Cua is an open-source command-line utility and workflow orchestrator designed to help developers define, compose, and run common tasks with a unified interface, promoting consistency and reuse across projects. It introduces a declarative syntax for specifying build scripts, automation pipelines, environment setups, and project-specific commands so contributors don’t need to memorize disparate scripts or tooling across languages and ecosystems. Cua can also manage task dependencies, handle cross-platform invocations, and simplify complex workflows into simple aliases or compound commands that are easy to share in teams. By centralizing shared commands in a structured, documented config, it helps reduce errors, accelerates onboarding of new contributors, and keeps task definitions versioned with the codebase. The CLI is typically lightweight, easy to install, and designed to integrate with existing toolchains and shells without friction.
Features
- Declarative task and workflow definitions
- Unified CLI for build and automation tasks
- Handles dependencies between commands
- Cross-platform execution with consistent behavior
- Easy to share and version in code repositories
- Easy to share and version in code repositories