faf-cli v2.5.4 - When Claude Forgot FAF | Birth DNA Edition

Project DNA ✨ for ANY AI • Context-Mirroring • As fast as 8ms Sync

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The Meta-Proof: Even Claude Forgot .FAF

The AI that built FAF scored it at 12% without .faf.

We created this tool together across thousands of conversations. Yet without project DNA, even Claude couldn't recognize its own work. That's the problem FAF solves.

Before .faf - Birth: 12%

Context Score: 12% — Even the AI that built it couldn't recognize it

The Transformation - 344ms Later

faf init — One command. Zero configuration. Project DNA created.

After .faf - Current: 89%

Context Score: 89% — Instant comprehension. Persistent memory.

+77% improvement in 344ms. That's what project DNA does for ANY AI, ANY project.

🚀 What's New in v2.5.4 - Birth DNA Edition

What's New:

• ✨ Birth DNA terminology (goodbye confusing "birth weight")
• 🎫 Birth Certificates with unique IDs (e.g., FAF-2025-CLIX-651L)
• ⏱️ Smart time display: Shows minutes/hours/days since birth
• 🔧 Fixed: Chrome Extension false positive on CLI projects
• 📊 Track your journey: faf log shows complete evolution

Context-Mirroring + Championship Scoring

Keep .faf (structured data) and CLAUDE.md (human-readable) in perfect sync automatically, while tracking every improvement milestone from Lonely Heart 🤍 0% → 🏆 100% Podium Champion.

Live C-MIRROR output:

🔗 C-MIRROR LIVE
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
├─ Syncing ← claude-to-faf...
├─ ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 10% - Parsing CLAUDE.md content...
├─ █████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 40% - Merging human context updates...
├─ ████████████████░░░░░░░░ 70% - Updating sync metadata...
├─ █████████████████████░░░ 90% - Generating .faf YAML...
└─ 🎉 Synchronized in 8ms 🏎️⚡️💥
   Files: .faf

✅ Integrity: PERFECT
   Mirror verified - zero slippage
💎 Technical Credit 💎 +1 +4 points
└─ Bi-sync harmony maintained

Key Features:

• As fast as 8ms (typical 10-15ms, 95% under 50ms)
• Bidirectional: .faf ↔ CLAUDE.md
• Journey tracking: From 🤍 project birth to the 🏆 podium
• Zero-slippage: Atomic file operations guarantee
• Cross-platform: Mac + Windows tested (20/20 tests)
• Universal: Works with Claude, Gemini, Cursor, all AI tools

Championship Scoring Display - MCP Visual Polish Arrives in CLI

The Upgrade: Experience the same polished progress bar format from claude-faf-mcp, now in your terminal.

faf score

🥉 Score: 89/100
█████████████████████░░░ 89%
Status: Target 1 - Bronze

Next milestone: 95% 🥈 Target 2 - Silver (6 points to go!)

🏎️  FAF Championship Status
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Initial DNA: 12% (born 2025-10-03)
Growth: +77% over 0 days
Next Milestone: 95% 🥈 Target 2 - Silver (6% to go!)

What's New:

• Progress Bar Format - MCP's championship-grade visualization ported to CLI
• Scoreboard Title - Initial DNA → Current score tracking above ASCII art
• Visual Polish - Clean white text with FAF brand colors (cyan/orange)
• Asset Fix - Orange smiley logo and ASCII banner load properly on npm
• Brotherhood Sync - CLI and MCP now share same visual DNA

🏆 Championship Scoring System

Track your project's AI-readiness with F1-inspired tiers:

🏆 Trophy (100%)    - Championship - Perfect 50|50 AI|HUMAN balance
🥇 Gold (99%)       - Gold standard
🥈 Silver (95-98%)  - Excellence
🥉 Bronze (85-94%)  - Production ready
🟢 Green (70-84%)   - Good foundation
🟡 Yellow (55-69%)  - Getting there
🔴 Red (0-54%)      - Needs attention
🤍 Heart 0%         = Starting Good Luck!

Live output in your terminal:

🏎️  FAF Stats
═════════════

📊 Score: 100% 🏆

🏆 Status: Championship - You're at the podium!
⚖️  Balance: ███████████░░░░░░░░░ AI:55% | ░░░░█████████ HUMAN:45%

🎯 Achievement: Perfect AI readiness - Championship balance!

🚀 Quick Start

# Install globally
npm install -g faf-cli

# Initialize in any project
cd your-project
faf init

# Auto-detect and score
faf auto
faf score

# Sync with CLAUDE.md (NEW!)
faf bi-sync

Your AI now understands your project! 🏁

🎯 What is faf-cli?

Command-line tool that creates .faf files for instant AI project understanding.

.faf = Project DNA ✨ for ANY AI Universal, shareable context for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor - regardless of stack, size, or setup.

Why Developers Love It

The Problem:

• ❌ 20+ minutes explaining projects to AI
• ❌ AI gives wrong answers without context
• ❌ Manual copy/paste into chat interfaces
• ❌ Context lost between sessions

The Solution:

• ✅ One command creates perfect context
• ✅ 30 seconds to complete understanding
• ✅ Works with every AI tool
• ✅ Share context with your team instantly
• ✅ NEW: Bidirectional sync keeps everything in harmony

Key Features

• ✅ Universal - Works with all AI tools
• ✅ Fast - As fast as 8ms sync (typical 10-15ms)
• ✅ Smart - Auto-detects your tech stack
• ✅ Simple - One command setup
• ✅ Bidirectional - Edit .faf or CLAUDE.md, both update
• ✅ Free - 100% open source, forever

🛠️ Available Commands

Core Commands

• faf init - Initialize project context
• faf auto - Auto-detect and populate
• faf score - Calculate AI readiness
• faf status - Project health check
• faf quick "app, react, vercel" - Quick setup

Context-Mirroring

• faf bi-sync - Bidirectional sync (.faf ↔ CLAUDE.md)
  • As fast as 8ms (typical 10-15ms)
  • Zero data loss guarantee
  • Edit either file, both update
  • Cross-platform verified

Enhancement Commands

• faf enhance - Optimize scoring
• faf sync - Sync with CLAUDE.md (one-way)

Management Commands

• faf trust - Validate integrity
• faf doctor - Diagnose issues
• faf clear - Clear caches
• faf index - A-Z command reference

Utility Commands

• faf version - Show version (with ASCII art!)
• faf welcome - First-time guide
• faf help - Command help

💡 Usage Examples

# Quick setup for new project
faf quick "my-app, react, typescript, vercel"

# Auto-detect existing project
faf auto

# Check your score with details
faf score --details

# See current status
faf status

# NEW: Bidirectional sync with CLAUDE.md
faf bi-sync

# Fix any issues
faf doctor

# Optimize scoring
faf enhance

# Quiet mode (for AI assistants)
faf init -q
faf auto -q

🎉 Version History

v2.5.4 (October 5th, 2025) - When Claude Forgot FAF | Birth DNA Edition

• Meta-proof section - 12% → 89% transformation documented with before/after screenshots
• Birth DNA terminology - Clearer language replacing "birth weight"
• Birth Certificates - Unique IDs for every project (e.g., FAF-2025-CLIX-651L)
• Smart time display - Minutes/hours/days since project birth
• Chrome Extension detection fix - Only shows when contextually relevant
• faf log command - Track complete project evolution

v2.5.3 (October 4th, 2025)

• Removed Mk2 engine fragments from scoring
• TypeScript strict mode improvements
• Code cleanup and review refinements
• Updated documentation

v2.5.2 (October 3rd, 2025) - Championship Scoring & Asset Fix

• Championship Scoring Display - MCP's progress bar format ported to CLI
• Asset Fix - Orange smiley logo and ASCII banner now load properly on npm
• Visual Polish - Clean white text with FAF brand colors
• Scoreboard Title - Initial DNA and current score above ASCII art box

v2.5.0 (October 3rd, 2025) - Context-Mirroring Release

• Context-Mirroring engine - Bidirectional .faf ↔ CLAUDE.md sync
• C-Mirror - Championship-grade sync in 15ms average
• Zero-slippage guarantee - Atomic file operations
• Cross-platform verified - Mac + Windows tested
• 20/20 test suite - All edge cases conquered
• Event-driven architecture - Power Chords system
• TypeScript strict mode - 100% type safety

v2.4.6 - Performance Championship

• 60% faster operations across all commands
• Native engine - Championship-grade performance
• Zero display bugs - Perfect terminal rendering
• 100% backwards compatible - Same commands, more speed

v2.4 Highlights

• AI|HUMAN Balance - Track 50|50 balance for championship
• Enhanced auto-detection - Smarter tech stack recognition
• Improved scoring - More accurate AI-readiness metrics

📊 Technical Specs

Version:       2.5.4
Performance:   As fast as 8ms (typical 10-15ms, 95% under 50ms)
C-Mirror:      Championship-grade bidirectional sync
TypeScript:    100% strict mode
Dependencies:  2 (inquirer, yaml)
Tests:         100% passing (20/20 C-Mirror suite)
Build:         Zero errors
Platform:      Mac, Linux, Windows

🔬 Context-Mirroring Technical Details

Architecture

• Event-driven: Power Chords broadcast at lowest level
• Atomic operations: Write → Validate → Commit pattern
• Bidirectional intelligence: Preserves technical fields during sync
• Format-agnostic: Works with any Tool.md format
• Self-healing: Automatic backup and recovery

Performance

• Best case: 8ms (championship performance)
• Typical: 10-15ms per sync operation
• 95th percentile: Under 50ms
• Worst case: <110ms (complex validation)

Testing

• 20/20 test suite passed (WJTC certified)
• Edge cases conquered: Emoji, Unicode, nested quotes, Windows paths
• Round-trip verified: Perfect data preservation
• Cross-platform: Mac + PC tested

🤖 For AI Assistants (Codex, Cursor, Copilot)

When using faf-cli programmatically:

1. Install with user approval: npm install -g faf-cli
2. Verify: faf --version
3. Use quiet mode: faf init -q, faf auto -q, faf score -q
4. Use faf bi-sync for CLAUDE.md synchronization
5. Request approval before network/write operations
6. Summarize results instead of raw output

🏗️ Development

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/Wolfe-Jam/faf.git
cd faf/cli

# Install & Build
npm install
npm run build

# Test
npm test

# Test C-Mirror specifically
npm run test -- tests/c-mirror/

# Link locally
npm link

📋 Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• OS: macOS, Linux, or Windows
• AI Tools: Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, etc.

🔗 The FAF Ecosystem

• 🩵 faf-cli - This command-line tool
• 🧡 claude-faf-mcp - MCP server for Claude Desktop
• 💚 faf.one - Documentation & guides
• 🖥️ Chrome Extension - Browser integration

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Join our community discussions or submit issues/PRs.

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