Hyphen CLI Command Reference

Env variables

• HYPHEN_DEV: set to true if you wish to interact against the Hyphen dev environment. You can also use --dev, but it would be required with each command.

Installation

Linux/MacOS

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://cdn.hyphen.ai/install/install.sh)"

Windows

powershell -c "irm https://cdn.hyphen.ai/install/install.ps1 | iex"

Main Commands

hyphen

The root command for the Hyphen CLI.

Usage:

hyphen [command]

Global Flags:

• --org: Organization ID (e.g., org_123)
• --proj: Project ID (e.g., proj_123)
• --env: Environment ID (e.g., env_12345)
• --yes, -y: Automatically answer yes for prompts
• --no: Automatically answer no for prompts

Available Commands:

• auth: Authenticate with Hyphen
• init: Initialize an app
• update: Update the Hyphen CLI
• set-org: Set the organization ID
• set-project: Set the project ID
• version: Display the version of the Hyphen CLI
• push: Upload and encrypt environment variables for a specific environment
• pull: Retrieve and decrypt environment variables for a specific environment
• link: Shorten a URL and optionally generate a QR code
• app: Manage applications
• project: Manage projects
• env: Manage environments

Authentication Command

hyphen auth

Authenticate with Hyphen.

Usage:

hyphen auth

This command starts the OAuth flow and saves the credentials.

API Key authentication

If you are authenticating in a CI/CD environment and need to authenticate using an API key, you can do so in 2 ways:

--use-api-key

This will look for the HYPHEN_API_KEY environment variable first and if not found it will prompt for the key.

Usage:

hyphen auth --use-api-key

--set-api-key VALUE

This will expect an inline value. The risk in using this method is just in exposing the secret in your terminal output, but it's provided for convenience.

Usage:

hyphen auth --set-api-key VALUE

Initialization Command

hyphen init

Initialize an app.

Usage:

hyphen init <app name>

This command creates a new app and initializes the manifest file.

Push Command

hyphen push

Upload and encrypt environment variables for a specific environment.

Usage:

hyphen push [flags]

Flags:

• --environment, -e string: Specify the environment to push to (e.g., dev, staging, prod)
• --org string: Specify the organization ID (overrides the default from credentials)

This command reads the local .env file corresponding to the specified environment, encrypts the variables, and uploads them to the Hyphen platform.

Pull Command

hyphen pull

Retrieve and decrypt environment variables for a specific environment.

Usage:

hyphen pull [flags]

Flags:

• --environment, -e string: Specify the environment to pull from (e.g., dev , staging, prod)
• --org string: Specify the organization ID (overrides the default from credentials)

This command retrieves the encrypted environment variables from the specified environment, decrypts them, and saves them to a local .env file.

Update Command

hyphen update

Update the Hyphen CLI.

Usage:

hyphen update

Set Organization Command

hyphen set-org

Set the organization ID in .hx.

Usage:

hyphen set-org <id>

Set Project Command

hyphen set-project

Set the project ID in .hx.

Usage:

hyphen set-project <id>

Version Command

hyphen version

Display the version of the Hyphen CLI.

Usage:

hyphen version

Link Command

hyphen link

Shorten a URL and optionally generate a QR code.

Usage:

hyphen link <long_url> [flags]

Flags:

• --qr: Generate a QR code for the shortened URL
• --domain string: Specify a custom domain for the short URL (default: organization's default domain)
• --tag strings: Add tags to the shortened URL (can be used multiple times)
• --code string: Set a custom short code for the URL (if available)
• --title string: Add a title to the shortened URL

App Command

hyphen app

Manage applications.

Available Subcommands:

• list: List all applications associated with the organization and project
• create: Create a new app
• get: Get an app

List Command

hyphen app list

List all applications associated with the organization and project.

Usage:

hyphen app list

Create Command

hyphen app create

Create a new app within your organization.

Usage:

hyphen app create <app name> [flags]

Flags:

• --id, -i: Specify a custom app ID (optional)

Examples:

hyphen app create myapp
hyphen app create myapp --id custom-app-id

Get Command

hyphen app get

Retrieve details of an app within your organization.

Usage:

hyphen app get <id>

Examples:

hyphen app get custom-app-id

Project Command

hyphen project

Manage projects.

Available Subcommands:

• list: List all projects
• create: Create a new project with the provided name
• get: Get a project by ID

List Command

hyphen project list

List all projects.

Usage:

hyphen project list

Create Command

hyphen project create

Create a new project with the provided name.

Usage:

hyphen project create [name]

Examples:

hyphen project create "project"

Get Command

hyphen project get

Get a project by ID.

Usage:

hyphen project get [project_id]

Examples:

hyphen project get proj_123

Env Command

hyphen env

Manage environment .env secrets.

Available Subcommands:

• pull: Retrieve and decrypt .env secrets for a specific environment
• push: Upload and encrypt .env secrets for a specific environment

Pull Command

hyphen env pull

Retrieve and decrypt .env secrets for a specific environment.

Usage:

hyphen env pull [flags]

Flags:

• --environment, -e string: Specify the environment to pull from (e.g., dev, staging, prod)
• --org string: Specify the organization ID (overrides the default from credentials)
• --all: Pull secrets for all environments

This command retrieves the encrypted environment variables from the specified environment, decrypts them, and saves them to a local .env file.

Push Command

hyphen env push

Upload and encrypt .env secrets for a specific environment.

Usage:

hyphen env push [flags]

Flags:

• --environment, -e string: Specify the environment to push to (e.g., dev, staging, prod)
• --org string: Specify the organization ID (overrides the default from credentials)
• --all: Push secrets for all environments

This command reads the local .env file corresponding to the specified environment, encrypts the variables, and uploads them to the Hyphen platform.

Run Command

hyphen env run production -- yourcommand and command args

Run a sub-command with the specified environment set as environment variables, merging with defaults.

Usage:

hyphen env run [environment] -- [command]

environment is optional. Skipping it will just use the default (.env) environment.

When they exist, the files will be loaded and appended to the environment in this order:

• .env
• .env.local
• .env.{environment}

So a variable defined in .env that is also defined in .env.{environment} will have the .env.{environment} value take precedence.