Overview
ccwf-cli is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code, published by breaking-brake. Its author describes it as: “Use the `ccwf` CLI (from @cc-wf-studio/cli) to render, validate, preview, export, or run cc-wf-studio workflow JSON files from the terminal. Apply whenever the user mentions viewing, visualizing, checking, executing,…”. The project has 5.4k stars on GitHub and ships custom license terms, so review them before reuse. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/breaking-brake/cc-wf-studio ~/.claude/skills/ccwf-cli`.
What ccwf-cli does
`ccwf` is the command-line entry into cc-wf-studio — a visual AI-agent workflow tool. It treats `.vscode/workflows/*.json` workflow files as inputs and lets you render them as Markdown, validate the schema, open them in a browser-based viewer, convert them into Agent Skills, or execute them. The same workflow JSON also drives the VSCode extension and an MCP server, so you can pick whichever interface fits the situation.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for ccwf-cli is organised into these sections:
- Prerequisites
- Core workflow
- Subcommand reference
- ccwf render <file>
- Mapping user phrasing to subcommands
- Tips & gotchas
- Related interfaces
Installation
Add ccwf-cli to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/breaking-brake/cc-wf-studio ~/.claude/skills/ccwf-cliReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — named in the skill.md
License
breaking-brake has not declared a standard open-source license for this repository (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
Strengths
- Ships in breaking-brake/cc-wf-studio, an established project with 5,354 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Things to check
- No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does ccwf-cli do?
- Use the `ccwf` CLI (from @cc-wf-studio/cli) to render, validate, preview, export, or run cc-wf-studio workflow JSON files from the terminal. Apply whenever the user mentions viewing, visualizing, checking, executing, or converting a workflow under `.vscode/workflows/` (or any `*workflow*.json`), wants a Mermaid diagram of a workflow, asks to "see" / "preview" / "open" a workflow, or wants to run a workflow as a Claude Code Skill without opening VSCode.
- How do I install ccwf-cli?
- Run git clone https://github.com/breaking-brake/cc-wf-studio ~/.claude/skills/ccwf-cli in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/breaking-brake/cc-wf-studio before installing.
- Is ccwf-cli free to use?
- ccwf-cli is publicly available on GitHub, but breaking-brake has not declared a standard open-source license (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
- Which agents does ccwf-cli work with?
- ccwf-cli lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does ccwf-cli come from?
- ccwf-cli ships inside breaking-brake/cc-wf-studio, a repository that contains 11 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 5,354 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.