Chef 360 Platform CLI reference

The Chef 360 Platform CLIs let you manage the platform, nodes, jobs, and configuration from the command line. The following CLIs are grouped by the service they belong to. Each CLI links to its command reference page.

To install the CLIs and register your workstation, see Configure workstation.

Platform CLIs

The Chef Platform CLIs let you authenticate, manage users and roles, and import data into the Chef 360 Platform from the command line.

• chef-platform-auth-cli: authenticate and manage CLI profiles, users, roles, and policies.
• chef-import-cli: import data into Chef 360 Platform.

Node Management CLIs

The Chef Node Management CLIs let you enroll and manage nodes, node groups, skills, and skill assemblies from the command line.

• chef-node-enrollment-cli: enroll nodes with Chef 360 Platform.
• chef-node-management-cli: manage nodes, node groups, skills, and skill assemblies.

Courier CLIs

The Chef Courier CLIs let you create, run, and inspect Chef Courier jobs from the command line.

• chef-courier-cli: create, run, and inspect Chef Courier jobs.
• courier-runner: execute Courier jobs as a continuous service or locally in zero mode, and validate job templates in dry-run mode without connecting to the platform.

DSM CLIs

The Chef DSM CLI lets you register and manage nodes within Chef Declarative State Management (DSM) from the command line.

• chef-dsm-cli: register and manage nodes within Chef DSM.

Knife tools

The Knife tools help you export and clean up Chef Infra Server data for migration to Chef 360 Platform.

• knife ec backup: export Chef Infra Server data for migration into Chef 360 Platform.
• knife tidy: clean up stale and unused data in Chef Infra Server backups and on a live Chef Infra Server.