Learnt from: osterman
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 1498
File: website/src/components/Screengrabs/atmos-terraform-metadata--help.html:25-55
Timestamp: 2025-10-07T00:25:16.333Z
Learning: In Atmos CLI, subcommands inherit flags from their parent commands via Cobra's command inheritance. For example, `atmos terraform metadata --help` shows `--affected` and related flags inherited from the parent `terraform` command (defined in cmd/terraform.go), even though the metadata subcommand doesn't explicitly define these flags. This is expected Cobra behavior and auto-generated help screengrabs accurately reflect this inheritance.

Learnt from: samtholiya
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 914
File: cmd/terraform_commands.go:260-265
Timestamp: 2025-01-09T22:37:01.004Z
Learning: In the terraform commands implementation (cmd/terraform_commands.go), the direct use of `os.Args[2:]` for argument handling is intentionally preserved to avoid extensive refactoring. While it could be improved to use cobra's argument parsing, such changes should be handled in a dedicated PR to maintain focus and minimize risk.

Learnt from: osterman
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 1599
File: internal/exec/terraform.go:394-402
Timestamp: 2025-10-10T23:51:36.597Z
Learning: In Atmos (internal/exec/terraform.go), when adding OpenTofu-specific flags like `--var-file` for `init`, do not gate them based on command name (e.g., checking if `info.Command == "tofu"` or `info.Command == "opentofu"`) because command names don't reliably indicate the actual binary being executed (symlinks, aliases). Instead, document the OpenTofu requirement in code comments and documentation, trusting users who enable the feature (e.g., `PassVars`) to ensure their terraform command points to an OpenTofu binary.

Learnt from: CR
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 0
File: .cursor/rules/atmos-rules.mdc:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-11-24T17:35:37.209Z
Learning: Applies to cmd/**/*.go : Provide comprehensive help text for all commands and flags, include examples in command help, and follow Go's documentation conventions in Cobra command definitions

Learnt from: aknysh
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 1327
File: cmd/terraform.go:111-117
Timestamp: 2025-06-23T02:14:30.937Z
Learning: In cmd/terraform.go, flags for the DescribeAffected function are added dynamically at runtime when info.Affected is true. This is intentional to avoid exposing internal flags like "file", "format", "verbose", "include-spacelift-admin-stacks", "include-settings", and "upload" in the terraform command interface, while still providing them for the shared DescribeAffected function used by both `atmos describe affected` and `atmos terraform apply --affected`.

Learnt from: osterman
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 1533
File: pkg/config/load.go:585-637
Timestamp: 2025-09-27T20:50:20.564Z
Learning: In the cloudposse/atmos repository, command merging prioritizes precedence over display ordering. Help commands are displayed lexicographically regardless of internal array order, so the mergeCommandArrays function focuses on ensuring the correct precedence chain (top-level file wins) rather than maintaining specific display order.

Learnt from: RoseSecurity
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 1448
File: cmd/ansible.go:26-28
Timestamp: 2025-09-05T14:57:37.360Z
Learning: The Atmos codebase uses a consistent pattern for commands that delegate to external tools: `PersistentFlags().Bool("", false, doubleDashHint)` where doubleDashHint provides help text about using double dashes to separate Atmos options from native command arguments. This pattern is used across terraform, packer, helmfile, atlantis, aws, and ansible commands.

Learnt from: osterman
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 1813
File: cmd/terraform/shell.go:28-73
Timestamp: 2025-12-13T03:21:35.786Z
Learning: In Atmos, when calling cfg.InitCliConfig, you must first populate the schema.ConfigAndStacksInfo struct with global flag values using flags.ParseGlobalFlags(cmd, v) rather than passing an empty struct. The LoadConfig function (pkg/config/load.go) reads config selection fields (AtmosConfigFilesFromArg, AtmosConfigDirsFromArg, BasePath, ProfilesFromArg) directly from the ConfigAndStacksInfo struct, NOT from Viper. Passing an empty struct causes config selection flags (--base-path, --config, --config-path, --profile) to be silently ignored. Correct pattern: parse flags → populate struct → call InitCliConfig. See cmd/terraform/plan_diff.go for reference implementation.

Learnt from: CR
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 0
File: .cursor/rules/atmos-rules.mdc:0-0
Timestamp: 2025-11-24T17:35:37.209Z
Learning: Applies to cmd/**/*.go : Use Cobra's recommended command structure with a root command and subcommands, implementing each command in a separate file under `cmd/` directory

Learnt from: CR
Repo: cloudposse/atmos PR: 0
File: CLAUDE.md:0-0
Timestamp: 2026-01-23T21:56:19.037Z
Learning: Applies to website/docs/cli/commands/**/*.mdx : All new CLI commands MUST have Docusaurus documentation in `website/docs/cli/commands/<command>/<subcommand>.mdx` with frontmatter, Intro component, Screengrab, Usage section, Arguments/Flags (using <dl>), and Examples