Console

Console & terminal output reference — logging levels, ANSI colors, debugging techniques, formatters. Use when styling terminal output, implementing log systems, or debugging with console tools.

Console — Console Output & Debugging Reference

Quick-reference skill for console output formatting, logging systems, ANSI escape codes, and debugging techniques.

When to Use

• Formatting terminal output with colors and styles
• Implementing a logging system with proper levels
• Debugging with browser/Node.js console methods
• Building CLI tools with professional output
• Understanding ANSI escape codes and terminal capabilities

Commands

intro

scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of console output — streams, TTY detection, output principles.

ansi

scripts/script.sh ansi

ANSI escape codes — colors, styles, cursor control, 256-color and truecolor.

logging

scripts/script.sh logging

Log levels and best practices — DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL.

browser

scripts/script.sh browser

Browser console API — log, table, group, time, profile, assert.

node

scripts/script.sh node

Node.js console and util — inspect, format, debug module, chalk.

cli

scripts/script.sh cli

CLI output patterns — progress bars, spinners, tables, prompts.

debug

scripts/script.sh debug

Debugging techniques — breakpoints, stack traces, conditional logging.

tools

scripts/script.sh tools

Console tools and libraries — chalk, winston, pino, log4j, structlog.

help

scripts/script.sh help

version

scripts/script.sh version

Configuration

Variable	Description
CONSOLE_DIR	Data directory (default: ~/.console/)

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