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qzx createDirectory

What it does

Creates one or more real directories with deduplication, conflict detection, and per-target rollback on failure

Command maturity: Alpha

Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve. This is the current development-checkout assessment. Every future immutable release tag preserves the exact assessment shipped by that version. Available in PyPI 0.2.2.0.8. This page documents the 0.2.2.0.8 alpha development checkout.

Behavior and built-in protections

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Direct execution for this operation

Works without invoking native programs

Works without network access

No elevation required by design

This safety classification was reviewed by OpenAI GPT-5.6 Pro against implementation digest sha256:902b158008896ce4683ee6c457beffc870050415324dbf7ddf46ed0fc87273cd on 2026-08-25.

Exact syntax

qzx createDirectory <directory_paths> --json

Parameters

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NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
directory_pathslist[str]YesNot declaredOne or more real directory paths to create

Input examples

qzx createDirectory "ProjectFolder"

Create one directory named "ProjectFolder"

qzx createDirectory "src/components" "src/styles" "src/utils"

Create several project directories and report every target independently

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx createDirectory <directory_paths> --json

Observed output example

Captured with QZX 0.2.2.0.8 on Windows 11; exit code 0. Host-dependent values and duration can vary.

Example command: qzx createDirectory ../artifacts/qzx-evidence/created-one ../artifacts/qzx-evidence/created-two --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Created 2 target directories; 0 already existed and 0 duplicates were skipped.",
    "details": {
        "requested": 2,
        "normalized_unique": 2,
        "created": 2,
        "already_existed": 0,
        "duplicates": 0,
        "failed": 0,
        "directories_created": 2,
        "directories_rolled_back": 0,
        "directories_retained_after_command": 2,
        "filesystem_changed": true,
        "link_traversal_allowed": false,
        "rollback_policy": "empty_directories_created_by_a_failed_target",
        "operations": [
            {
                "request_index": 1,
                "requested_path": "../artifacts/qzx-evidence/created-one",
                "path": "C:\\Team Dropbox\\Valis Idealis\\Ale\\Programacion\\QZX - Quick Zap Exchange\\artifacts\\qzx-evidence\\created-one",
                "status": "created",
                "changed": true,
                "created_paths": [
                    "C:\\Team Dropbox\\Valis Idealis\\Ale\\Programacion\\QZX - Quick Zap Exchange\\artifacts\\qzx-evidence\\created-one"
                ],
                "concurrent_directories": []
            },
            {
                "request_index": 2,
                "requested_path": "../artifacts/qzx-evidence/created-two",
                "path": "C:\\Team Dropbox\\Valis Idealis\\Ale\\Programacion\\QZX - Quick Zap Exchange\\artifacts\\qzx-evidence\\created-two",
                "status": "created",
                "changed": true,
                "created_paths": [
                    "C:\\Team Dropbox\\Valis Idealis\\Ale\\Programacion\\QZX - Quick Zap Exchange\\artifacts\\qzx-evidence\\created-two"
                ],
                "concurrent_directories": []
            }
        ]
    },
    "meta": {
        "command": "createDirectory",
        "command_maturity": {
            "stage": "alpha",
            "label": "Alpha",
            "sequence": 2,
            "public_executable": true,
            "stability": "interface_may_change",
            "summary": "Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve.",
            "promotion_review_required": false,
            "assessment_scope": "development_checkout"
        },
        "duration_ms": 8.179,
        "schema_version": 1
    }
}
View the JSON result contract
{
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
        "success",
        "message",
        "meta"
    ],
    "properties": {
        "success": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "meta": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
                "command",
                "command_maturity",
                "duration_ms",
                "schema_version"
            ],
            "properties": {
                "command": {
                    "type": "string"
                },
                "command_maturity": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "required": [
                        "stage",
                        "label",
                        "sequence",
                        "public_executable",
                        "stability",
                        "summary",
                        "promotion_review_required",
                        "assessment_scope"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                        "stage": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "label": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "sequence": {
                            "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "public_executable": {
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "stability": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "summary": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "promotion_review_required": {
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "assessment_scope": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "note": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "review": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "required": [
                                "reviewed_on",
                                "rationale",
                                "evidence"
                            ],
                            "properties": {
                                "reviewed_on": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "format": "date"
                                },
                                "rationale": {
                                    "type": "string"
                                },
                                "evidence": {
                                    "type": "array",
                                    "minItems": 1,
                                    "items": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                },
                                "replacement": {
                                    "type": "string"
                                }
                            },
                            "additionalProperties": false
                        }
                    },
                    "additionalProperties": true
                },
                "duration_ms": {
                    "type": "number"
                },
                "schema_version": {
                    "type": "integer"
                }
            },
            "additionalProperties": true
        },
        "details": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
                "requested_count": [],
                "maximum_path_count": [],
                "filesystem_changed": {
                    "type": "boolean"
                }
            },
            "additionalProperties": true
        },
        "error": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "error_code": {
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": true
}

Errors and limits

The public contract requires success=false and a descriptive message on failure. This catalog does not yet declare a command-specific error taxonomy; inspect the result and do not invent error codes.

QZX is alpha software. Optional dependencies, permissions, and host capabilities can change the result.

{
    "success": false,
    "error_code": "directory_creation_failed",
    "error": "1 of 1 path request failed.",
    "message": "Created 0 target directories; 0 already existed, 0 duplicates were skipped, and 1 failed.",
    "details": {
        "requested": 1,
        "normalized_unique": 0,
        "created": 0,
        "already_existed": 0,
        "duplicates": 0,
        "failed": 1,
        "directories_created": 0,
        "directories_rolled_back": 0,
        "directories_retained_after_command": 0,
        "filesystem_changed": false,
        "link_traversal_allowed": false,
        "rollback_policy": "empty_directories_created_by_a_failed_target",
        "operations": [
            {
                "request_index": 1,
                "requested_path": "",
                "status": "failed",
                "changed": false,
                "error_code": "invalid_directory_path",
                "error": "Directory paths must not be empty."
            }
        ]
    },
    "meta": {
        "command": "createDirectory",
        "command_maturity": {
            "stage": "alpha",
            "label": "Alpha",
            "sequence": 2,
            "public_executable": true,
            "stability": "interface_may_change",
            "summary": "Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve.",
            "promotion_review_required": false,
            "assessment_scope": "development_checkout"
        },
        "duration_ms": 4.236,
        "schema_version": 1
    }
}

Captured command: qzx createDirectory "" --json

Evidence workflow: captured and digest-validated.

Evidence and provenance

Documentation channel
Development documentation 0.2.2.0.8 · main · sha256:9aa902dfb6b006017e52972bf7871fef49b03ec24ff80741231d743d0354bfc2
Availability
0.2.2.0.8 or earlier

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