Installation

Requirements

Requirement	Detail
Node.js	>= 20
Module format	ESM only ("type": "module")
The CLI itself	ActiveCLI drives an installed CLI; it does not bundle one

The CLI must be installed and authenticated on the machine. ActiveCLI locates it and runs it; it never handles credentials.

Installation

npm install activecli

Every public class is exported from the package root:

import { Claude, Command, AssistantEvent } from 'activecli';

There is no deep-import path to learn. If a class is part of the public surface, it is on the root export — see What you can import for the full list.

Where to go next

• Your first conversation — open a command, subscribe, send, close.
• Asking one question — when there is no conversation to manage.
• Nothing runs until send() — the arrangement borrowed from ActiveRecord that the rest of the API rests on.