and find public AO chatrooms p2p over tor
* Operate essential AO client features (like creating and sending cards p2p via tor)
* Easily install and configure your AO server installation
* Easily use hardware-owner-only god-mode features for your AO server including  resetting any password or deleting any member
* Easily monitor your AO server status and start/stop the service
* Easily switch between serving different AO frontends: `ao-svelte`, `ao-3` (Vue), or `ao-react`
* Easily install/uninstall and turn on/off option AO features
* Easily update all your remote AOs at once
* Easily install your preferred flavor of Unix on any unsecured Windows computer given its IP address (j/k)
* Full interactive wizard to walk you through setting up and connecting new AO hardware resources to your AO server

## Important Locations

* `~/.ao/` Your AO saved data folder
* `~/.ao/database.sqlite3` Location of your AO database (copy to back up)
* `~/ao-cli/` Typical location for `ao-cli`
* `~/ao-svelte/` Typical location for `ao-svelte`
* `~/ao-3/` Typical location for `ao-3`
* `~/.ao/ao-manual/` Typical location of the AO manual (Markdown files)
* `~/Alchemy/` Typical location of Zen's Alchemy

## Version History

* 0.0.8 Added self-update feature and --version/-v arg
* 0.0.6 User manual downloads and updates automatically from [official ao-manual repo](https://git.coalitionofinvisiblecolleges.org/autonomousorganization/ao-manual)
* 0.0.5 Added browsable manual
* 0.0.1 Menus prototyped