Tools: **ASHAY CLI** [GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge]

What I Built ## My Experience with GitHub Copilot CLI GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge Submission This is a submission for the GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge ASHAY CLI — A compassionate command-line companion for emotional check-ins and grounding. ASHAY (inspired by the Sanskrit word meaning "refuge" or "shelter") is a mental health CLI tool that helps you check in with your internal state and provides gentle, trauma-informed guidance based on how you're feeling. When you run ashay checkin, it asks: "What's your internal weather right now?" and offers supportive responses for different emotional states: This project is personal to me. As someone who understands how difficult it can be to navigate emotional states, I wanted to create a tool that meets people where they are — without judgment, without pressure to "fix" anything, just gentle companionship in the terminal. You can also call states directly: https://youtu.be/CvIM7pgE6pM GitHub Copilot was instrumental in helping me debug and structure this project. When I ran into module path issues (my require statements were pointing to the wrong directory), Copilot quickly identified the problem and fixed all three incorrect paths simultaneously. What impressed me most was how Copilot understood the emotional context of my code. When I was writing the grounding prompts, it suggested language that was genuinely trauma-informed and compassionate — it understood that "numb" isn't something to fix, but to validate. The CLI also helped me: Building a mental health tool requires both technical precision and emotional awareness. GitHub Copilot brought both to the table, making it possible to build something meaningful quickly while maintaining the gentle, human tone that ASHAY needs. This project started as a way to support myself during difficult moments. With Copilot's help, it became something I can share with others who might need a compassionate voice in their terminal too. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse COMMAND_BLOCK: npm link Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode COMMAND_BLOCK: ashay checkin # ASHAY: What's your internal weather right now? (warm, numb, stormy, foggy, clear) > numb # ASHAY: Numb is a real state, and it's okay to be here... Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode COMMAND_BLOCK: ashay checkin # ASHAY: What's your internal weather right now? (warm, numb, stormy, foggy, clear) > numb # ASHAY: Numb is a real state, and it's okay to be here... COMMAND_BLOCK: ashay checkin # ASHAY: What's your internal weather right now? (warm, numb, stormy, foggy, clear) > numb # ASHAY: Numb is a real state, and it's okay to be here... CODE_BLOCK: ashay warm ashay numb ashay clear Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode CODE_BLOCK: ashay warm ashay numb ashay clear CODE_BLOCK: ashay warm ashay numb ashay clear - warm — Gentle breathing guidance when you're feeling open - numb — Validation and grounding when you're dissociated or shut down - clear — Mindful presence exercises when you're feeling stable - stormy & foggy — (Coming soon) Support for overwhelm and confusion - Set up the bin configuration in package.json correctly - Structure my command routing logic - Debug issues with readline interface cleanup