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CLI

Manage servers, messages, and apps from the terminal

The start CLI connects to start.chat from your terminal.

Install

Terminal

npm install -g start

Authenticate

Terminal

start login

Opens a browser to pick a server. Credentials save to ~/.start/credentials/.

Skip the browser with a key directly:

Terminal

start login --key sk_live_xxx --server my-server

Commands

CommandDescription
loginLog in via browser to connect a server
logoutRemove saved credentials for a server
chatLaunch interactive terminal chat
configManage start configuration
appBuild, publish, and manage apps
apiQuery and mutate start.chat data

Examples

Terminal

# list servers

start api server list



# list channels

start api channel list srv_abc123



# send a message

start api message send ch_abc123 "Hello from the CLI"



# read messages as JSON

start api message list srv_abc123 ch_abc123 --json | jq '.[0]'



# manage config

start config set defaultServer my-server

start config list



# build and publish an app

start app build ./my-app

start app publish ./my-app



# interactive chat

start chat

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