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bonsai list

bonsai list

bonsai list displays the current state of your Bonsai project. It reads .bonsai.yaml and shows:

  • The project name as a heading
  • Scaffolding items that were selected during init (Index, Playbook, Logs, Reports)
  • A card for each installed agent showing its workspace directory and all installed abilities grouped by category

This is a read-only command with no interactive prompts and no side effects. It does not modify any files.

If no agents are installed, Bonsai displays an empty state message suggesting you run bonsai add.

This command has no flags.

List installed agents:

Terminal window
bonsai list

Example output:

My Project
Scaffolding: Index, Playbook, Logs, Reports
┌ Tech Lead ─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Workspace station/ │
│ Skills Planning Template, Review Checklist, │
│ Issue Classification, PR Creation │
│ Workflows Code Review, Planning, PR Review, │
│ Security Audit, Session Logging, ... │
│ Protocols Memory, Scope Boundaries, Security, │
│ Session Start │
│ Sensors Context Guard, Scope Guard Files, │
│ Session Context, Status Bar, ... │
│ Routines Backlog Hygiene, Dependency Audit, ... │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────-┘
┌ Backend ───────────────────────────────────────────-┐
│ Workspace backend/ │
│ Skills Coding Standards │
│ Workflows Code Review, Session Logging │
│ Protocols Memory, Scope Boundaries, Security, │
│ Session Start │
│ Sensors Context Guard, Scope Guard Files, │
│ Session Context, Status Bar │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────-┘

Empty project:

Terminal window
bonsai list
# No agents installed.
# Run bonsai add to get started.
  • bonsai catalog — browse all available abilities (not just installed ones)
  • bonsai add — add agents or abilities to the project