Agent skill
interactive-menu-builder
Build multi-level interactive CLI menus with navigation and selection for bash scripts
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/vamseeachanta/workspace-hub/tree/main/.claude/skills/_core/bash/interactive-menu-builder
SKILL.md
Interactive Menu Builder
When to Use This Skill
✅ Use when:
- Building user-friendly CLI tools
- Need navigation through multiple options
- Complex tools with many sub-commands
- Tools used by humans (not just automation)
- Consolidating multiple scripts into one interface
❌ Avoid when:
- Scripts meant for automation/CI
- Simple single-purpose scripts
- When a plain command-line interface is sufficient
Complete Example: Multi-Level Menu System
Full implementation from workspace CLI:
#!/bin/bash
# ABOUTME: Complete multi-level menu system
# ABOUTME: Template for workspace-hub style CLI tools
set -e
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Configuration
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "$0")"
VERSION="1.0.0"
# Colors
RED='\033[0;31m'
GREEN='\033[0;32m'
YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
BLUE='\033[0;34m'
CYAN='\033[0;36m'
MAGENTA='\033[0;35m'
BOLD='\033[1m'
NC='\033[0m'
*See sub-skills for full details.*
## Resources
- [Dialog Tool](https://invisible-island.net/dialog/) - TUI dialogs
- [Whiptail](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bash_Shell_Scripting/Whiptail) - Alternative TUI
- [Gum](https://github.com/charmbracelet/gum) - Modern CLI toolkit
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## Version History
- **1.0.0** (2026-01-14): Initial release - extracted from workspace-hub CLI tools
## Sub-Skills
- [1. Basic Menu Structure](1-basic-menu-structure/SKILL.md)
- [2. Multi-Level Menu System](2-multi-level-menu-system/SKILL.md)
- [3. Table Display (+1)](3-table-display/SKILL.md)
- [5. Confirmation Dialogs (+1)](5-confirmation-dialogs/SKILL.md)
- [1. Consistent Navigation (+3)](1-consistent-navigation/SKILL.md)
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