CLI Reference

The IKARY CLI manages every aspect of working with Cell manifests: scaffolding, validation, compilation, the local development stack, custom UI primitives, and AI assistant integrations.

Install

Run commands directly with npx:

npx @ikary/cli init

Or install globally:

npm install -g @ikary/cli
ikary --help

You can also use the @ikary/ikary wrapper, which forwards to @ikary/cli:

npx @ikary/ikary init

Command groups

Group	Commands	Purpose
Manifest	init, validate, compile, preview	Create and validate Cell manifests
Local stack	local start/stop/status/logs/reset-data/db	Run the full development stack locally
Primitives	primitive add/validate/list/studio	Scaffold and preview custom UI components
Setup	setup ai	Configure Claude Code integration

Global flags

Flag	Description
--offline	Skip API calls and use local validation only
--version	Print the installed version

Requirements

• Node.js 20 or later
• Docker Desktop or Podman for ikary local commands