Add CLI version option

README.md

@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ Taskgist requires a Google AI API key to interact with the Gemini LLM.
 
 Once installed and configured, you can use the `taskgist` CLI. Ensure your virtual environment is activated if you're not using `just run` or `uv run`.
 
+**Check the installed version:**
+```bash
+taskgist --version
+```
+
 **Basic usage with a string input:**
 ```bash
 taskgist "Create a new user authentication system with email verification and password reset capabilities"

src/taskgist/main.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from .baml_client.async_client import b as ab  # Using async client
 from .baml_client.types import KeywordPhrase
 from .baml_client.config import set_log_level
+from . import __version__
 
 # Load environment variables from .env file at the earliest opportunity
 load_dotenv()
@@ -127,6 +128,12 @@ def main_cli():
         description="Generates a concise gist from a software engineering task description using BAML.",
         formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v",
+        "--version",
+        action="version",
+        version=f"%(prog)s {__version__}",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "task",
         type=str,

tests/test_version.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+import taskgist
+
+
+class TestVersionCLI(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_cli_version(self):
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [sys.executable, "-m", "taskgist.main", "--version"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(result.stdout.strip().endswith(taskgist.__version__))
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()