CLI

The slabCLI is a ready-made client for the platform — a fast way to search the catalog, manage your collection, and see what the API can do without writing any code. It's built entirely on the public HTTP API, so it holds no special access: everything it does, you could do yourself. Think of it as one example of a tool that wraps slab — and a starting point for building your own.

GET IT INSTALLED

The First Run walkthrough takes you from nothing to a working CLI — install it from PyPI, mint an API key, and set the key in your shell so it's the only credential you ever need. Do that first, then come back here.

DISCOVERING WHAT IT CAN DO

The CLI documents itself, so we don't reprint its commands here — that way this page can never drift from what you actually have installed. Ask the CLI instead. Commands are grouped noun-first (like git and docker), and three levels of built-in help take you from the whole surface down to a single command:

slab                          # every command, grouped by noun
slab <group>                  # one group's commands
slab <group> <command> --help # one command: usage, flags, examples

Start by running slab with no arguments — it lists every group with a one-line summary. Pick one that looks useful, drill in, and go. A mistyped group or command suggests the closest match.