Maven

Maven is the standard CLI for building Java projects from a pom.xml, resolving dependencies, and running lifecycle phases or plugin goals. It covers compile, test, package, install, deploy, reporting, and site-generation workflows, especially in multi-module repositories.

• Run standard Java build phases such as compile, test, package, verify, install, and deploy from the shell.
• Resolve dependencies and plugins from Maven repositories, then build selected modules or resume failed reactor builds.
• Invoke plugin goals for checks, code generation, documentation, site publishing, and release workflows defined by the project.

• Batch mode, project selection, resume flags, thread control, and log-file output make it workable in CI jobs and agent retry loops.
• The command surface is stable, but output is mostly human-oriented build logs with no native JSON mode for structured parsing.
• Best fit when an agent is operating inside an existing Maven repo where the pom.xml already encodes the workflow; less self-describing than service CLIs because plugins and profiles change behavior per project.

• Requires a compatible JDK, and private repositories or deploy targets often need credentials in settings.xml or related config.
• What mvn does can vary widely by project because plugins, profiles, toolchains, and repository settings drive the actual build behavior.