CLI Reference

Main Commands

`dino brief`

Generate a review brief for the host coding agent (step 1). Selects files and matching rules and emits the instructions the agent needs to perform the analysis itself. No LLM API is called.

In --diff mode the brief marks each file's changed line ranges (or flags new files) so the agent focuses its review on what actually changed.

# Brief for changed files (preferred in the skill workflow)
dino brief --diff -o .dinocheck/brief.md

# Brief for specific paths
dino brief src/

# Machine-readable brief
dino brief --format json

# Embed file contents (for agents without file access)
dino brief --embed-code

# Restrict packs or rules
dino brief --pack django
dino brief --rule n-plus-one

`dino report`

Validate and score the agent's findings (step 2). Reads the results JSON produced from a brief, validates it against the output contract, deduplicates, scores, caches, and prints the formatted result.

dino report .dinocheck/results.json
dino report results.json --format json
dino report results.json -o review.txt

# CI gating: exit 1 if issues at this severity or above survive validation
dino report results.json --fail-on critical

Validation problems are reported precisely (exit code 2) so the agent can fix the JSON and retry. Findings that cite rules not listed in the brief for that file, or point outside the file's line range, are dropped with a warning.

`dino init`

Create a dino.yaml configuration file.

dino init

If agent folders (.claude, .codex, .gemini) exist, it will offer to create skills.

`dino skill`

Create agent skills for AI coding assistants.

# Auto-detect and create for all agents
dino skill

# Create for specific agent
dino skill --agent claude
dino skill --agent codex
dino skill --agent gemini

# Force overwrite existing
dino skill --force

See Coding Agents for full documentation.

`dino version`

Show version information.

dino version

Pack Commands

`dino packs list`

List all available rule packs.

dino packs list

`dino packs info`

Show details of a specific pack.

dino packs info python
dino packs info django

`dino explain`

Explain a specific rule.

dino explain django/n-plus-one
dino explain python/mutable-default

Cache Commands

`dino cache stats`

Show cache statistics.

dino cache stats

`dino cache clear`

Clear the analysis cache.

dino cache clear

Log Commands

`dino logs list`

View analysis run history.

dino logs list

`dino logs show`

Show details of a specific analysis run.

dino logs show 123

Command Summary

Command	Description
`dino brief [paths]`	Generate a review brief for the host agent
`dino brief --diff`	Brief covering only changed files
`dino brief --embed-code`	Include file contents in the brief
`dino brief --debug`	Enable debug logging to dino.log
`dino report FILE`	Validate, score, and cache agent findings
`dino report FILE --fail-on LEVEL`	Exit 1 on issues at/above a severity
`dino packs list`	List available packs
`dino packs info NAME`	Show pack details
`dino explain RULE_ID`	Explain a rule
`dino cache stats`	Show cache statistics
`dino cache clear`	Clear the cache
`dino logs list`	View analysis run history
`dino logs show ID`	Show details of a specific run
`dino init`	Create dino.yaml
`dino skill`	Create agent skills
`dino skill --agent NAME`	Create skill for specific agent
`dino version`	Show version information