Developer resources

Nift developer resources

Nift is an open-source command-line build tool. This page collects the official places an agent or developer should use to install it, understand the project model, inspect source, and automate normal Nift workflows.

Use the Nift CLI

The primary programmatic interface is the nift command-line tool itself. It builds projects, reports status, tracks outputs, runs incremental rebuilds and exposes the documented project workflow without requiring a hosted API.

nift --version
nift status
nift build
nift build-all

Current installation methods include Homebrew, Chocolatey, Snap, Flathub and release archives. See the installation guide →

Documentation and source

• Documentation index
• CLI command reference
• Start with three primitives
• Project contracts
• Nift source on GitHub

Agent-readable project guidance

For automated tools, /llms.txt explains when Nift is a good fit, /agents.md gives a concise machine-oriented mental model, and the canonical /HANDOVER.md describes how to work safely inside a Nift project.