Remove global.json for docs project

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
         with:
           dotnet-version: |
             8.0.x

.github/workflows/publish.yaml

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup .NET SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
         with:
           dotnet-version: |
             8.0.x
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Setup .NET SDK
-      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
 
     - name: Setup Node.js
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v5
       with:
-        node-version: '16'
+        node-version: '22'
 
     - name: Cache dependencies
       uses: actions/cache@v4

docs/Docs.csproj

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Playwright" Version="1.52.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Playwright" Version="1.55.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Statiq.CodeAnalysis" Version="1.0.0-beta.72" />
     <PackageReference Include="Statiq.Common" Version="1.0.0-beta.72" />
     <PackageReference Include="Statiq.Web" Version="1.0.0-beta.60" />

docs/Docs.sln

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 16
-VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.30011.22
-MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Docs", "Docs.csproj", "{C337F609-A890-4E52-BDA3-91658039B0E3}"
-EndProject
-Global
-	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
-		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
-		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
-		{C337F609-A890-4E52-BDA3-91658039B0E3}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{C337F609-A890-4E52-BDA3-91658039B0E3}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{C337F609-A890-4E52-BDA3-91658039B0E3}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{C337F609-A890-4E52-BDA3-91658039B0E3}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
-		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
-		SolutionGuid = {2FB3922B-494A-45EB-A479-FC507B8E107C}
-	EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal

docs/Docs.slnx

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<Solution>
+  <Project Path="Docs.csproj" />
+</Solution>

docs/global.json

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "sdk": {
-    "version": "9.0.202",
-    "rollForward": "latestFeature"
-  }
-}

docs/input/blog/posts/2025-09-07-spectre-console-0.51-released.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Title: Spectre.Console 0.51.1 released!
+Description: Not a substitute for human interaction.
+Published: 2025-09-07
+Category: Release Notes
+Excluded: false
+---
+
+Version `0.51.1` of Spectre.Console has been released!
+  
+_Note: Due to an issue discovered after the release of version 0.51.0, that version has now been unlisted. Let’s all pretend it never existed 😅_
+
+## What's Changed
+
+* Fix IndexOutOfRangeException in ExceptionFormatter by [@martincostello](https://github.com/martincostello) in [#1800](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1800)
+* TestConsole can now be configured and accessed in CommandAppTester by [@magiino](https://github.com/magiino) in [#1803](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1803)
+* Add ShowRowSeparators in Table Widget docs by [@bartoginski](https://github.com/bartoginski) in [#1807](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1807)
+* Add support for required options by [@patriksvensson](https://github.com/patriksvensson) in [#1825](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1825)
+* Added documentation for align widget by [@Elementttto](https://github.com/Elementttto) in [#1746](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1746)
+* Fixed link not displayed in markup in Style.cs and added unit test cases by [@Elementttto](https://github.com/Elementttto) in [#1750](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1750)
+* Update System.Memory dependency by [@WeihanLi](https://github.com/WeihanLi) in [#1832](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1832)
+* Reduce memory usage for rune width cache. by [@Pannoniae](https://github.com/Pannoniae) in [#1756](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1756)
+* Fix resizing of Live views with reduced size. by [@belucha](https://github.com/belucha) in [#1840](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1840)
+* Corrects comment for optional text prompt by [@aljanabim](https://github.com/aljanabim) in [#1857](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1857)
+* Update spinners by [@FroggieFrog](https://github.com/FroggieFrog) in [#1873](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1873)
+* Support J and K for navigating list prompts by [@tobias-tengler](https://github.com/tobias-tengler) in [#1877](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1877)
+* Fix space triggering selection when items in the selection list have a space. by [@mitchdenny](https://github.com/mitchdenny) in [#1881](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1881)
+* Fix bug setting Header by [@mattfennerom](https://github.com/mattfennerom) in [#1890](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1890)
+
+## New Contributors
+
+* [@magiino](https://github.com/magiino) made their first contribution in [#1803](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1803)
+* [@bartoginski](https://github.com/bartoginski) made their first contribution in [#1807](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1807)
+* [@Elementttto](https://github.com/Elementttto) made their first contribution in [#1746](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1746)
+* [@WeihanLi](https://github.com/WeihanLi) made their first contribution in [#1832](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1832)
+* [@Pannoniae](https://github.com/Pannoniae) made their first contribution in [#1756](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1756)
+* [@belucha](https://github.com/belucha) made their first contribution in [#1840](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1840)
+* [@aljanabim](https://github.com/aljanabim) made their first contribution in [#1857](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1857)
+* [@FroggieFrog](https://github.com/FroggieFrog) made their first contribution in [#1873](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1873)
+* [@tobias-tengler](https://github.com/tobias-tengler) made their first contribution in [#1877](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1877)
+* [@mitchdenny](https://github.com/mitchdenny) made their first contribution in [#1881](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1881)
+* [@mattfennerom](https://github.com/mattfennerom) made their first contribution in [#1890](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/pull/1890)
+
+**Full Changelog**: [0.50.0...0.51.0](https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/compare/0.50.0...0.51.1)

docs/input/cli/opencli.md

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Title: OpenCLI Integration
+Order: 15
+Description: OpenCLI integration
+Highlights:
+ - Generate OpenCLI descriptions
+---
+
+From version `0.52.0` and above, you will be able to generate [OpenCLI](https://opencli.org)
+descriptions from your `Spectre.Console.Cli` applications.
+
+Simply add the `--help-dump-opencli` option to your application, and an 
+OpenCLI description will be written to stdout.
+
+```shell
+$ ./myapp --help-dump-opencli
+```
+
+If you want to save it to disk, pipe it to a file.
+
+```shell
+$ ./myapp --help-dump-opencli > myapp.openapi.json
+```

dotnet-tools.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "cake.tool": {
-      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "version": "5.1.0",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-cake"
       ]

global.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/global",
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "9.0.202",
+    "version": "9.0.305",
     "rollForward": "latestFeature"
   }
 }

resources/scripts/Generator/Generator.csproj

@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AngleSharp" Version="1.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Scriban" Version="6.2.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Spectre.IO" Version="0.18.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Scriban" Version="6.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Spectre.IO" Version="0.20.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/Directory.Packages.props

@@ -4,25 +4,23 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="IsExternalInit" Version="1.0.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.9" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" PrivateAssets="All" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MinVer" PrivateAssets="All" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenCli.Sources" Version="0.5.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="PolySharp" Version="1.15.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Roslynator.Analyzers" PrivateAssets="All" Version="4.14.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Roslynator.Analyzers" PrivateAssets="All" Version="4.14.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Shouldly" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp" Version="3.1.11" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.50.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console.Cli" Version="0.50.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Console.Testing" Version="0.50.1-preview.0.20" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Spectre.Verify.Extensions" Version="28.16.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" PrivateAssets="All" Version="1.2.0-beta.556" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Memory" Version="4.6.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="TunnelVisionLabs.ReferenceAssemblyAnnotator" Version="1.0.0-alpha.160" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Verify.Xunit" Version="30.5.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Wcwidth.Sources" Version="2.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Verify.Xunit" Version="31.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Wcwidth.Sources" Version="3.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.3">
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageVersion>

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/CommandApp.cs

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public sealed class CommandApp : ICommandApp
                     cli.AddCommand<VersionCommand>(CliConstants.Commands.Version);
                     cli.AddCommand<XmlDocCommand>(CliConstants.Commands.XmlDoc);
                     cli.AddCommand<ExplainCommand>(CliConstants.Commands.Explain);
+                    cli.AddCommand<OpenCliGeneratorCommand>(CliConstants.Commands.OpenCli);
                 });
 
                 _executed = true;

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/CommandExecutor.cs

@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ internal sealed class CommandExecutor
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            // OpenCLI?
+            if (firstArgument.Equals(CliConstants.DumpHelpOpenCliOption, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                // Replace all arguments with the opencligen command
+                arguments = ["cli", "opencli"];
+            }
         }
 
         // Parse and map the model against the arguments.

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Commands/ExplainCommand.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli;
 
 [Description("Displays diagnostics about CLI configurations")]
 [SuppressMessage("Performance", "CA1812: Avoid uninstantiated internal classes")]
-internal sealed class ExplainCommand : Command<ExplainCommand.Settings>
+internal sealed class ExplainCommand : Command<ExplainCommand.Settings>, IBuiltInCommand
 {
     private readonly CommandModel _commandModel;
     private readonly IAnsiConsole _writer;

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Commands/IBuiltInCommand.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace Spectre.Console.Cli;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a built-in command.
+/// Used as a marker interface.
+/// </summary>
+internal interface IBuiltInCommand : ICommand
+{
+}

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Commands/OpenCliGeneratorCommand.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+using OpenCli;
+
+namespace Spectre.Console.Cli;
+
+internal sealed class OpenCliGeneratorCommand : Command, IBuiltInCommand
+{
+    private readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
+    private readonly CommandModel _model;
+
+    public OpenCliGeneratorCommand(IConfiguration configuration, CommandModel model)
+    {
+        _configuration = configuration;
+        _model = model ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(model));
+    }
+
+    public override int Execute(CommandContext context)
+    {
+        var document = new OpenCliDocument
+        {
+            OpenCli = "0.1-draft",
+            Info = new OpenCliInfo
+            {
+                Title = ((ICommandModel)_model).ApplicationName, Version = _model.ApplicationVersion ?? "1.0",
+            },
+            Commands = CreateCommands(_model.Commands),
+            Arguments = CreateArguments(_model.DefaultCommand?.GetArguments()),
+            Options = CreateOptions(_model.DefaultCommand?.GetOptions()),
+        };
+
+        var writer = _configuration.Settings.Console.GetConsole();
+        writer.WriteLine(document.Write());
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private List<OpenCliCommand> CreateCommands(IList<CommandInfo> commands)
+    {
+        var result = new List<OpenCliCommand>();
+
+        foreach (var command in commands.OrderBy(o => o.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            if (typeof(IBuiltInCommand).IsAssignableFrom(command.CommandType))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var openCliCommand = new OpenCliCommand
+            {
+                Name = command.Name,
+                Aliases =
+                [
+                    ..command.Aliases.OrderBy(str => str)
+                ],
+                Commands = CreateCommands(command.Children),
+                Arguments = CreateArguments(command.GetArguments()),
+                Options = CreateOptions(command.GetOptions()),
+                Description = command.Description,
+                Hidden = command.IsHidden,
+                Examples = [..command.Examples.Select(example => string.Join(" ", example))],
+            };
+
+            // Skip branches without commands
+            if (command.IsBranch && openCliCommand.Commands.Count == 0)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            result.Add(openCliCommand);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private List<OpenCliArgument> CreateArguments(IEnumerable<CommandArgument>? arguments)
+    {
+        var result = new List<OpenCliArgument>();
+
+        if (arguments == null)
+        {
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var argument in arguments.OrderBy(x => x.Position))
+        {
+            var metadata = default(List<OpenCliMetadata>);
+            if (argument.ParameterType != typeof(void) &&
+                argument.ParameterType != typeof(bool))
+            {
+                metadata =
+                [
+                    new OpenCliMetadata { Name = "ClrType", Value = argument.ParameterType.ToCliTypeString(), },
+                ];
+            }
+
+            result.Add(new OpenCliArgument
+            {
+                Name = argument.Value,
+                Required = argument.IsRequired,
+                Arity = new OpenCliArity
+                {
+                    // TODO: Look into this
+                    Minimum = 1,
+                    Maximum = 1,
+                },
+                Description = argument.Description,
+                Hidden = argument.IsHidden,
+                Metadata = metadata,
+                AcceptedValues = null,
+                Group = null,
+            });
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private List<OpenCliOption> CreateOptions(IEnumerable<CommandOption>? options)
+    {
+        var result = new List<OpenCliOption>();
+
+        if (options == null)
+        {
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var option in options.OrderBy(o => o.GetOptionName(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            var arguments = new List<OpenCliArgument>();
+            if (option.ParameterType != typeof(void) &&
+                option.ParameterType != typeof(bool))
+            {
+                arguments.Add(new OpenCliArgument
+                {
+                    Name = option.ValueName ?? "VALUE",
+                    Required = !option.ValueIsOptional,
+                    Arity = new OpenCliArity
+                    {
+                        // TODO: Look into this
+                        Minimum = option.ValueIsOptional
+                            ? 0
+                            : 1,
+                        Maximum = 1,
+                    },
+                    AcceptedValues = null,
+                    Group = null,
+                    Hidden = null,
+                    Metadata =
+                    [
+                        new OpenCliMetadata
+                        {
+                            Name = "ClrType",
+                            Value = option.ParameterType.ToCliTypeString(),
+                        },
+                    ],
+                });
+            }
+
+            var optionMetadata = default(List<OpenCliMetadata>);
+            if (arguments.Count == 0 && option.ParameterType != typeof(void) &&
+                option.ParameterType != typeof(bool))
+            {
+                optionMetadata =
+                [
+                    new OpenCliMetadata { Name = "ClrType", Value = option.ParameterType.ToCliTypeString(), },
+                ];
+            }
+
+            var (optionName, optionAliases) = GetOptionNames(option);
+            result.Add(new OpenCliOption
+            {
+                Name = optionName,
+                Required = option.IsRequired,
+                Aliases = [..optionAliases.OrderBy(str => str)],
+                Arguments = arguments,
+                Description = option.Description,
+                Group = null,
+                Hidden = option.IsHidden,
+                Recursive = option.IsShadowed, // TODO: Is this correct?
+                Metadata = optionMetadata,
+            });
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static (string Name, HashSet<string> Aliases) GetOptionNames(CommandOption option)
+    {
+        var name = GetOptionName(option);
+        var aliases = new HashSet<string>();
+
+        if (option.LongNames.Count > 0)
+        {
+            foreach (var alias in option.LongNames.Skip(1))
+            {
+                aliases.Add("--" + alias);
+            }
+
+            foreach (var alias in option.ShortNames)
+            {
+                aliases.Add("-" + alias);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            foreach (var alias in option.LongNames)
+            {
+                aliases.Add("--" + alias);
+            }
+
+            foreach (var alias in option.ShortNames.Skip(1))
+            {
+                aliases.Add("-" + alias);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return (name, aliases);
+    }
+
+    private static string GetOptionName(CommandOption option)
+    {
+        return option.LongNames.Count > 0
+            ? "--" + option.LongNames[0]
+            : "-" + option.ShortNames[0];
+    }
+}

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Commands/VersionCommand.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli;
 
 [Description("Displays the CLI library version")]
 [SuppressMessage("Performance", "CA1812: Avoid uninstantiated internal classes")]
-internal sealed class VersionCommand : Command<VersionCommand.Settings>
+internal sealed class VersionCommand : Command, IBuiltInCommand
 {
     private readonly IAnsiConsole _writer;
 
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ internal sealed class VersionCommand : Command<VersionCommand.Settings>
         _writer = configuration.Settings.Console.GetConsole();
     }
 
-    public sealed class Settings : CommandSettings
-    {
-    }
-
-    public override int Execute(CommandContext context, Settings settings)
+    public override int Execute(CommandContext context)
     {
         _writer.MarkupLine(
             "[yellow]Spectre.Cli[/] version [aqua]{0}[/]",

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Commands/XmlDocCommand.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli;
 
 [Description("Generates an XML representation of the CLI configuration.")]
 [SuppressMessage("Performance", "CA1812: Avoid uninstantiated internal classes")]
-internal sealed class XmlDocCommand : Command<XmlDocCommand.Settings>
+internal sealed class XmlDocCommand : Command, IBuiltInCommand
 {
     private readonly CommandModel _model;
     private readonly IAnsiConsole _writer;
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ internal sealed class XmlDocCommand : Command<XmlDocCommand.Settings>
         _writer = configuration.Settings.Console.GetConsole();
     }
 
-    public sealed class Settings : CommandSettings
-    {
-    }
-
-    public override int Execute(CommandContext context, Settings settings)
+    public override int Execute(CommandContext context)
     {
         _writer.Write(Serialize(_model), Style.Plain);
         return 0;

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Constants.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ internal static class CliConstants
     public const string DefaultCommandName = "__default_command";
     public const string True = "true";
     public const string False = "false";
+    public const string DumpHelpOpenCliOption = "--help-dump-opencli";
 
     public static string[] AcceptedBooleanValues { get; } = new string[]
     {
@@ -18,5 +19,6 @@ internal static class CliConstants
         public const string Version = "version";
         public const string XmlDoc = "xmldoc";
         public const string Explain = "explain";
+        public const string OpenCli = "opencli";
     }
 }

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Extensions/OpenCliExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#if NETSTANDARD2_0
+namespace System.IO;
+
+// Polyfills needed for OpenCli.
+// This can be removed once me migrate over to the Polyfill library.
+internal static class OpenCliExtensions
+{
+    public static Task<string> ReadToEndAsync(this StreamReader reader, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return reader.ReadToEndAsync();
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs

@@ -16,4 +16,19 @@ internal static class TypeExtensions
 
         return false;
     }
+
+    // Taken from https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/blob/main/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs#L15
+    // Licensed under MIT
+    public static string ToCliTypeString(this Type type)
+    {
+        var typeName = type.FullName ?? string.Empty;
+        if (!type.IsGenericType)
+        {
+            return typeName;
+        }
+
+        var genericTypeName = typeName.Substring(0, typeName.IndexOf('`'));
+        var genericTypes = string.Join(", ", type.GenericTypeArguments.Select(generic => generic.ToCliTypeString()));
+        return $"{genericTypeName}<{genericTypes}>";
+    }
 }

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Modelling/CommandInfoExtensions.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli;
 
 internal static class CommandInfoExtensions
 {
+    public static IEnumerable<CommandArgument>? GetArguments(this CommandInfo? command)
+    {
+        return command?.Parameters.OfType<CommandArgument>();
+    }
+
+    public static IEnumerable<CommandOption>? GetOptions(this CommandInfo? command)
+    {
+        return command?.Parameters.OfType<CommandOption>();
+    }
+
     public static bool HaveParentWithOption(this CommandInfo command, CommandOption option)
     {
         var parent = command?.Parent;

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Internal/Modelling/CommandParameter.cs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ internal abstract class CommandParameter : ICommandParameterInfo, ICommandParame
         DefaultValue = defaultValue;
         PairDeconstructor = deconstructor;
         ValueProvider = valueProvider;
-        Validators = new List<ParameterValidationAttribute>(validators ?? Array.Empty<ParameterValidationAttribute>());
+        Validators = new List<ParameterValidationAttribute>(validators ?? []);
         IsRequired = required;
         IsHidden = isHidden;
     }

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Properties/Usings.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ global using System.IO;
 global using System.Linq;
 global using System.Reflection;
 global using System.Text;
+global using System.Threading;
 global using System.Threading.Tasks;
 global using System.Xml;
 global using Spectre.Console.Cli.Help;

src/Spectre.Console.Cli/Spectre.Console.Cli.csproj

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>net9.0;net8.0;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
     <IsAotCompatible Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != 'netstandard2.0'">false</IsAotCompatible>
     <IsTrimmable>false</IsTrimmable>
+    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);OPENCLI_VISIBILITY_INTERNAL</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup Label="REMOVE THIS">
-    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="Spectre.Console.Cli.Tests" />
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="Spectre.Console.Cli.Tests"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
@@ -18,17 +18,16 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Label="Dependencies">
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenCli.Sources" />
     <PackageReference Include="PolySharp">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" />
   </ItemGroup>
-
-
+  
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
-    <PackageReference Include="TunnelVisionLabs.ReferenceAssemblyAnnotator" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageDownload Include="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="[$(AnnotatedReferenceAssemblyVersion)]" />
+    <PackageReference Include="TunnelVisionLabs.ReferenceAssemblyAnnotator" PrivateAssets="all"/>
+    <PackageDownload Include="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="[$(AnnotatedReferenceAssemblyVersion)]"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -46,4 +45,8 @@
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Spectre.Console\Spectre.Console.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>

src/Spectre.Console.slnx

@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
   <Project Path="Spectre.Console.Testing/Spectre.Console.Testing.csproj" />
   <Project Path="Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj" />
   <Project Path="Tests/Spectre.Console.Tests/Spectre.Console.Tests.csproj" />
-</Solution>
+</Solution>

src/Tests/Spectre.Console.Cli.Tests/Constants.cs

@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Tests;
 public static class Constants
 {
     public static string[] VersionCommand { get; } =
-        new[]
-        {
-                CliConstants.Commands.Branch,
-                CliConstants.Commands.Version,
-        };
+    [
+        CliConstants.Commands.Branch,
+        CliConstants.Commands.Version
+    ];
 
     public static string[] XmlDocCommand { get; } =
-        new[]
-        {
-                CliConstants.Commands.Branch,
-                CliConstants.Commands.XmlDoc,
-        };
+    [
+        CliConstants.Commands.Branch,
+        CliConstants.Commands.XmlDoc
+    ];
+
+    public static string[] OpenCliOption { get; } =
+        [CliConstants.DumpHelpOpenCliOption];
 }

src/Tests/Spectre.Console.Cli.Tests/Expectations/OpenCli/Generate.Output.verified.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+{
+  "opencli": "0.1-draft",
+  "info": {
+    "title": "my-app",
+    "version": "1.2.3"
+  },
+  "commands": [
+    {
+      "name": "animals",
+      "commands": [
+        {
+          "name": "cat",
+          "options": [
+            {
+              "name": "--agility",
+              "required": false,
+              "arguments": [
+                {
+                  "name": "VALUE",
+                  "required": true,
+                  "arity": {
+                    "minimum": 1,
+                    "maximum": 1
+                  },
+                  "metadata": [
+                    {
+                      "name": "ClrType",
+                      "value": "System.Int32"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ],
+              "description": "The agility between 0 and 100.",
+              "recursive": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "--alive",
+              "required": false,
+              "aliases": [
+                "--not-dead",
+                "-a"
+              ],
+              "description": "Indicates whether or not the animal is alive.",
+              "recursive": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "--name",
+              "required": false,
+              "aliases": [
+                "--pet-name",
+                "-n",
+                "-p"
+              ],
+              "arguments": [
+                {
+                  "name": "VALUE",
+                  "required": true,
+                  "arity": {
+                    "minimum": 1,
+                    "maximum": 1
+                  },
+                  "metadata": [
+                    {
+                      "name": "ClrType",
+                      "value": "System.String"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ],
+              "recursive": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          ],
+          "arguments": [
+            {
+              "name": "LEGS",
+              "required": false,
+              "arity": {
+                "minimum": 1,
+                "maximum": 1
+              },
+              "description": "The number of legs.",
+              "hidden": false,
+              "metadata": [
+                {
+                  "name": "ClrType",
+                  "value": "System.Int32"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ],
+          "hidden": false,
+          "examples": []
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "dog",
+          "options": [
+            {
+              "name": "--alive",
+              "required": false,
+              "aliases": [
+                "--not-dead",
+                "-a"
+              ],
+              "description": "Indicates whether or not the animal is alive.",
+              "recursive": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "--good-boy",
+              "required": false,
+              "aliases": [
+                "-g"
+              ],
+              "recursive": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "--name",
+              "required": false,
+              "aliases": [
+                "--pet-name",
+                "-n",
+                "-p"
+              ],
+              "arguments": [
+                {
+                  "name": "VALUE",
+                  "required": true,
+                  "arity": {
+                    "minimum": 1,
+                    "maximum": 1
+                  },
+                  "metadata": [
+                    {
+                      "name": "ClrType",
+                      "value": "System.String"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ],
+              "recursive": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          ],
+          "arguments": [
+            {
+              "name": "LEGS",
+              "required": false,
+              "arity": {
+                "minimum": 1,
+                "maximum": 1
+              },
+              "description": "The number of legs.",
+              "hidden": false,
+              "metadata": [
+                {
+                  "name": "ClrType",
+                  "value": "System.Int32"
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "AGE",
+              "required": true,
+              "arity": {
+                "minimum": 1,
+                "maximum": 1
+              },
+              "hidden": false,
+              "metadata": [
+                {
+                  "name": "ClrType",
+                  "value": "System.Int32"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ],
+          "description": "The dog command.",
+          "hidden": false,
+          "examples": []
+        }
+      ],
+      "hidden": false,
+      "examples": []
+    }
+  ]
+}

src/Tests/Spectre.Console.Cli.Tests/Spectre.Console.Cli.Tests.csproj

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
     <PackageReference Include="Shouldly" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console.Testing" />
     <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Verify.Extensions" />
     <PackageReference Include="Verify.Xunit" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Spectre.Console.Cli\Spectre.Console.Cli.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Spectre.Console.Testing\Spectre.Console.Testing.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

src/Tests/Spectre.Console.Cli.Tests/Unit/CommandAppTests.OpenCli.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+namespace Spectre.Console.Tests.Unit.Cli;
+
+public sealed partial class CommandAppTests
+{
+    [ExpectationPath("OpenCli")]
+    public sealed partial class OpenCli
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        [Expectation("Generate")]
+        public Task Should_Output_OpenCli_Description()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var fixture = new CommandAppTester();
+            fixture.Configure(config =>
+            {
+                config.SetApplicationName("my-app");
+                config.SetApplicationVersion("1.2.3");
+
+                config.AddBranch("animals", animals =>
+                {
+                    animals.AddCommand<DogCommand>("dog");
+                    animals.AddCommand<CatCommand>("cat");
+                });
+            });
+
+            // When
+            var result = fixture.Run(Constants.OpenCliOption);
+
+            // Then
+            return Verifier.Verify(result.Output);
+        }
+    }
+}