connapse-cli

Command-line interface for Connapse — an AI-powered knowledge management platform.

The CLI works with both Connapse Cloud (multi-tenant) and self-hosted Connapse servers.

Install

Option 1: .NET global tool (requires .NET 10 SDK)

dotnet tool install -g Connapse.CLI
connapse --version

Upgrade later with:

dotnet tool update -g Connapse.CLI

Option 2: Self-contained binary (no .NET required)

Download the binary for your platform from the latest release:

Platform	Asset
Windows (x64)	connapse-cli-win-x64.exe
Linux (x64)	connapse-cli-linux-x64
macOS (Intel)	connapse-cli-osx-x64
macOS (Apple Silicon)	connapse-cli-osx-arm64

On Linux or macOS:

chmod +x connapse-cli-linux-x64
sudo mv connapse-cli-linux-x64 /usr/local/bin/connapse

On Windows, add the .exe to a directory in your PATH.

Option 3: Build from source

git clone https://github.com/Destrayon/connapse-cli
cd connapse-cli
dotnet build Connapse.Cli.slnx
dotnet run --project src/Connapse.Cli -- --help

Quick start

# 1. Log in to your Connapse server. A browser opens for OAuth; on completion# the CLI stores credentials in ~/.connapse/credentials.json.
connapse auth login --server https://www.connapse.com
# 2. (Cloud only) Pick an organization as the default for subsequent commands.
connapse org list
connapse org switch my-org
# 3. Create a knowledge container.
connapse container create "my-docs" --description "Project documentation"# 4. Upload a file or directory.
connapse upload ./docs --container my-docs --destination /guides
# 5. Wait for indexing to finish, then search.
connapse search "how do I configure X" --container my-docs --top 5

Commands

All commands accept the global options --org <slug> and --verbose. Commands that require authentication will exit with status code 2 and ask you to run connapse auth login if credentials are missing or invalid.

Authentication

Command	Description
connapse auth login --server <url>	Open a browser for OAuth login.
connapse auth login --server <url> --with-token	Read a pre-generated token from stdin (CI-friendly).
connapse auth logout	Clear stored credentials.
connapse auth whoami	Show the current identity and server.
connapse auth pat create <name> [--expires yyyy-MM-dd]	Create a personal access token.
connapse auth pat list	List all personal access tokens.
connapse auth pat revoke <id>	Revoke a personal access token by ID.

Organizations (Cloud only)

Command	Description
connapse org list	List organizations you belong to.
connapse org switch <slug>	Set the default organization.
connapse org current	Print the current default organization slug.

Organization commands are no-ops on self-hosted servers and exit 0 with a friendly message.

Containers

Command	Description
connapse container create <name> [--description ...]	Create a knowledge container.
connapse container list	List all containers in the current organization.
connapse container delete <name>	Delete a container (accepts name or ID).
connapse container stats <name>	Show document counts, chunks, size, and embedding info.

Files

Command	Description
connapse files list --container <name> [--path /folder]	List files and folders in a container.
connapse files get --container <name> --file <id-or-path>	Print a file's text content.
connapse files delete --container <name> --file <guid>	Delete a file by ID.

Content

Command	Description
connapse upload <path> --container <name> [--destination /] [--strategy Semantic]	Upload a file or directory.
connapse search "<query>" --container <name> [--mode Hybrid] [--top 10] [--path /x] [--min-score 0.5]	Search inside a container.
connapse reindex --container <name> [--force] [--no-detect-changes]	Re-process all documents.

Housekeeping

Command	Description
connapse version	Print the installed CLI version.
connapse update	Check for and install a newer version from GitHub.
connapse update --check	Check for a newer version without installing.
connapse update --include-prerelease	Include pre-release versions.

Configuration

File locations

File	Purpose
~/.connapse/credentials.json	API key, refresh token, server URL, user email. File mode 0600 on Unix.
~/.connapse/config.json	Default org slug, cached edition, last-update-check timestamp.

On Windows these live under %USERPROFILE%\.connapse\.

Environment variables

Variable	Effect
CONNAPSE_ORG	Sets the target organization for all commands. Overridden by --org.

Global flags

Flag	Effect
--org <slug>	Override organization for a single command.
--verbose	Print full stack traces for unexpected errors.

Exit codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success.
1	User error (bad input, server-rejected request, partial failure).
2	Authentication failure — run connapse auth login to fix.
99	Unexpected error. Re-run with --verbose to see the stack trace.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome at https://github.com/Destrayon/connapse-cli/issues.

Releases

Releases are published via a tag push to main:

git tag v0.5.0
git push origin v0.5.0

The .github/workflows/release.yml workflow builds four self-contained binaries, packs a NuGet global tool, and creates a GitHub Release with all five assets.

NuGet publish requires the NUGET_API_KEY secret. Create a scoped API key at nuget.org/account/apikeys (glob pattern Connapse.CLI*) and set it on the repo:

gh secret set NUGET_API_KEY --repo Destrayon/connapse-cli

If the secret is missing the release workflow still succeeds — the NuGet publish step is skipped, but binary assets are still attached to the release.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.