# 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.

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This chapter is based on the open-source guide [CLIG](https://clig.dev/).

## Consistent

CLIs are the same across the whole product, follow our conventions and use our recommended frameworks. [Read more](./consistent)

## Logical

Commands guide users through tasks logically and intuitively to remove doubt. [Read more](./logical)

## Efficient

Commands are scannable, giving users just the right amount of information at the right time. [Read more](./efficient)

## Helpful

CLIs support users by giving suggestions, being empathetic and providing error messages to move them forward. [Read more](./helpful)

## Human

Design your commands for humans. Have a conversation. Speak the Siemens brand: Authentic, open and engaging. [Read more](./human)