---
title: "Clipanion"
description: "Type-safe CLI framework with zero runtime dependencies where commands are classes and argument types flow into your handler."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/clipanion-vg-0857"
category: "Dev Utilities & Vibe-Coding Tooling"
subcategory: "Build & DX CLI"
license: "MIT"
author: "Maël Nison (@arcanis)"
source: "https://github.com/arcanis/clipanion"
---

# Clipanion
Type-safe CLI framework with zero runtime dependencies where commands are classes and argument types flow into your handler.
## Facts
- Source: https://github.com/arcanis/clipanion
- Category: Dev Utilities & Vibe-Coding Tooling / Build & DX CLI
- Author: Maël Nison (@arcanis)
- Licence: MIT
- Tags: cli, typescript, type-safe, framework
## Why it's a gem
Yarn's own CLI engine, extracted. Better types than commander, almost nobody uses it directly.
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Listed in The Vibeary: https://vibing.inc/library/clipanion-vg-0857 · JSON: https://vibing.inc/api/public/library/gems/clipanion-vg-0857