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V1 · 0.1.0Release candidate · 6 September 2026

One CLI.
Four commands.

The V1 source is feature-complete and in release review. Install it from the source repository until version 0.1.0 is available both on npm and as a GitHub Release. The published amanos@0.0.1 package is a broken stub and is not V1.

$ amanos init ~/workspace

Creates DECISIONS.md plus the local config and state files without overwriting existing files.

$ amanos scan ~/workspace

Reads supported notes, records new decisions, and updates candidate impacts.

$ amanos watch ~/workspace

Watches recursively and runs a writing scan after the configured quiet period (60 seconds by default).

$ amanos status ~/workspace

Shows active and draft decisions, candidate impacts, blocked changes, and the last scan.

V1 does not invoke a coding agent or create branches, commits, or tests. It never pushes or merges. Both scan and watch may update DECISIONS.md and .amanos/state.json; use scan --dry-run for a preview without writes.

For a full walkthrough from a fresh checkout to the first DECISIONS.md entry, see the quickstart guide.

Want to try this yourself? A reproducible demo workspace ships in the repository, with the exact DECISIONS.md and terminal output that init and scan produce from it.

For every option, exit code, config field, and the exact DECISIONS.md format, see the full CLI and configuration reference in the repository.