CLI Reference
betterspec capabilities
List registered capabilities
betterspec capabilities
List capabilities that have been extracted from archived changes. Capabilities represent reusable patterns, techniques, or domain knowledge discovered during development.
Alias: betterspec caps
Usage
betterspec capabilities
betterspec capsOptions
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--json | Output as JSON |
-C, --cwd <path> | Run as if betterspec was started in <path> |
Examples
$ betterspec capabilities
Registered capabilities (4):
rate-limiting Sliding window rate limiter for API routes
search-indexing Full-text search with trigram indexes
auth-rbac Role-based access control middleware
csv-export Stream large datasets to CSV without buffering
Source: betterspec/capabilities/JSON output for scripting:
$ betterspec caps --json
[
{
"name": "rate-limiting",
"description": "Sliding window rate limiter for API routes",
"source": "2026-02-18-add-search"
},
{
"name": "search-indexing",
"description": "Full-text search with trigram indexes",
"source": "2026-02-18-add-search"
}
]