Commands

tapid's CLI is intentionally explicit. Each command has a narrow responsibility, documented inputs, and a clear boundary when the current client cannot complete an operation.

Command reference

• tapid init creates a private package.json without overwriting an existing file.
• tapid manifest validate validates a selected manifest before project work.
• tapid lock verify validates the lockfile in the current project.
• tapid install replays or installs project dependencies through the currently supported paths.
• tapid run runs an explicit root package.json script and forwards arguments.
• tapid upgrade is documented as a not-currently-supported self-update path.

Status language

Each page labels behavior as implemented, constrained, or not currently supported. A command can be implemented while still having important limits. Examples stay within behavior verified for the current development target.

How the commands fit together

Use init when a directory needs its first private package.json. Use manifest validate when you want to check that file without changing it. Use install to resolve packages, write tapid.lock, and materialize managed node_modules. Use lock verify for a structural lockfile check, then use offline or frozen install when you need to replay the verified project inputs. Use run only for scripts explicitly declared in the root manifest.

The current CLI does not expose a self-update command. To upgrade Tapid, rerun the public installer described in Getting started.

Typical installation path

Install the latest published release, create a project, and install one supported package:

$ (
$ installer="$(mktemp)" || exit 1
$ trap 'rm -f "$installer"' EXIT HUP INT TERM
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LimeTip/tapid/v0.0.9/scripts/install.sh -o "$installer" || exit 1
$ if command -v less >/dev/null 2>&1; then
$   less "$installer" || exit 1
$ else
$   cat "$installer" || exit 1
$ fi
$ sh "$installer" --version v0.0.9
$ )

$ $installer = Join-Path $env:TEMP "tapid-install.ps1"
$ Invoke-WebRequest https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LimeTip/tapid/v0.0.9/scripts/install.ps1 -OutFile $installer
$ Get-Content $installer
$ & powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $installer -Version v0.0.9
$ Remove-Item $installer

$ mkdir demo
$ cd demo
$ tapid init
$ tapid i is-char
$ tapid install --offline --frozen

The public installer selects a stable GitHub release and verifies its archive checksum before replacing the installed binary. The latest release page lists every native archive, SHA256SUMS, and the release notes fetched from GitHub during the website build. Tapid supports a bounded npm-compatible subset. Read the install command page before evaluating a project that depends on tags, aliases, peers, workspaces, private registries, lifecycle scripts, or other npm-specific behavior. For source builds and repository checks, read Contributor.