CLI Usage

Commands

Command	Description
cms dev	Start CMS in development mode with file watching
cms start	Start CMS in production mode
cms build	Build CMS for production
cms generate	Run code generation pipeline
cms migrate	Generate and run database migrations
cms typegen	Generate TypeScript types from schemas
cms lint	Validate schema definitions
cms doctor	Check project health
cms collection create	Scaffold a new collection
cms plugin create	Scaffold a new plugin

Flags

cms dev

Flag	Description	Default
--dir <path>	Schema directory	./cms
--port <num>	Server port	3000
--host <addr>	Server host	0.0.0.0
--db-url <url>	Database URL	file:./cms.db
--db-adapter <type>	Database adapter	sqlite
--vite	Start Vite dev server for admin UI with HMR	false

cms start

Flag	Description	Default
--dir <path>	Schema directory	./cms
--port <num>	Server port	3000
--host <addr>	Server host	0.0.0.0
--db-url <url>	Database URL	file:./cms.db
--db-adapter <type>	Database adapter	sqlite

cms build

Flag	Description	Default
--clean	Clean output directory	false
--out-dir <path>	Output directory	./dist

Other Commands

Flag	Commands	Description
--dir <path>	migrate, generate, typegen, lint, doctor	Schema directory
--fix	lint	Auto-fix issues
--out <path>	generate, typegen	Output directory
--db <path>	migrate	Database file path

Quick Start

# Start development
cms dev

# Start with Vite dev server (HMR for admin panel)
cms dev --vite

# Check your setup
cms doctor

# Scaffold a collection
cms collection create posts

# Generate types and APIs
cms generate

# Run migrations
cms migrate

# Build for production
cms build

# Start production server
cms start