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project

Project management commands. Projects are the top-level container for tasks and epics.

Commands

  • sibyl project list - List all projects
  • sibyl project show - Show project details
  • sibyl project create - Create a project
  • sibyl project progress - Show project progress
  • sibyl project link - Link directory to project
  • sibyl project unlink - Remove directory link
  • sibyl project links - List all directory links

project list

List all projects.

Synopsis

bash
sibyl project list [options]

Options

OptionShortDefaultDescription
--limit-n20Max results
--json-jfalseJSON output
--csvfalseCSV output

Example

bash
sibyl project list

Output:

Projects
ID          Name                Status    Description
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
proj_abc1.. Backend API         active    REST API for mobile and web clients
proj_def2.. Mobile App          active    iOS and Android app
proj_ghi3.. Documentation       active    Technical documentation site

Showing 3 project(s)

project show

Show project details with task summary.

Synopsis

bash
sibyl project show <project_id> [options]

Options

OptionShortDescription
--json-jJSON output

Example

bash
sibyl project show proj_abc123

Output:

Project proj_abc1
  Name:    Backend API
  Status:  active

  Description:
  REST API for mobile and web clients

  Task Summary:
    todo: 12
    doing: 3
    blocked: 1
    review: 2
    done: 45

  Progress: ████████████░░░░░░░░ 71%

  Tech Stack: typescript, express, postgresql

JSON Output

bash
sibyl project show proj_abc123 --json
json
{
  "id": "proj_abc123",
  "name": "Backend API",
  "entity_type": "project",
  "description": "REST API for mobile and web clients",
  "metadata": {
    "status": "active",
    "tech_stack": ["typescript", "express", "postgresql"]
  },
  "task_summary": {
    "total": 63,
    "by_status": {
      "todo": 12,
      "doing": 3,
      "blocked": 1,
      "review": 2,
      "done": 45
    }
  }
}

project create

Create a new project.

Synopsis

bash
sibyl project create --name <name> [options]

Required Options

OptionShortDescription
--name-nProject name (required)

Options

OptionShortDescription
--description-dProject description
--repo-rRepository URL
--json-jJSON output

Example

bash
sibyl project create \
  --name "Backend API" \
  --description "REST API for mobile and web clients" \
  --repo "https://github.com/org/backend-api"

Output:

Project created: proj_abc123def456

project progress

Show project progress with visual breakdown.

Synopsis

bash
sibyl project progress <project_id> [options]

Options

OptionShortDescription
--json-jJSON output

Example

bash
sibyl project progress proj_abc123

Output:

Project Progress

  ████████████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░ 71.4% (45/63)

Status Breakdown:
  backlog    ██ 2
  todo       ████████████ 12
  doing      ███ 3
  blocked    █ 1
  review     ██ 2
  done       █████████████████████████████████████████████ 45

JSON Output

bash
sibyl project progress proj_abc123 --json
json
{
  "project_id": "proj_abc123",
  "total_tasks": 63,
  "completed": 45,
  "progress_percent": 71.4,
  "by_status": {
    "backlog": 2,
    "todo": 12,
    "doing": 3,
    "blocked": 1,
    "review": 2,
    "done": 45
  }
}

Link a directory to a project for automatic context. This is the key to seamless project-scoped operations.

Synopsis

bash
sibyl project link <project_id> [options]

Options

OptionShortDefaultDescription
--path-pcwdDirectory path to link

Example

bash
cd ~/dev/backend-api
sibyl project link proj_abc123

Output:

Linked /Users/bliss/dev/backend-api
  -> Backend API (proj_abc123def456...)
Task commands in this directory will now auto-scope to this project
bash
sibyl project link proj_xyz789 --path ~/dev/mobile-app

How It Works

Once linked:

bash
cd ~/dev/backend-api
sibyl task list              # Only shows tasks for proj_abc123
sibyl search "auth"          # Only searches proj_abc123
sibyl task create --title "Fix bug"  # Creates in proj_abc123

The link is stored in ~/.sibyl/config.toml:

toml
[paths]
"/Users/bliss/dev/backend-api" = "proj_abc123"
"/Users/bliss/dev/mobile-app" = "proj_xyz789"

Remove project link from a directory.

Synopsis

bash
sibyl project unlink [options]

Options

OptionShortDefaultDescription
--path-pcwdDirectory path to unlink

Example

bash
cd ~/dev/backend-api
sibyl project unlink

Output:

Unlinked /Users/bliss/dev/backend-api
bash
sibyl project unlink --path ~/dev/old-project

List all directory-to-project links.

Synopsis

bash
sibyl project links

Example

bash
sibyl project links

Output:

Project Links:

* /Users/bliss/dev/backend-api
    -> proj_abc123def456789
  /Users/bliss/dev/mobile-app
    -> proj_xyz789abc123456

* = current context

Common Workflows

Setup New Project

bash
# 1. Create project
sibyl project create --name "My New Project" --description "Project description"
# Returns: proj_abc123

# 2. Link directory
cd ~/dev/my-new-project
sibyl project link proj_abc123

# 3. Create initial tasks
sibyl task create --title "Setup repository"
sibyl task create --title "Configure CI/CD"
sibyl task create --title "Write initial documentation"

Multi-Project Workflow

bash
# Work on backend
cd ~/dev/backend
sibyl task list --status doing
sibyl task complete task_abc --learnings "..."

# Switch to frontend
cd ~/dev/frontend
sibyl task list --status todo
sibyl task start task_xyz

Cross-Project Operations

bash
# Search across all projects
sibyl search "authentication" --all

# List all tasks (all projects)
sibyl task list --all

# Override context for single command
sibyl task list --context proj_other

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