Getting started with CLI design

This guide provides support for CLI creators at Siemens to offer consistent and clear commands that can be easily understood by our customers.

This chapter is based on the open-source guide CLIG.

Consistent

CLIs are the same across the whole product, follow our conventions and use our recommended frameworks. Read more

Commands guide users through tasks logically and intuitively to remove doubt. Read more

Commands are scannable, giving users just the right amount of information at the right time. Read more

CLIs support users by giving suggestions, being empathetic and providing error messages to move them forward. Read more

Design your commands for humans. Have a conversation. Speak the Siemens brand: Authentic, open and engaging. Read more