jacobdeichert/mask

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1611 stars · 60 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Mask is a CLI task runner written in Rust where tasks are defined in a markdown file (maskfile.md). Headings define commands, blockquotes define descriptions, and code blocks define the scripts to run, making the task file both documentation and executable command definitions.

Use cases

• run project build and test commands from a markdown file
• replace make with a simpler documentation-first task runner
• define dev setup scripts that double as documentation
• run tasks with different scripting runtimes like node, python, ruby, or php
• define CLI commands with positional args, flags, and subcommands

When to choose

• you want a task runner where the config file is human-readable documentation
• you prefer markdown over Makefile syntax
• you need multi-language script blocks in one task file
• you want your project's commands documented on GitHub automatically

When to avoid

• you need Make's incremental build and dependency tracking
• you need complex shell logic or parallel task execution
• your team already standardizes on make, just, or npm scripts

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools workflow-automation build-tool developer-tools documentation windows cli rust task-runner markdown makefile-alternative rust command-line automation linux macos

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