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Command Reference

Every codefidence command organized by category. Run codefidence --help for the full list or codefidence <command> --help for details on any specific command.

Read

Commands that retrieve and surface knowledge from the wiki.

context

Surface relevant memory items for a given file or directory. This is the command you run (or that hooks run for you) before editing code.

bash 
$ codefidence context src/billing/checkout.ts

📋 billing-001 [exception] (confirmed)
   Never call processPayment twice for the same order

📋 billing-003 [business_rule] (verified)
   Free-tier users cannot exceed $0 in charges

context --hook

Same as context but optimized for Claude Code PreToolUse hooks. Outputs structured JSON.

search

Full-text search across all memory items and domain notes.

bash 
$ codefidence search "idempotent"

Found 2 results:
  billing-001: Never call processPayment twice...
  api-005: All POST endpoints must be idempotent...

Write

Commands that add or modify memory items.

add

Add a new memory item to a domain interactively or with flags.

confirm

Upgrade a memory item's confidence to confirmed. Use this after a team member has manually validated the item.

bash 
$ codefidence confirm billing-001
✔ billing-001 confidence updated: seen-in-code → confirmed

deprecate

Mark a memory item as deprecated. The item stays in the file for history but is no longer surfaced.

Analyze

Commands that compare the wiki against the actual code.

check-diff

Compare your current git diff against the wiki and flag any memory items that might be affected by your changes. Run this before committing.

bash 
$ codefidence check-diff

⚠ billing-001 may be affected by changes in src/billing/checkout.ts:45
  "Never call processPayment twice for the same order"
  → You modified the payment flow. Verify this exception still holds.

✔ No other conflicts detected.

detect-drift

Detect when code changes have drifted away from what the wiki describes. Used by the PostToolUse hook.

validate

Check all active memory items against the current codebase. Reports stale, broken, or inconsistent items.

Maintain

Commands for wiki hygiene and lifecycle management.

Candidates

Commands for working with auto-generated candidate items.

generate-candidates

Analyze the codebase and generate candidate memory items. Writes to _candidates.md.

promote

Promote a candidate into a real memory item in its target domain.

bash 
$ codefidence promote candidate-3
✔ Promoted "Stripe webhook signature validation" to auth domain

reject

Reject a candidate that is not relevant or accurate.

Hooks

Commands for managing Claude Code integration hooks.

init

Initialize the wiki directory. Use with flags:

  • --scan — Scan the project and discover domains
  • --hooks — Install Claude Code hooks
  • --full — All of the above plus CLAUDE.md patching and slash commands

uninstall-hooks

Remove all Claude Code hooks and undo CLAUDE.md patches. Leaves the wiki data intact.