GenXdev.Helpers provides general helpers that don't fit any of the other categories. Mockable Spectre.Console terminal UI integration, LLM tool-call execution, JSON Schema example generation, NuGet assembly loading, file output formatting with hyperlinks, module import utilities, and user consent management.
| Command | Aliases | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Invoke-SpectrePrompt | — | Display a Spectre.Console selection or input prompt |
| Invoke-SpectreAsk | — | Prompt for text input via Spectre.Console |
| Invoke-SpectreConfirm | — | Display a yes/no confirmation dialog |
| Write-SpectreMarkupLine | — | Write Spectre.Console markup-formatted output |
| ConvertTo-LLMOpenAIApiFunctionDefinition | — | Convert a PowerShell function to an OpenAI tool definition |
| Invoke-CommandFromToolCall | — | Execute a validated LLM tool call as a PowerShell command |
| Get-LLMJsonOutput | — | Extract valid JSON from LLM response text |
| Get-JsonExampleFromSchema | — | Generate example JSON from a JSON Schema |
| ResolveInputObjectFileNames | — | Expand pipeline input into resolved file/directory paths |
| Import-GenXdevModules | reloadgenxdev |
Import all GenXdev modules into the global scope |
| Invoke-OnEachGenXdevModule | foreach-genxdev-module-do |
Run a script block against every GenXdev module |
| EnsureNuGetAssembly | — | Download and load .NET assemblies from NuGet |
| EnsureGenXdev | — | Ensure all GenXdev modules are loaded |
| Confirm-InstallationConsent | — | Prompt for and persist third-party installation consent |
| Show-Verb | showverbs |
Display all approved PowerShell verbs |
| WriteFileOutput | — | Output file paths as clickable terminal hyperlinks |
The Spectre.Console cmdlets (Invoke-SpectrePrompt, Invoke-SpectreAsk,
Invoke-SpectreConfirm, Write-SpectreMarkupLine, Write-SpectreLine)
provide terminal UI prompts and markup-formatted output.
ConvertTo-LLMOpenAIApiFunctionDefinition converts a PowerShell function
into an OpenAI-compatible tool definition. Invoke-CommandFromToolCall
executes a validated LLM tool call as a PowerShell command.
Get-LLMJsonOutput extracts valid JSON from LLM response text that may
contain markdown fences or other non-JSON content.
ResolveInputObjectFileNames expands pipeline input into resolved file and
directory paths. WriteFileOutput outputs file paths as clickable terminal
hyperlinks.
Import-GenXdevModules (reloadgenxdev) imports all GenXdev modules.
Invoke-OnEachGenXdevModule (foreach-genxdev-module-do) runs a script
block against each GenXdev module. EnsureGenXdev ensures all GenXdev
modules are loaded. EnsureNuGetAssembly downloads and loads .NET
assemblies from NuGet packages.
Get-JsonExampleFromSchema generates an example JSON string from a JSON
Schema definition. Get-AIDefaultLLMSettings returns available default
LLM settings. Get-PowerShellRoot returns the PowerShell workspace root
path. Show-Verb (showverbs) lists approved PowerShell verbs.
Confirm-InstallationConsent prompts for and persists third-party
installation consent. Assert-RefactorFile executes a refactoring
operation on a source file. Approve-NewTextFileContent provides
interactive file content comparison and approval using WinMerge.
Test-RefactorLLMSelection evaluates source files for refactoring
eligibility using LLM analysis. GenerateMasonryLayoutHtml generates
a responsive masonry layout HTML gallery from image data.
- GenXdev.AI — LLM chat (uses tool-call infrastructure)
- GenXdev.FileSystem — File resolution
- Full Cmdlet Reference