emdash-cli

You can manage EmDash CMS content and schema from the command line using a CLI tool that controls instances via local SQLite files or remote HTTP requests. It handles content CRUD, schema management, and media operations directly from your terminal.

Yes, you can automate content workflows and batch operations for a headless CMS by running scriptable CLI commands. The tool supports seed generation, type generation, and reproducible deployments to streamline content operations.

The EmDash CLI works with both local SQLite databases and remote HTTP deployments. Local commands operate directly on the SQLite file without a running server, while remote commands communicate with a running instance over HTTP.

You handle authentication and custom headers for remote CMS instances using built-in CLI options. The tool manages remote authentication automatically with tokens and environment variables, and supports header customization for proxy configurations.

The best way to initialize a local development environment for EmDash is using local CLI commands. You can run init, dev, and seed commands directly on a SQLite file to set up and configure your instance without needing a running server.

No, you do not need a running server to manage content types and generate seeds locally. The CLI provides local commands like init, dev, seed, and export-seed that operate directly on a SQLite file for offline development.