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CLI Overview CLI installation and setup

The Paperclip CLI handles instance setup, diagnostics, and control-plane operations.

Usage

pnpm paperclip --help

Global Options

All commands support:

Flag Description
--data-dir <path> Local Paperclip data root (isolates from ~/.paperclip)
--api-base <url> API base URL
--api-key <token> API authentication token
--context <path> Context file path
--profile <name> Context profile name
--json Output as JSON

Company-scoped commands also accept --company-id <id>.

For clean local instances, pass --data-dir on the command you run:

pnpm paperclip run --data-dir ./tmp/paperclip-dev

Context Profiles

Store defaults to avoid repeating flags:

# Set defaults
pnpm paperclip context set --api-base http://localhost:3100 --company-id <id>

# View current context
pnpm paperclip context show

# List profiles
pnpm paperclip context list

# Switch profile
pnpm paperclip context use default

To avoid storing secrets in context, use an env var:

pnpm paperclip context set --api-key-env-var-name PAPERCLIP_API_KEY
export PAPERCLIP_API_KEY=...

Context is stored at ~/.paperclip/context.json.

Command Categories

The CLI has two categories:

  1. Setup commands — instance bootstrap, diagnostics, configuration
  2. Control-plane commands — issues, agents, approvals, activity