CLI Reference

Complete reference for Superset command-line interface, including commands and flags.

Synopsis

superset <command> [subcommand] [options]

Run superset --help for the top-level command list, or superset <command> --help for any group.

Global options

These flags are accepted by every command:

FlagEnvDescription
--jsonPrint the data payload as formatted JSON.
--quietOne ID per line for arrays; the ID for single objects; JSON fallback otherwise.
--api-key <key>SUPERSET_API_KEYUse an API key instead of stored OAuth login.
--help, -hShow help for the current command.
--version, -vPrint superset v<version> and exit.

Commands

auth

Authentication and session inspection.

superset auth login

Authenticate via browser OAuth and store a session token at ~/.superset/config.json.

Single-org accounts are selected automatically. With multiple orgs and a TTY, the CLI prompts; with multiple orgs and no TTY, you must pass --organization or the command exits 1 listing the available slugs.

superset auth login
superset auth login --organization acme

Returns

The newly authenticated user and active organization.

◇  Authorized!
│  Satya Patel (you@example.com)
│  Organization: Acme
└  Logged in successfully.

--json

{
  userId: string;
  organizationId: string;
  organizationName: string;
}

Options

FlagDescription
--organization <idOrSlug>Selects the active organization without prompting. Required for non-TTY logins when you belong to multiple orgs.

superset auth logout

Clear the stored session. Does not call the API and does not clear the active organization (your preferred org persists across re-logins).

superset auth logout

Returns

A confirmation message.

Logged out.

--json

{ message: "Logged out." }

superset auth whoami

Show the current user, active organization, and auth source.

superset auth whoami

Returns

The current user and organization context.

Signed in as Satya Patel (you@example.com)
Organization: Acme
Auth: Session (expires in 32 min)

--json

{
  userId: string;
  email: string;
  name: string;
  organizationId: string;
  organizationName: string;
  authSource: "flag" | "env" | "oauth";
}

start

Start the local host service — the daemon the CLI and desktop app both talk to when targeting this machine.

superset start

If a manifest exists and the PID is alive, returns the existing instance's details. Otherwise spawns the host service binary, polls /trpc/health.check for up to 10 seconds, and writes the manifest. Binds to 127.0.0.1 only.

superset start --daemon

Returns

The running host service.

--json

{
  pid: number;
  port: number;
  organizationId: string;
}

Options

FlagDescription
--daemonRun detached.
--port <n>Specific port. Default: a free loopback port.

stop

Stop the local host service.

superset stop

Sends SIGTERM, waits up to 10 seconds, sends SIGKILL if still alive. The manifest is removed in all cases — including when SIGTERM itself throws.

superset stop

Returns

The stopped host service, if one was running.

--json

// No manifest
{ running: false }

// Manifest existed
{ pid: number; organizationId: string }

status

Inspect the local host service.

superset status

healthy reflects a live health.check request (2-second timeout).

superset status

Returns

The host service state. Three shapes depending on what's running.

--json

// No manifest
{ running: false; organizationId: string }

// Manifest exists but PID is dead
{
  running: false;
  stale: true;
  pid: number;
  organizationId: string;
}

// Running
{
  running: true;
  healthy: boolean;
  pid: number;
  port: number;
  endpoint: string;
  organizationId: string;
  uptimeSec: number;
}

update

Update the Superset CLI and host service binary.

superset update

Downloads the matching superset-<platform>.tar.gz from GitHub Releases and atomically replaces the install root. Only available in built binaries; running from bun run dev errors out.

superset update                     # upgrade to the latest release
superset update --check             # show current → target without installing
superset update --version 0.1.2     # install a specific version (up or down)

Returns

The current and target version, plus whether anything changed.

Updated 0.1.4 → 0.1.5 (/Users/you/.local/share/superset)

--json

// --check
{
  current: string;
  target: string;
  upToDate: boolean;
  pinned: boolean;
}

// install
{
  current: string;
  target: string;
  updated: boolean;
  installRoot?: string;
}

Options

FlagDescription
--checkOnly check for updates; don't install.
--forceRe-install even if already on that version.
--version <version>Install a specific version (e.g. `0.1.2`) instead of the rolling latest. Accepts upgrade or downgrade.

organization (alias: org)

Manage which organization the CLI targets.

superset organization list

List organizations available to the current auth context. Marks the active one.

Human mode: table with NAME, SLUG, ACTIVE.

--quiet: organization IDs.

superset organization switch <idOrSlug>

Set the active organization in ~/.superset/config.json.

superset organization switch acme
superset org switch org_…

Arguments

NameDescription
<idOrSlug>requiredOrganization ID or slug.

projects

Projects are checked-out repos that live on a specific host. v1 ships read-only; create projects from the desktop app.

superset projects list

List projects on the target host.

Options

FlagDescription
--host <id>Target host. Defaults to the local machine.

Human mode: table with ID, OWNER, REPO, PATH.

--quiet: project IDs.


hosts

Discover hosts registered to the active organization. To control the host service running on this machine, use start, stop, and status.

superset hosts list

List hosts registered to the active organization. Host registration happens via superset start on each machine — there is no separate registration command.

superset hosts list

Human mode: table with ID, NAME, ONLINE.

--quiet: host IDs.


workspaces (alias: ws)

Workspaces are branch-scoped working copies on a host.

Routing: when --host resolves to the local machine, the CLI calls the host service directly over loopback HTTP — no cloud roundtrip, works offline. Otherwise it routes through the cloud API and the relay.

If the resolved host is the local machine but the host service isn't responding, the CLI errors with Host service for this machine isn't running. Run: superset start. rather than silently falling through to the cloud.

superset workspaces list

List workspaces on the target host.

Options

FlagDescription
--host <id>Target host. Defaults to the local machine.

Human mode: table with ID, NAME, BRANCH, PROJECT, HOST.

--quiet: workspace IDs.

superset workspaces create

Create a workspace on the target host.

superset workspaces create \
  --project prj_… \
  --name "fix-login-bug" \
  --branch fix/login-bug

Options

FlagDescription
--project <projectId>requiredProject ID.
--name <name>requiredWorkspace name.
--branch <branch>requiredWorkspace branch.
--host <id>Defaults to the local machine.

superset workspaces delete <id...>

Delete one or more workspaces on the target host.

superset workspaces delete ws_a ws_b ws_c

Arguments

NameDescription
<id...>requiredWorkspace IDs to delete.

Options

FlagDescription
--host <id>Defaults to the local machine.

tasks (alias: t)

Tasks are units of work in your organization's task tracker.

superset tasks list

List tasks in the active organization.

superset tasks list --assignee-me
superset t list -s "auth" --json

Options

FlagDescription
--status <id>Filter by status ID.
--priority <urgent|high|medium|low|none>Filter by priority.
--assignee-me, -mTasks assigned to the current user.
--creator-meTasks created by the current user.
--search <query>, -sSubstring search on title.
--limit <n>Default 50, max 200.
--offset <n>Default 0.

Human mode: table with SLUG, TITLE, PRIORITY, ASSIGNEE.

--quiet: task IDs.

superset tasks get <idOrSlug>

Get a task by ID or slug.

superset tasks get tsk_…
superset tasks get fix-login-bug

Arguments

NameDescription
<idOrSlug>requiredTask ID or slug.

superset tasks create

Create a task.

superset tasks create --title "Audit auth flow" --priority high

Options

FlagDescription
--title <title>requiredTask title.
--description <text>Task description.
--priority <urgent|high|medium|low|none>Priority.
--assignee <userId>Assignee user ID.

superset tasks update <idOrSlug>

Update a task. Same fields as create, all optional.

superset tasks update fix-login-bug --priority urgent

Arguments

NameDescription
<idOrSlug>requiredTask ID or slug.

Options

FlagDescription
--title <title>New title.
--description <text>New description.
--priority <urgent|high|medium|low|none>New priority.
--assignee <userId>New assignee.

superset tasks delete <idOrSlug...>

Delete one or more tasks.

superset tasks delete tsk_a tsk_b

Arguments

NameDescription
<idOrSlug...>requiredTask IDs or slugs to delete.

automations (alias: auto)

Scheduled agent runs. Schedules use RFC 5545 RRULE bodies, e.g. FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;BYHOUR=9;BYMINUTE=0.

superset automations list

List automations in the active organization.

Human mode: table with ID, NAME, AGENT, SCHEDULE, ENABLED, NEXT RUN.

--quiet: automation IDs.

superset automations get <id>

Get an automation's metadata. The prompt body is omitted — use automations prompt to read it. Use automations logs for run history.

Arguments

NameDescription
<id>requiredAutomation ID.

superset automations create

Create an automation. Exactly one of --prompt or --prompt-file must be provided.

superset automations create \
  --name "Weekday triage" \
  --project prj_… \
  --workspace ws_… \
  --rrule "FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO,TU,WE,TH,FR;BYHOUR=9;BYMINUTE=0" \
  --prompt-file ./prompts/triage.md

Options

FlagDescription
--name <name>requiredAutomation name.
--prompt <text>Inline prompt; pass `-` to read stdin.
--prompt-file <path>Read prompt from file, verbatim.
--rrule <rrule>requiredRFC 5545 RRULE schedule.
--timezone <iana>Default: host TZ, then UTC.
--dtstart <iso8601>Default: now.
--workspace <workspaceId>Reuse an existing workspace.
--project <projectId>requiredProject ID.
--host <hostId>Default: owner's online host.
--agent <presetId>Default: claude.
--agent-config-file <path>Full ResolvedAgentConfig JSON; overrides --agent.

superset automations update <id>

Update an automation's metadata (name, schedule, agent, host). All flags optional. Omitting a flag preserves the existing value — undefined means "no change", not "clear". Use automations prompt to read or replace the prompt body.

Arguments

NameDescription
<id>requiredAutomation ID.

Options

FlagDescription
--name <name>New name.
--rrule <rrule>New schedule.
--timezone <iana>New timezone.
--dtstart <iso8601>New start time.
--host <hostId>New target host.
--agent <presetId>New agent preset.
--agent-config-file <path>Overrides --agent when both provided.
--enabled / --no-enabledCalls automation.setEnabled first.

superset automations prompt <id>

Read or replace an automation's prompt body. Without --from-file, prints the current prompt to stdout. With --from-file <path> or piped stdin, replaces the prompt verbatim.

# Read
superset automations prompt aut_… > prompt.md

# Write from file
superset automations prompt aut_… --from-file ./prompt.md

# Write from stdin
cat ./prompt.md | superset automations prompt aut_…

Arguments

NameDescription
<id>requiredAutomation ID.

Options

FlagDescription
--from-file <path>Read the new prompt from a file. Use `-` for stdin.

superset automations delete <id>

Delete an automation.

superset automations delete aut_…

Arguments

NameDescription
<id>requiredAutomation ID.

superset automations pause <id>

Pause an automation (sets enabled: false).

superset automations pause aut_…

Arguments

NameDescription
<id>requiredAutomation ID.

superset automations resume <id>

Resume an automation (sets enabled: true). The API recomputes nextRunAt on resume.

superset automations resume aut_…

Arguments

NameDescription
<id>requiredAutomation ID.

superset automations run <id>

Dispatch an automation immediately. Does not wait for completion.

superset automations run aut_…

Arguments

NameDescription
<id>requiredAutomation ID.

superset automations logs <id>

List recent runs for an automation.

superset automations logs aut_…

Arguments

NameDescription
<id>requiredAutomation ID.

Options

FlagDescription
--limit <n>Default 20, max 100.

Human mode: table with ID, STATUS, SCHEDULED FOR, CREATED AT, ERROR.

--quiet: run IDs.


Output modes

JSON mode (--json): raw payloads. Lists print arrays, get/create/update print objects, delete prints summary objects. No { "data": ... } wrapper. Empty results print null.

Quiet mode (--quiet): IDs only. Arrays of objects with an id field print one ID per line; single objects print their id; everything else falls back to JSON.

When CLAUDE_CODE, CLAUDECODE, CLAUDE_CODE_ENTRYPOINT, CODEX_CLI, GEMINI_CLI, SUPERSET_AGENT, or CI is set to a non-empty value, output defaults to JSON unless --quiet is provided.

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