Halo Cli Shared

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name: halo-cli-shared version: 1.0.0 description: Use when a task broadly involves Halo CLI and the correct command area is not yet clear, or when you need shared rules for profiles, JSON output, help discovery, config paths, and destructive actions. metadata: openclaw: category: developer-tools requires: bins: ["halo"] cliHelp: "halo --help"

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Halo CLI Shared

Start here when the task says "use Halo CLI" but does not yet say whether it is auth, content, search, operations, or moderation.

Install And Verify

Install globally:

npm install -g @halo-dev/cli

Binary name:

halo

Check version and top-level help:

halo --version
halo --help

Top-Level Areas

auth

post

single-page

search

plugin

theme

attachment

backup

moment

comment

notification

Shared Rules

Most command areas require an authenticated profile.

Use halo auth login to create a profile.

Use --profile when more than one profile exists.

Use --json when output is meant for automation or follow-up parsing.

In non-interactive mode, dangerous commands usually require --force.

Read --help before guessing flags for a specific command.

Public vs Authenticated

Most areas require auth.

The main public workflow is halo search, which can use a direct site URL without login:

halo search --keyword "halo" --url https://www.halo.run

Config And Secrets

Profile metadata is stored in:

$HALO_CLI_CONFIG_DIR/config.json if HALO_CLI_CONFIG_DIR is set

otherwise $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/halo/config.json

otherwise ~/.config/halo/config.json

Credentials are stored in the system keyring.

Routing

Use halo-cli-auth for login, current profile, profile list/use/delete, and credential repair.

Use halo-cli-content for posts and single pages.

Use halo-cli-search for public site search.

Use halo-cli-operations for themes, plugins, attachments, backups, and moments.

Use halo-cli-moderation-notifications for comments, replies, and notifications.