B&W-to-Color TVs took ~20 years...
We did it for our CLI in 68 minutes ⚡️
October 1, 2025 • 8:13am → 9:21am EST
8:13am — The Problem
We just built championship-grade ASCII art for FAF CLI to celebrate Sonnet 4.5 hitting 100% AI readiness.
Full ANSI colors. Cyan-to-orange gradient. Looks stunning in your terminal with faf version.
But there's a catch: Claude Code auto-collapses it. Users have to hit Ctrl+O to expand and see the banner. We wanted people to see our art without hunting for it. Solution? Put it on the NPM page where it can't be hidden.
v2.4.16: First attempt - ASCII art broken in NPM's markdown renderer.
8:13am-8:48am — The Solution
Simple: Screenshot the beautiful terminal output. Host it on GitHub. Reference it in the README.
The trick? GitHub raw URLs for images. NPM can fetch and display them. Perfect workaround.
v2.4.17: Wrong URL = 404. Getting warmer.
8:48am-9:21am — The Polish
Fixed the URL. Cropped 4 pixels of noise from the edge. Published.
> **💎 See it live in your terminal:** `faf version`68 minutes from ASCII chaos to technicolor perfection.
9:21am — Victory
v2.4.21: Championship-grade technicolor banner. Cyan-to-orange gradient. Perfect.
68 minutes from disaster to triumph. From monochrome mess to full-color glory.
And yes, 68 is my birth year (1968) and my favorite number.
The universe has a sense of humor. 🍊✨
Try it yourself
npm install -g faf-cli
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Transform any project into perfect AI context in 30 seconds.
41 commands. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and all AI tools.
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