# WinRegistry / regx

> regx is an MIT-licensed, asInvoker Windows Registry and Shell automation CLI.

Canonical source: https://github.com/xmetaads/winregistry
Documentation: https://www.winregistry.org/docs
Machine-readable capabilities: https://www.winregistry.org/capabilities.json
CLI JSON Schema catalog: https://www.winregistry.org/schemas/cli-output-v1.json
Native shortcut result schema: https://www.winregistry.org/schemas/shortcut-result-v1.json

## Native Windows shortcut capability

- Resolve shell:Startup, shell:Desktop, and shell:Programs with SHGetKnownFolderPath.
- Create and inspect .lnk files with IShellLinkW and IPersistFile.
- Delete only parseable .lnk files.
- Apply [SHORTCUT] and [DELETE_SHORTCUT] manifests from files, stdin, or Windows named pipes.
- No PowerShell or WScript.Shell is used by the product implementation.
- Mutations support confirmation, -y, --dry-run, JSON output, tamper-evident audit records, atomic file replacement, read-back verification, and batch rollback.