EmDash CLI

The EmDash CLI (emdash, with the short alias em) manages EmDash CMS instances. Commands fall into two categories:

• Local commands work with project files or a configured database: init, doctor, seed, migrate, export-seed, and secrets.
• Remote commands talk to a running EmDash instance: types, login, logout, whoami, content, schema, media, search, taxonomy, menu, and site.

Run npx emdash --help and npx emdash <command> --help for the installed version's exact commands and flags. Resolve the current target with a read command before a destructive or bulk mutation; examples in this skill do not authorize changing an instance the user did not place in scope.

Authentication

Remote commands resolve auth automatically:

1. --token flag
2. EMDASH_TOKEN env var
3. Stored credentials from emdash login
4. Dev bypass (localhost only — no token needed)

For a localhost development server with the development bypass enabled, the client can authenticate automatically. For a remote instance, run emdash login --url https://example.com or provide a scoped token.