prism capability

Capability stack operations for managing capability definitions.

Commands

list

List capabilities in a stack:

prism capability list <stack-file>
prism capability list stack.json --format json

Flags:

Flag	Description
--format, -f	Output format: table (default), json

show

Show details for a specific capability:

prism capability show <stack-file> <capability-id>
prism capability show stack.json slo-framework

validate

Validate a capability stack:

prism capability validate <stack-file>
prism capability validate stack.json

Checks:

• Valid JSON structure
• Required fields present
• Layer references resolve
• No duplicate IDs
• Dependency cycles detected

init

Initialize a new capability stack:

prism capability init --domain <domain> --output <file>
prism capability init --domain security --output security-stack.json

Flags:

Flag	Description
--domain, -d	Domain name for the stack
--output, -o	Output file path

render

Render a capability stack to different formats:

prism capability render <stack-file> --format <format>
prism capability render stack.json --format markdown -o capabilities.md

Flags:

Flag	Description
--format, -f	Output format: markdown, marp, html
--output, -o	Output file path

Examples

# List all capabilities with their layers
prism capability list ops-stack.json

# Show a specific capability with its SLI links
prism capability show ops-stack.json slo-framework

# Validate before committing
prism capability validate ops-stack.json

# Create a new stack
prism capability init --domain platform --output platform-stack.json

Capability Stack Format

{
  "$schema": "https://github.com/grokify/prism-capability/schema/capstack.schema.json",
  "metadata": {
    "domain": "operations",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "layers": [
    {
      "id": "observe",
      "name": "Observe",
      "order": 1
    }
  ],
  "capabilities": [
    {
      "id": "slo-framework",
      "name": "SLO Framework",
      "layerId": "observe",
      "status": "active",
      "prismRef": {
        "sliIds": ["sli-slo-coverage", "sli-slo-attainment"]
      }
    }
  ]
}