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-# Getting started
+## CALM CLI
+A command line interface to interact with the CALM schema.
 
-To get started, clone the project and run the following commands:
+## Building & linking the CLI
 
-```
+Clone the project and run the following commands:
+
+```shell
 npm install
 npm run build
 npx link
@@ -11,9 +14,70 @@ npx link
 When you've made a change to the CLI and want to test it out, you can rerun the build and link steps.
 This will make the CLI available on your local `node_modules` path.
 
-Type `npx calm` into your terminal, and you should see the help text printed out.
-
 `npx link` uses the `link` package to symlink the `calm` executable in `node_modules/.bin` to your locally-built CLI.
 
 Note: you can also use `npm link` but this installs to your global package registry.
 This will make the executable available as just `calm`, but will pollute your global NPM profile and may require `sudo` depending on your OS.
+
+### Using the CLI
+Type `npx calm` into your terminal, and you should see the help text printed out.
+
+```shell
+% npx calm
+Usage: calm [options] [command]
+
+A set of utilities for interacting with CALM
+
+Options:
+  -V, --version        output the version number
+  -h, --help           display help for command
+
+Commands:
+  visualize [options]  Produces an SVG file representing a visualization of the CALM Specification.
+  generate [options]   Generate an instantiation from a CALM pattern file.
+  validate [options]
+  help [command]       display help for command
+```
+
+### Visualizing the CALM schema
+```shell
+% npx calm visualize --help
+Usage: calm visualize [options]
+
+Produces an SVG file representing a visualization of the CALM Specification.
+
+Options:
+  -i, --instantiation <file>  Path to an instantiation of a CALM pattern.
+  -p, --pattern <file>        Path to a CALM pattern.
+  -o, --output <file>         Path location at which to output the SVG. (default: "calm-visualization.svg")
+  -v, --verbose               Enable verbose logging. (default: false)
+  -h, --help                  display help for command
+```
+
+### Generating an instantiation from a CALM pattern file
+```shell
+npx calm generate --help 
+Usage: calm generate [options]
+
+Generate an instantiation from a CALM pattern file.
+
+Options:
+  -p, --pattern <source>  Path to the pattern file to use. May be a file path or a URL.
+  -o, --output <output>   Path location at which to output the generated file.
+  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose logging. (default: false)
+  -h, --help              display help for command
+```
+
+### Validating a CALM instantiation
+```shell
+% npx calm validate --help 
+Usage: calm validate [options]
+
+Options:
+  -p, --pattern <pattern>                         Path to the pattern file to use. May be a file path or a URL.
+  -i, --instantiation <instantiation>             Path to the pattern instantiation file to use. May be a file path or a URL.
+  -m, --metaSchemasLocation <metaSchemaLocation>  The location of the directory of the meta schemas to be loaded (default: "../calm/draft/2024-03/meta")
+  -v, --verbose                                   Enable verbose logging. (default: false)
+  -h, --help                                      display help for command
+
+```
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