---
id: BACK-41.1
title: 'CLI: bblessed init wizard'
status: Done
assignee: Claude
created_date: '2025-06-11'
updated_date: '2025-06-11'
labels:
  - cli
dependencies: []
parent_task_id: task-41
---

## Description

Implement interactive project initialization wizard using bblessed components for text input and checkbox selections.

## Acceptance Criteria
- [x] Project name and reporter prompts use bblessed forms
- [x] Checkbox agent selection replaced with bblessed checkboxes
- [x] Works on Node and Bun

## Implementation Notes

Successfully implemented the init wizard using blessed forms and multi-select components:

### Key Changes:
1. **Project Name Input**: Replaced readline prompt with `promptText()` function that displays a blessed textbox form
2. **Reporter Name Input**: Also uses `promptText()` with proper default value handling
3. **Agent File Selection**: Replaced basic prompt with `multiSelect()` function that renders checkboxes using blessed list widget

### Technical Details:
- The `promptText()` function creates a centered form with a text input field
- Supports default values and handles Enter/Escape key bindings
- The `multiSelect()` function displays a scrollable list with checkbox-style selection
- Spacebar toggles selection, Enter confirms, Escape cancels
- Both functions gracefully fall back to simpler interfaces when blessed is unavailable

### Integration:
- Modified the init command in `src/cli.ts` to use these new TUI functions
- Removed the dependency on the `prompts` package entirely
- The implementation maintains full backward compatibility through fallback mechanisms
