> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://alphaconsultings.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CLI And Pack Smoke

> How the CLI, tarball smoke app, and release-level validation prove the shipped package behavior.

# CLI And Pack Smoke

CLI and pack-smoke validation prove the shipped package behavior, not just the source-tree runtime behavior.

## What this layer covers

* CLI command routing
* generated artifacts in a packaged install
* tarball import/export validation
* scenario generation in a real installed package
* release readiness gates

## Main commands

```bash theme={null}
npm run test:pack-smoke
npm run test:coverage
```

## CLI coverage map

Use the CLI test matrix for exact command ownership:

* [CLI Test Matrix](../cli/test-matrix)

## When pack smoke is required

* package exports changed
* generator output changed
* docs/examples changed in the shipped tarball surface
* scenario generation changed
* release validation is being prepared

## Related pages

* [Test Overview](./index)
* [Release Qualification checklist](../release/qualification-checklist)
* [Promotion checklist](../release/promotion-checklist)