CLI Reference

Synopsis

dotsider <assembly.dll|.exe>    # TUI — interactive assembly explorer
dotsider <package.nupkg>        # TUI — browse NuGet package contents
dotsider diff <left> <right>    # TUI — side-by-side assembly comparison

dotsider analyze <file> [opts]  # CLI — headless analysis
dotsider sessions <command>     # CLI — interact with running instances
dotsider agent <command>        # CLI — MCP server and AI skill generation

TUI options

Option	Description
-t, --tab <1-8>	Start on a specific tab
-n, --min-len <n>	Minimum raw string length (default: 4)
-v, --version	Show version
-h, --help	Show help

dotsider analyze

Run analysis without the TUI — pipe to other tools, write to files, or output JSON.

dotsider analyze MyLib.dll                    # assembly info (default)
dotsider analyze MyLib.dll --types            # list type definitions
dotsider analyze MyLib.dll --methods          # list method definitions
dotsider analyze MyLib.dll --il Type.Method   # disassemble a method
dotsider analyze MyLib.dll --deps             # assembly references
dotsider analyze MyLib.dll --strings          # extract strings
dotsider analyze MyLib.dll --size             # size breakdown
dotsider analyze MyLib.dll --json             # any of the above as JSON
dotsider analyze MyLib.dll --types -o out.txt # write to file

Option	Description
--types	List type definitions
--methods	List method definitions
--il <name>	Disassemble a specific method
--deps	Show assembly references
--strings	Extract strings
--size	Show size breakdown
--json	Output as JSON
-o, --output <file>	Write output to a file

dotsider sessions

Interact with running dotsider TUI instances. Each instance exposes a Unix domain socket for programmatic access.

dotsider sessions list                            # list running instances
dotsider sessions info <pid>                      # assembly info + current view
dotsider sessions view <pid>                      # current tab and view state
dotsider sessions navigate <pid> <tab>            # switch to tab (1-8)
dotsider sessions capture <pid>                    # capture screen as text
dotsider sessions trace start <pid>               # start tracing
dotsider sessions trace events <pid>              # get JIT, GC, exception events
dotsider sessions trace counters <pid>            # get performance counters
dotsider sessions trace output <pid>              # get stdout/stderr
dotsider sessions trace stop <pid>                # stop tracing

dotsider agent

MCP server management and AI skill file generation.

dotsider agent mcp                                # launch the MCP server
dotsider agent init --ai claude                   # generate skill file
dotsider agent init --path ./SKILL.md             # write to explicit path
dotsider agent init --stdout                      # print to stdout

Supported --ai providers

claude, gemini, copilot, cursor-agent, opencode, codex, windsurf, kilocode, amp, qwen

Each resolves to the provider’s conventional skill path relative to the current directory.