cf-help

# $cf-help — Coding Friend Help > **CLI Requirement:** NONE — Works without `coding-friend-cli`. See [CLI requirements](../../../docs/cli-requirements.md) for the full matrix. Answer questions about the Coding Friend toolkit. Provide a brief overview when asked generally, or read specific skill files on-demand when asked about a particular skill/agent/workflow. ## Workflow ### Step 0: Custom Guide Custom guide — auto-loaded below (if the raw command shows instead of its output, run it yourself): ```! bash "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/lib/load-custom-guide.sh" cf-help ``` If output is not empty, integrate returned sections: `## Before` → before first step, `## Rules` → apply throughout, `## After` → after final step. ### Step 1: Understand the question Determine what the user is asking about: - **General overview** — what is Coding Friend, what can it do? - **Specific skill** — how does $cf-commit work? what does cf-tdd do? - **Specific agent** — what is the cf-reviewer agent? - **Setup/config** — how to configure, custom guides, ignore patterns - **Workflow** — how do skills work together? ### Step 2: Provide overview (if general question) Coding Friend is a lean toolkit for disciplined engineering workflows in Codex CLI. Core philosophy: 1. **Check skills first** — Before any task, check if a relevant skill exists 2. **Test before code** — RED → GREEN → REFACTOR 3. **Verify before claiming** — Never claim done without running tests 4. **Commit with purpose** — Conventional c...