refactor(cli): rename nc to ncl

Rename the CLI binary, socket path, container wrapper, error prefixes,
and all references from `nc` to `ncl`. Add ~/.local/bin symlink during
setup and pnpm script alias.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

bin/ncl

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# nc — NanoClaw CLI launcher.
+# ncl — NanoClaw CLI launcher.
 #
 # Resolves the project root from this script's location, cd's there so the
 # host-resolved DATA_DIR matches the running host, and execs the TS entry
-# via tsx. Symlink this file into a directory on your PATH (or alias `nc`
+# via tsx. Symlink this file into a directory on your PATH (or alias `ncl`
 # to its full path) to invoke from anywhere:
 #
-#   ln -s "$(pwd)/bin/nc" /usr/local/bin/nc
+#   ln -s "$(pwd)/bin/ncl" /usr/local/bin/ncl
 #   # or
-#   alias nc="$(pwd)/bin/nc"
+#   alias ncl="$(pwd)/bin/ncl"
 
 set -euo pipefail
 

container/Dockerfile

@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pnpm \
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pnpm \
     pnpm install -g "@anthropic-ai/claude-code@${CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION}"
 
-# ---- nc CLI wrapper ----------------------------------------------------------
+# ---- ncl CLI wrapper ----------------------------------------------------------
-# Actual script lives in the mounted source at /app/src/cli/nc.ts.
+# Actual script lives in the mounted source at /app/src/cli/ncl.ts.
-RUN printf '#!/bin/sh\nexec bun /app/src/cli/nc.ts "$@"\n' > /usr/local/bin/nc && \
+RUN printf '#!/bin/sh\nexec bun /app/src/cli/ncl.ts "$@"\n' > /usr/local/bin/ncl && \
-    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nc
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ncl
 
 # ---- Entrypoint --------------------------------------------------------------
 COPY entrypoint.sh /app/entrypoint.sh

container/agent-runner/src/cli/ncl.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 /**
- * nc — NanoClaw CLI client (container edition).
+ * ncl — NanoClaw CLI client (container edition).
  *
- * Same interface as the host-side `bin/nc`. Detects that it's inside a
+ * Same interface as the host-side `bin/ncl`. Detects that it's inside a
  * container (the session DBs exist at /workspace/) and uses a DB transport
  * instead of the Unix socket transport.
  *
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ function parseArgv(argv: string[]): {
   }
 
   if (positional.length === 0) {
-    process.stderr.write('nc: missing command\n');
+    process.stderr.write('ncl: missing command\n');
     printUsage();
     process.exit(2);
   }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function parseArgv(argv: string[]): {
 
 function printUsage(): void {
   process.stdout.write(
-    ['Usage: nc <command> [--key value ...] [--json]', '', 'Run `nc help` to list available commands.', ''].join('\n'),
+    ['Usage: ncl <command> [--key value ...] [--json]', '', 'Run `ncl help` to list available commands.', ''].join('\n'),
   );
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ writeRequest(req);
 const resp = pollResponse(requestId, 30_000);
 
 if (!resp) {
-  process.stderr.write('nc: command timed out after 30s\n');
+  process.stderr.write('ncl: command timed out after 30s\n');
   process.exit(2);
 }
 

package.json

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.0",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "bin": {
+    "ncl": "bin/ncl"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@
     "prepare": "husky",
     "setup": "tsx setup/index.ts",
     "setup:auto": "tsx setup/auto.ts",
+    "ncl": "tsx src/cli/client.ts",
     "chat": "tsx scripts/chat.ts",
     "auth": "tsx src/whatsapp-auth.ts",
     "lint": "eslint src/",

scripts/chat.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * nc — chat with your NanoClaw agent from the terminal.
+ * ncl — chat with your NanoClaw agent from the terminal.
  *
  * Usage:
  *   pnpm run chat <message...>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function main(): void {
     const e = err as NodeJS.ErrnoException;
     if (e.code === 'ENOENT' || e.code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
       console.error(`NanoClaw daemon not reachable at ${socketPath()}.`);
-      console.error('Start the service (launchctl/systemd) before running nc.');
+      console.error('Start the service (launchctl/systemd) before running ncl.');
     } else {
       console.error('CLI socket error:', err);
     }

setup/service.ts

@@ -82,6 +82,41 @@ export async function run(_args: string[]): Promise<void> {
     });
     process.exit(1);
   }
+
+  installCliSymlink(projectRoot, homeDir);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Symlink bin/ncl into ~/.local/bin so `ncl` is available from anywhere.
+ * Idempotent — overwrites an existing symlink but won't clobber a real file.
+ */
+function installCliSymlink(projectRoot: string, homeDir: string): void {
+  const source = path.join(projectRoot, 'bin', 'ncl');
+  const targetDir = path.join(homeDir, '.local', 'bin');
+  const target = path.join(targetDir, 'ncl');
+
+  try {
+    fs.mkdirSync(targetDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    // Remove existing symlink (but not a real file)
+    try {
+      const stat = fs.lstatSync(target);
+      if (stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+        fs.unlinkSync(target);
+      } else {
+        log.warn('~/.local/bin/ncl exists and is not a symlink — skipping', { target });
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      const err = e as NodeJS.ErrnoException;
+      if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') throw err;
+    }
+
+    fs.symlinkSync(source, target);
+    log.info('Installed ncl CLI symlink', { target, source });
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.warn('Could not install ncl CLI symlink (non-fatal)', { err });
+  }
 }
 
 function setupLaunchd(

src/cli/client.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
- * `nc` binary entry point.
+ * `ncl` binary entry point.
  *
  * Parses argv, builds a request frame, sends it via the picked transport,
  * formats the response, exits non-zero on error.
  *
  * Usage:
- *   nc <resource> <verb> [target] [--key value ...] [--json]
+ *   ncl <resource> <verb> [target] [--key value ...] [--json]
  *
  * Examples:
- *   nc groups list
+ *   ncl groups list
- *   nc groups get abc123
+ *   ncl groups get abc123
- *   nc groups create --name foo --folder bar
+ *   ncl groups create --name foo --folder bar
- *   nc groups update abc123 --name baz
+ *   ncl groups update abc123 --name baz
- *   nc help
+ *   ncl help
- *   nc groups help
+ *   ncl groups help
  */
 import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
 
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ function parseArgv(argv: string[]): {
   }
 
   if (positional.length === 0) {
-    process.stderr.write('nc: missing command\n');
+    process.stderr.write('ncl: missing command\n');
     printUsage();
     process.exit(2);
   }
 
-  // Single word: `nc help`
+  // Single word: `ncl help`
-  // Two words: `nc groups list`, `nc groups help`
+  // Two words: `ncl groups list`, `ncl groups help`
-  // Three words: `nc groups get abc123`
+  // Three words: `ncl groups get abc123`
   let command: string;
   if (positional.length === 1) {
     command = positional[0];
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ function parseArgv(argv: string[]): {
 function printUsage(): void {
   process.stdout.write(
     [
-      'Usage: nc <resource> <verb> [target] [--key value ...] [--json]',
+      'Usage: ncl <resource> <verb> [target] [--key value ...] [--json]',
       '',
-      'Run `nc help` to list available resources and commands.',
+      'Run `ncl help` to list available resources and commands.',
       '',
     ].join('\n'),
   );
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function formatTransportError(e: unknown): string {
   const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
   if (msg.includes('ENOENT') || msg.includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {
     return [
-      `nc: cannot reach NanoClaw host (${msg}).`,
+      `ncl: cannot reach NanoClaw host (${msg}).`,
       `Is the host running? Start it with: pnpm run dev`,
       `Or, if installed as a service:`,
       `  macOS:  launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/com.nanoclaw`,
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ function formatTransportError(e: unknown): string {
       ``,
     ].join('\n');
   }
-  return `nc: transport error: ${msg}\n`;
+  return `ncl: transport error: ${msg}\n`;
 }
 
 main().catch((err) => {
-  process.stderr.write(`nc: unexpected error: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}\n`);
+  process.stderr.write(`ncl: unexpected error: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}\n`);
   process.exit(2);
 });

src/cli/commands/help.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * Built-in help command. Introspects the resource and command registries.
  *
- *   nc help               — list all resources and commands
+ *   ncl help               — list all resources and commands
- *   nc groups help         — show group resource details (verbs, columns, enums)
+ *   ncl groups help         — show group resource details (verbs, columns, enums)
  */
 import { getResource, getResources } from '../crud.js';
 import { listCommands, register } from '../registry.js';
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ register({
     }
 
     lines.push('');
-    lines.push('Run `nc <resource> help` for detailed field information.');
+    lines.push('Run `ncl <resource> help` for detailed field information.');
     return lines.join('\n');
   },
 });

src/cli/crud.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Takes a declarative resource definition (table, columns, access levels)
  * and auto-registers list/get/create/update/delete commands in the CLI
- * registry. Column metadata doubles as documentation — `nc <resource> help`
+ * registry. Column metadata doubles as documentation — `ncl <resource> help`
  * is generated from the same definitions.
  */
 import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';

src/cli/format.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Output formatting for the `nc` binary. Two modes:
+ * Output formatting for the `ncl` binary. Two modes:
  *   - human (default): a small auto-table for arrays of flat records,
  *     JSON.stringify for everything else, plain "error: ..." line for !ok.
  *   - json: the response frame, pretty-printed.

src/cli/registry.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Command registry — single source of truth for what `nc` can do.
+ * Command registry — single source of truth for what `ncl` can do.
  *
  * Each command file under `commands/` calls `register()` at top level,
  * and `commands/index.ts` imports them all for side effects so the

src/cli/socket-client.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * SocketTransport — client side. Used by the `nc` binary when running on
+ * SocketTransport — client side. Used by the `ncl` binary when running on
  * the host (i.e. invoked from a shell or by Claude in the project).
  *
  * Wire format: line-delimited JSON. One request per connection; the server
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { DATA_DIR } from '../config.js';
 import type { RequestFrame, ResponseFrame } from './frame.js';
 import type { Transport } from './transport.js';
 
-export const DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH = path.join(DATA_DIR, 'nc.sock');
+export const DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH = path.join(DATA_DIR, 'ncl.sock');
 
 export class SocketTransport implements Transport {
   constructor(private readonly socketPath: string = DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH) {}

src/cli/socket-server.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * per connection, calls dispatch() with caller='host', writes the response
  * frame, closes.
  *
- * Lives at data/nc.sock (separate from data/cli.sock, which the existing
+ * Lives at data/ncl.sock (separate from data/cli.sock, which the existing
  * chat-style CLI channel adapter owns). Socket file is chmod 0600 — only
  * the user that started the host can connect.
  */
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function startCliServer(socketPath: string = DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH):
   } catch (err) {
     const e = err as NodeJS.ErrnoException;
     if (e.code !== 'ENOENT') {
-      log.warn('Failed to unlink stale nc socket (will try to bind anyway)', { socketPath, err });
+      log.warn('Failed to unlink stale ncl socket (will try to bind anyway)', { socketPath, err });
     }
   }
 
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ export async function startCliServer(socketPath: string = DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH):
       try {
         fs.chmodSync(socketPath, 0o600);
       } catch (err) {
-        log.warn('Failed to chmod nc socket (continuing)', { socketPath, err });
+        log.warn('Failed to chmod ncl socket (continuing)', { socketPath, err });
       }
-      log.info('nc CLI server listening', { socketPath });
+      log.info('ncl CLI server listening', { socketPath });
       resolve();
     });
   });
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function handleConnection(conn: net.Socket): void {
     }
   });
   conn.on('error', (err) => {
-    log.warn('nc CLI server connection error', { err });
+    log.warn('ncl CLI server connection error', { err });
   });
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async function handleFrame(conn: net.Socket, line: string): Promise<void> {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Host caller — connecting to data/nc.sock requires file-system access
+  // Host caller — connecting to data/ncl.sock requires file-system access
   // to a 0600 socket owned by the host user, so we treat the socket path
   // itself as the auth boundary.
   const ctx: CallerContext = { caller: 'host' };
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function write(conn: net.Socket, frame: ResponseFrame): void {
     conn.write(JSON.stringify(frame) + '\n');
     conn.end();
   } catch (err) {
-    log.warn('Failed to write nc CLI response', { err });
+    log.warn('Failed to write ncl CLI response', { err });
   }
 }
 

src/cli/transport.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Client-side transport interface. The `nc` binary picks one of these and
+ * Client-side transport interface. The `ncl` binary picks one of these and
  * calls sendFrame; the caller doesn't know whether bytes traveled over a
  * Unix socket (host) or through outbound.db / inbound.db rows (container).
  */

src/index.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import './channels/index.js';
 // append registry-based modules. Imported for side effects (registrations).
 import './modules/index.js';
 
-// CLI command barrel — populates the `nc` registry before the CLI server
+// CLI command barrel — populates the `ncl` registry before the CLI server
 // accepts connections.
 import './cli/commands/index.js';
 import './cli/delivery-action.js';
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   startHostSweep();
   log.info('Host sweep started');
 
-  // 7. Start the `nc` CLI socket server (data/nc.sock).
+  // 7. Start the `ncl` CLI socket server (data/ncl.sock).
   await startCliServer();
 
   log.info('NanoClaw running');