Quick start

Verify that the installed command resolves.
Terminal window
```
tman --version
```
Generate the default material source from a seed and Material variant.
Terminal window
```
tman generate --color "#6750A4" --variant "Tonal spot"
```
One run writes light and dark source files for every generation-capable adapter. See generated paths for the source/destination model.
Select the active theme family and apply an initial mode.
Terminal window
```
tman select --theme material --dark
```
Selection persists material as the single activeTheme only after at least one adapter succeeds.
Switch modes without changing theme identity.
Terminal window
```
tman apply --light
tman apply --dark
```
This non-interactive command is the integration point for theme daemons and desktop appearance hooks. A target may skip itself when its environment is unavailable; later adapters still run.
Preview generation through the web interface.
Terminal window
```
tman serve
```
The web UI’s preview path avoids writes. There is no CLI-wide dry-run flag; actions in the web UI can still generate files, update favorites, or change configuration.

Continue with generation and selection to understand the files that each phase owns.