--- title: A Guide to Building CLI Tools in JavaScript | daily.dev description: This guide provides step-by-step instructions on building CLI tools in JavaScript, including setting up the development environment, crafting the CLI... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-guide-to-building-cli-tools-in-javascript-6fdetq6d4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A Guide to Building CLI Tools in JavaScript | daily.dev og:description: This guide provides step-by-step instructions on building CLI tools in JavaScript, including setting up the development environment, crafting the CLI... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-guide-to-building-cli-tools-in-javascript-6fdetq6d4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6fDEtq6d4.png og:image:alt: A Guide to Building CLI Tools in JavaScript og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A Guide to Building CLI Tools in JavaScript **[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 4 min read · 136 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary This guide provides step-by-step instructions on building CLI tools in JavaScript, including setting up the development environment, crafting the CLI application, testing and linking the tool locally, enhancing functionality, and sharing the tool on npm. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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