arduino-cli-board-ops

name	arduino-cli-board-ops
description	Board and port discovery workflows for selecting the right FQBN and attachment metadata. Use when requests involve `arduino-cli board` commands (`list`, `attach`, `details`, `listall`, `search`) or board identification and port mapping.

Workflow

1. Start with hardware discovery (board list) and catalog ports.
2. Resolve or confirm FQBN using board listall or board search.
3. Use board details to inspect capabilities and options.
4. Use board attach to persist sketch-to-board association when needed.

Command Coverage

• arduino-cli board list
• arduino-cli board listall
• arduino-cli board search <query>
• arduino-cli board details -b <fqbn>
• arduino-cli board attach -p <port> -b <fqbn> <sketch>

Defaults

• Prefer explicit -p and -b flags in examples.
• Include protocol only when auto-detection fails.

ICL Examples (Captured 2026-02-14)

1. Discover connected ports and candidate Nano board mappings.

arduino-cli --config-dir /tmp/arduino_cli_suite_icl_data board list
arduino-cli --config-dir /tmp/arduino_cli_suite_icl_data board search nano
arduino-cli --config-dir /tmp/arduino_cli_suite_icl_data board listall nano

Observed output included USB serial port /dev/cu.usbserial-3120 and Arduino Nano arduino:avr:nano. 2. Inspect board options and attach sketch defaults for old bootloader.

arduino-cli --config-dir /tmp/arduino_cli_suite_icl_data board details -b arduino:avr:nano
arduino-cli --config-dir /tmp/arduino_cli_suite_icl_data board attach -p /dev/cu.usbserial-3120 -b arduino:avr:nano:cpu=atmega328old /Volumes/trent/Documents/Arduino/Arduino_CLI_Codex_Skills/tmp/icl_capture/project/icl_suite_demo_v2

Observed output showed Processor option cpu=atmega328old and set default port/FQBN for the sketch.