# Milo API Reference URL: /milo-cli/api/milo/ Section: milo Description: Browse Python API documentation by package. --- > For a complete page index, fetch /milo-cli/llms.txt. 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Python string length counts code points, but terminals lay text out in... (/milo-cli/api/milo/_cells/) _child Persistent child process for MCP gateway communication. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_child/) _cli_help Markdown help generation for CLI command trees. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_cli_help/) _command_defs Command definition types and helpers. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_command_defs/) _compat Cross-platform compatibility helpers. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_compat/) _errors Structured error hierarchy with format_compact() for terminal display. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_errors/) _jsonrpc Shared JSON-RPC output helpers for mcp.py and gateway.py. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_jsonrpc/) _mcp_router Shared MCP method dispatch for leaf servers and gateway. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_mcp_router/) _protocols Protocols — stdlib/typing only, no internal imports. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_protocols/) _types Frozen dataclasses, enums, and type aliases — no internal imports. (/milo-cli/api/milo/_types/) app App event loop and terminal rendering. (/milo-cli/api/milo/app/) cli CLI entry point — milo dev, milo replay. (/milo-cli/api/milo/cli/) commands CLI application with command decorator and dispatch. (/milo-cli/api/milo/commands/) completions Shell completion generation for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell. (/milo-cli/api/milo/completions/) components_cli `milo components` — discover bundled and user-defined template components. (/milo-cli/api/milo/components_cli/) config Configuration system with deep merge, environment overlays, and origin tracking. (/milo-cli/api/milo/config/) context Execution context for CLI command handlers. (/milo-cli/api/milo/context/) dev Hot-reload dev server with smart file watching. (/milo-cli/api/milo/dev/) doctor Built-in diagnostic command for CLI health checks. (/milo-cli/api/milo/doctor/) flow Declarative screen state machine with >> operator. (/milo-cli/api/milo/flow/) form Form fields and form reducer. (/milo-cli/api/milo/form/) gateway Milo MCP gateway — one MCP server that proxies to all registered CLIs. (/milo-cli/api/milo/gateway/) groups Nestable command groups for hierarchical CLI structures. (/milo-cli/api/milo/groups/) help HelpRenderer — argparse formatter_class for styled help output. (/milo-cli/api/milo/help/) live Live-rendering primitives for non-event-loop use. Re-exports from `kida.terminal`. (/milo-cli/api/milo/live/) llms llms.txt generation from CLI command definitions. (/milo-cli/api/milo/llms/) mcp MCP server — expose CLI commands as tools via JSON-RPC on stdin/stdout. (/milo-cli/api/milo/mcp/) middleware Middleware stack for MCP and CLI call interception. (/milo-cli/api/milo/middleware/) milo Milo — Template-driven CLI applications for free-threaded Python. (/milo-cli/api/milo/milo/) observability Observability for MCP requests — logging, stats, correlation IDs. (/milo-cli/api/milo/observability/) output Structured output formatting for CLI commands. (/milo-cli/api/milo/output/) pipeline Pipeline orchestration with observable state through the Store/saga system. (/milo-cli/api/milo/pipeline/) plugins Plugin system with hook registry and Store middleware integration. (/milo-cli/api/milo/plugins/) reducers Composable reducer combinators for common interaction patterns. (/milo-cli/api/milo/reducers/) registry Milo CLI registry — tracks installed CLIs for gateway discovery. (/milo-cli/api/milo/registry/) schema Function signature → JSON Schema for MCP tool compatibility. (/milo-cli/api/milo/schema/) state Store, dispatch, saga runner, combine_reducers. (/milo-cli/api/milo/state/) streaming Streaming support for long-running CLI commands. (/milo-cli/api/milo/streaming/) templates Built-in templates and template environment factory. (/milo-cli/api/milo/templates/) theme Theme system for styled CLI output. (/milo-cli/api/milo/theme/) verify Self-diagnosis for agent-built milo CLIs (`milo verify`). Answers "is this CLI correctly built?" via six checks: 1. (/milo-cli/api/milo/verify/) version_check Non-blocking version check with periodic caching. (/milo-cli/api/milo/version_check/)