blokctl

0.x — Early testing phase

This package is currently at version 0.x, which means it is under active development and testing. APIs and commands may change without notice.

If you'd like to participate in testing, feel free to use it and share your feedback, bug reports, and feature requests via GitHub Issues.

Important: Since this is a testing phase, please use a test user with a test Personal Access Token that only has access to a test space. Do not use your production credentials or spaces.

Your Storyblok space, under your control.

An opinionated, unofficial CLI tool for managing Storyblok spaces, built with PHP. Configure spaces, shape components, manage stories, set preview URLs, install apps, assign workflows and tags — all from the command line.

How is `blokctl` different from the Official Storyblok CLI?

The official Storyblok CLI scaffolds Storyblok projects and facilitates Management API requests, such as pushing and pulling content and schemas.

blokctl is a different kind of tool. It focuses on crafting and auto-setup: fine-tuning and adapting your Storyblok space programmatically. Use it to configure preview URLs, install apps, assign workflow stages, manage tags, add component fields, and orchestrate demo setups — all from the command line or from your own PHP code.

Requirements

PHP 8.2 or higher
A Storyblok Personal Access Token

Installation

To install the blokctl as a project you can run:

composer create-project hi-folks/blokctl
# enter into the new directory created
cd blokctl

If you want to use the blokctl functions and functionalities in your PHP project (Laravel or Symfony also) you can install it as package:

composer require hi-folks/blokctl

Setup

Create a .env file in your project root:

SECRET_KEY=your-personal-access-token

You can copy the provided example:

cp .env.example .env

Usage

php bin/blokctl <command> [options] [arguments]

List all available commands:

php bin/blokctl list

Global options

Most commands accept the following option:

Option	Short	Description
`--space-id`	`-S`	The Storyblok Space ID
`--region`	`-R`	The Storyblok region (`EU`, `US`, `AP`, `CA`, `CN`). Defaults to `EU`
`--no-interaction`	`-n`	Run without interactive prompts (requires all options to be provided)

If --space-id is omitted, the command will prompt for it interactively.

By default, commands connect to the EU region. Use --region (-R) to target a different Storyblok region:

# US region
php bin/blokctl space:info -S 290817118944379 -R US

# Asia-Pacific region
php bin/blokctl spaces:list -R AP

# Canada region
php bin/blokctl stories:list -S 290817118944379 -R CA

Available regions: EU (default), US, AP, CA, CN.

Commands

Spaces

`spaces:list` — List all spaces

php bin/blokctl spaces:list
php bin/blokctl spaces:list --search=demo
php bin/blokctl spaces:list --owned-only
php bin/blokctl spaces:list --updated-before=90
php bin/blokctl spaces:list --owned-only --updated-before=90 --solo-only

Option	Description
`--search`	Filter spaces by name
`--owned-only`	Only show spaces owned by the authenticated user
`--updated-before`	Only show spaces last updated more than N days ago (e.g. `90`)
`--solo-only`	Only show spaces where the user is the only collaborator (implies `--owned-only`)

Filters are applied in order: --owned-only and --updated-before first (no extra API calls), then --solo-only (one API call per remaining space to check collaborators). Combining all three minimizes API calls.

Each space displays: name, ID, plan, demo mode flag, created date, and last updated date.

This command does not require --space-id.

`space:info` — Display space information

php bin/blokctl space:info -S 290817118944379

Shows space details (ID, name, plan, demo mode status), current user info, and preview URL configuration.

`space:delete` — Delete a space

php bin/blokctl space:delete -S 290817118944379

Permanently deletes a Storyblok space. Two safety checks are enforced before deletion:

The authenticated user must be the owner of the space
There must be no other collaborators (user is the sole collaborator)

Prompts for confirmation before deleting. Use -n to skip the confirmation prompt.

`space:demo-remove` — Remove demo mode from a space

php bin/blokctl space:demo-remove -S 290817118944379

Prompts for confirmation before removing demo mode. Use -n to skip the confirmation prompt.

Preview URLs

`space:preview-list` — List preview URLs

php bin/blokctl space:preview-list -S 290817118944379

Displays the default preview URL and all configured frontend environments.

`space:preview-set` — Set the default preview URL

# Set default preview URL
php bin/blokctl space:preview-set -S 290817118944379 'https://example.com/?path='

# Set default preview URL with additional environments
php bin/blokctl space:preview-set -S 290817118944379 'https://example.com/?path=' \
  -e 'Local=https://localhost:3000/?path=' \
  -e 'Staging=https://staging.example.com/?path='

Type	Name	Short	Description
Argument	`preview-url`		(required) The default preview URL for the space
Option	`--environment`	`-e`	Additional frontend environment as `Name=URL` (repeatable)

`space:preview-add` — Add a preview environment

php bin/blokctl space:preview-add -S 290817118944379 'Staging' 'https://staging.example.com/?path='

Type	Name	Description
Argument	`name`	(required) Environment name (e.g. `Staging`, `Local Development`)
Argument	`url`	(required) Environment URL

Stories

`stories:list` — List stories with filters

# List all stories
php bin/blokctl stories:list -S 290817118944379

# Filter by content type
php bin/blokctl stories:list -S 290817118944379 --content-type=page

# Filter by slug prefix
php bin/blokctl stories:list -S 290817118944379 --starts-with=articles/

# Search by name
php bin/blokctl stories:list -S 290817118944379 --search=homepage

# Filter by tag
php bin/blokctl stories:list -S 290817118944379 --with-tag=Landing

# Show only published stories with pagination
php bin/blokctl stories:list -S 290817118944379 --published-only --page=2 --per-page=50

Option	Short	Description
`--content-type`	`-c`	Filter by component name (e.g. `page`, `article`)
`--starts-with`	`-s`	Filter by slug prefix (e.g. `articles/`)
`--search`		Search stories by name
`--with-tag`	`-t`	Filter by tag (comma-separated for multiple)
`--published-only`		Only show published stories
`--page`	`-p`	Page number (default: `1`)
`--per-page`		Results per page (default: `25`, max: `100`)

`story:show` — Display a story as JSON

# By slug
php bin/blokctl story:show -S 290817118944379 --by-slug=about

# By ID
php bin/blokctl story:show -S 290817118944379 --by-id=123456

# By UUID
php bin/blokctl story:show -S 290817118944379 --by-uuid=abc-def-123

# Output only the story object
php bin/blokctl story:show -S 290817118944379 --by-slug=about --only-story

Lookup options (mutually exclusive — prompted interactively if omitted):

Option	Description
`--by-slug`	Find story by full slug (e.g. `about`, `articles/my-article`)
`--by-id`	Find story by numeric ID
`--by-uuid`	Find story by UUID

Output options:

Option	Description
`--only-story`	Output only the `story` property instead of the full API response

`stories:tags-assign` — Assign tags to stories

# Assign a tag by story slug
php bin/blokctl stories:tags-assign -S 290817118944379 --story-slug=home --tag=Landing

# Assign multiple tags to multiple stories
php bin/blokctl stories:tags-assign -S 290817118944379 \
  --story-slug=home --story-slug=about \
  --tag=Landing --tag=Marketing

# Mix story IDs and slugs
php bin/blokctl stories:tags-assign -S 290817118944379 \
  --story-id=123456 --story-slug=contact \
  --tag=Page

Option	Short	Description
`--story-id`		Story ID to tag (repeatable)
`--story-slug`		Story slug to tag (repeatable)
`--tag`	`-t`	Tag name to assign (repeatable)

At least one --story-id or --story-slug is required. Both can be combined.

`stories:workflow-assign` — Assign workflow stages to stories

# Interactive: prompts for workflow stage selection
php bin/blokctl stories:workflow-assign -S 290817118944379

# Non-interactive: provide the stage ID directly
php bin/blokctl stories:workflow-assign -S 290817118944379 --workflow-stage-id=12345 -n

Option	Description
`--workflow-stage-id`	Workflow stage ID to assign (prompted interactively if omitted)

Finds all stories without a workflow stage and assigns the selected stage to them.

Components

`components:list` — List components with filters

# List all components
php bin/blokctl components:list -S 290817118944379

# Search by name
php bin/blokctl components:list -S 290817118944379 --search=hero

# Only content types (root components)
php bin/blokctl components:list -S 290817118944379 --root-only

# Filter by component group
php bin/blokctl components:list -S 290817118944379 --in-group=<group-uuid>

Option	Description
`--search`	Search components by name
`--root-only`	Only show root components (content types)
`--in-group`	Filter by component group UUID

`components:usage` — Analyze component usage across stories

# Analyze all stories
php bin/blokctl components:usage -S 290817118944379

# Only stories under a slug prefix
php bin/blokctl components:usage -S 290817118944379 --starts-with=articles/

Option	Short	Description
`--starts-with`	`-s`	Filter by slug prefix (e.g. `articles/`)
`--per-page`		Results per page for API pagination (default: `25`, max: `100`)

Fetches all stories via the Content Delivery API, recursively walks each story's content tree, and reports how many stories each component appears in and how many total times it is used. Results are sorted by total occurrences (descending).

`component:field-add` — Add a field to a component

# Add a text field inside a "Content" tab
php bin/blokctl component:field-add -S 290817118944379 \
  --component=default-page \
  --field=subtitle \
  --type=text \
  --tab=Content

# Add a richtext field
php bin/blokctl component:field-add -S 290817118944379 \
  --component=default-page \
  --field=body \
  --type=richtext \
  --tab=Content

# Add a plugin field (--type defaults to "custom")
php bin/blokctl component:field-add -S 290817118944379 \
  --component=default-page \
  --field=SEO \
  --field-type=sb-ai-seo \
  --tab=SEO

Option	Description
`--component`	Component name (e.g. `default-page`). Prompted interactively if omitted
`--field`	Field name to add (e.g. `subtitle`). Prompted interactively if omitted
`--type`	Field type: a core type (`text`, `textarea`, `richtext`, `number`, `boolean`, ...) or `custom` for plugins. Defaults to `custom`
`--field-type`	Plugin field_type slug (e.g. `sb-ai-seo`). Required when `--type=custom`
`--tab`	Tab display name to place the field in (e.g. `Content`). Prompted interactively if omitted

Supported core types: text, textarea, richtext, markdown, number, datetime, boolean, option, options, asset, multiasset, multilink, table, bloks, section.

If a tab with the same display name already exists, the field is added to that tab. Returns an error if the field name already exists in the schema.

Apps

`app:provision-list` — List installed apps

php bin/blokctl app:provision-list -S 290817118944379

Displays all apps installed in the space, with their slug, app ID, and sidebar/toolbar status.

`app:provision-install` — Install an app

# Interactive: shows an app selector
php bin/blokctl app:provision-install -S 290817118944379

# Install by app ID
php bin/blokctl app:provision-install -S 290817118944379 12345

# Install by slug
php bin/blokctl app:provision-install -S 290817118944379 --by-slug=my-app

Type	Name	Description
Argument	`app-id`	The app ID to install (prompted interactively if omitted)
Option	`--by-slug`	Find and install the app by its slug

app-id and --by-slug are mutually exclusive. If neither is provided, an interactive app selector is shown.

User

`user:me` — Display authenticated user info

php bin/blokctl user:me

# With a specific region
php bin/blokctl user:me -R US

Shows details about the currently authenticated user (ID, name, email, timezone, login strategy, and more).

This command does not require --space-id.

Interactive mode

All commands support interactive mode by default. When a required option is omitted, the command will prompt for it. To disable interactive prompts (e.g. in CI/CD pipelines), use the --no-interaction (-n) flag — in that case, all required options must be provided.

# Interactive: prompts for space ID
php bin/blokctl space:info

# Non-interactive: all options provided
php bin/blokctl space:info -S 290817118944379 -n

Using Actions from code

Every CLI command is backed by a reusable Action class that contains the business logic with no CLI dependencies. You can use Actions directly from controllers, queue jobs, scripts, or tests.

Setup

use Storyblok\ManagementApi\ManagementApiClient;
use Storyblok\ManagementApi\Data\Enum\Region;

$client = new ManagementApiClient('your-personal-access-token', shouldRetry: true);

// For non-EU regions:
$client = new ManagementApiClient('your-personal-access-token', region: Region::US, shouldRetry: true);

Spaces

Get space info

use Blokctl\Action\Space\SpaceInfoAction;

$result = (new SpaceInfoAction($client))->execute($spaceId);

$result->space;    // Space object (name, id, plan, domain, environments, ...)
$result->user;     // User object (current authenticated user)
$result->isOwner;  // bool

List spaces with filters

use Blokctl\Action\Space\SpacesListAction;

$result = (new SpacesListAction($client))->execute(
    search: 'demo',
    ownedOnly: true,
    updatedBeforeDays: 90,
    soloOnly: true,
);

$result->spaces;  // Space[] — filtered results
$result->errors;  // string[] — non-fatal errors (e.g. collaborator check failures)
$result->count();  // int

Delete a space (with safety checks)

use Blokctl\Action\Space\SpaceDeleteAction;

$action = new SpaceDeleteAction($client);

// Step 1: preflight — fetch data and evaluate safety checks
$result = $action->preflight($spaceId);

$result->space;         // Space object
$result->user;          // User object
$result->collaborators; // Collaborators collection
$result->isOwner;       // bool
$result->isSolo;        // bool
$result->canDelete();   // bool (isOwner && isSolo)

// Step 2: execute — only if safe
if ($result->canDelete()) {
    $action->execute($spaceId, $result);
}

Remove demo mode

use Blokctl\Action\Space\SpaceDemoRemoveAction;

$action = new SpaceDemoRemoveAction($client);
$result = $action->preflight($spaceId);

if ($result->isDemo) {
    $action->execute($spaceId, $result);
}

Preview URLs

List preview URLs

use Blokctl\Action\SpacePreview\SpacePreviewListAction;

$result = (new SpacePreviewListAction($client))->execute($spaceId);

$result->defaultDomain;     // string
$result->environments;      // SpaceEnvironments collection
$result->hasEnvironments(); // bool

Set the default preview URL

use Blokctl\Action\SpacePreview\SpacePreviewSetAction;
use Storyblok\ManagementApi\Data\SpaceEnvironment;

$action = new SpacePreviewSetAction($client);
$result = $action->preflight($spaceId);

$action->execute($spaceId, $result, 'https://example.com/?path=', [
    new SpaceEnvironment('Staging', 'https://staging.example.com/?path='),
    new SpaceEnvironment('Local', 'https://localhost:3000/?path='),
]);

Add a preview environment

use Blokctl\Action\SpacePreview\SpacePreviewAddAction;

$action = new SpacePreviewAddAction($client);
$result = $action->preflight($spaceId);

$action->execute($spaceId, $result, 'Staging', 'https://staging.example.com/?path=');

Stories

List stories with filters

use Blokctl\Action\Story\StoriesListAction;

$result = (new StoriesListAction($client))->execute(
    spaceId: $spaceId,
    contentType: 'page',
    startsWith: 'articles/',
    search: 'homepage',
    withTag: 'Landing',
    publishedOnly: true,
    page: 1,
    perPage: 25,
);

$result->stories; // Stories collection
$result->count(); // int

Show a story

use Blokctl\Action\Story\StoryShowAction;

// By slug
$result = (new StoryShowAction($client))->execute($spaceId, slug: 'about');

// By ID
$result = (new StoryShowAction($client))->execute($spaceId, id: '123456');

// By UUID
$result = (new StoryShowAction($client))->execute($spaceId, uuid: 'abc-def-123');

$result->story;        // Story object
$result->fullResponse; // array (full API response)

Assign tags to stories

use Blokctl\Action\Story\StoriesTagsAssignAction;

$result = (new StoriesTagsAssignAction($client))->execute(
    spaceId: $spaceId,
    storyIds: ['123456'],
    storySlugs: ['home', 'about'],
    tags: ['Landing', 'Marketing'],
);

$result->tagged; // array of ['name' => ..., 'tags' => ...]
$result->errors; // string[] — non-fatal errors

Assign workflow stages

use Blokctl\Action\Story\StoriesWorkflowAssignAction;

$action = new StoriesWorkflowAssignAction($client);
$result = $action->preflight($spaceId);

$result->stories;            // Stories collection
$result->countWithoutStage;  // int
$result->workflowStages;     // array [id => name] for selection
$result->defaultStageId;     // string|null

if ($result->countWithoutStage > 0) {
    $executeResult = $action->execute($spaceId, $result, $stageId);
    $executeResult['assigned']; // array of ['name' => ..., 'stageId' => ...]
    $executeResult['errors'];   // string[]
}

Components

List components

use Blokctl\Action\Component\ComponentsListAction;

$result = (new ComponentsListAction($client))->execute(
    spaceId: $spaceId,
    search: 'hero',
    rootOnly: true,
    inGroup: 'group-uuid',
);

$result->components; // Components collection
$result->count();    // int

Analyze component usage

use Blokctl\Action\Component\ComponentsUsageAction;

$result = (new ComponentsUsageAction($client))->execute(
    spaceId: $spaceId,
    region: 'EU',
    startsWith: 'articles/',
    perPage: 25,
);

$result->usage;           // array<string, array{stories: int, total: int}>
$result->storiesAnalyzed; // int
$result->count();         // int (number of distinct components found)

Add a field to a component

use Blokctl\Action\Component\ComponentFieldAddAction;

$action = new ComponentFieldAddAction($client);

// Preflight validates component exists and field name is available
$result = $action->preflight($spaceId, 'default-page', 'subtitle');

// Add a core field type
$action->execute($spaceId, $result, 'subtitle', 'text', 'Content');

// Add a plugin field
$action->execute($spaceId, $result, 'SEO', 'custom', 'SEO', fieldType: 'sb-ai-seo');

Apps

List installed apps

use Blokctl\Action\AppProvision\AppProvisionListAction;

$result = (new AppProvisionListAction($client))->execute($spaceId);

$result->provisions; // AppProvisions collection
$result->count();    // int

Install an app

use Blokctl\Action\AppProvision\AppProvisionInstallAction;

$action = new AppProvisionInstallAction($client);

// Install by ID
$provision = $action->execute($spaceId, '12345');

// Install by slug (resolves ID first)
$appId = $action->resolveBySlug($spaceId, 'my-app');
$provision = $action->execute($spaceId, $appId);

$provision->name();  // string
$provision->appId(); // string
$provision->slug();  // string

// Get available apps for a custom selector
$result = $action->preflight($spaceId);
$result->appOptions; // array [id => "name (slug)"]

User

Get current user info

use Blokctl\Action\User\UserMeAction;

$result = (new UserMeAction($client))->execute();

$result->user; // User object (id, email, name, timezone, org, partner, ...)

Action design pattern

Each Action follows these conventions:

Constructor receives only the ManagementApiClient
Methods receive plain scalars (space ID, field name, etc.) — no framework objects
Read-only Actions have a single execute() method returning a typed Result DTO
Mutating Actions use preflight() to fetch data and evaluate preconditions, then execute() to perform the change
Result DTOs are final readonly classes with public properties and optional convenience methods (e.g. canDelete(), hasEnvironments())
Errors are either thrown as \RuntimeException (for fatal issues) or collected in an errors array on the result (for non-fatal batch operations)

License

MIT

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blokctl

How is blokctl different from the Official Storyblok CLI?

Requirements

Installation

Setup

Usage

Global options

Commands

Spaces

spaces:list — List all spaces

space:info — Display space information

space:delete — Delete a space

space:demo-remove — Remove demo mode from a space

Preview URLs

space:preview-list — List preview URLs

space:preview-set — Set the default preview URL

space:preview-add — Add a preview environment

Stories

stories:list — List stories with filters

story:show — Display a story as JSON

stories:tags-assign — Assign tags to stories

stories:workflow-assign — Assign workflow stages to stories

Components

components:list — List components with filters

components:usage — Analyze component usage across stories

component:field-add — Add a field to a component

Apps

app:provision-list — List installed apps

app:provision-install — Install an app

User

user:me — Display authenticated user info

Interactive mode

Using Actions from code

Setup

Spaces

Get space info

List spaces with filters

Delete a space (with safety checks)

Remove demo mode

Preview URLs

List preview URLs

Set the default preview URL

Add a preview environment

Stories

List stories with filters

Show a story

Assign tags to stories

Assign workflow stages

Components

List components

Analyze component usage

Add a field to a component

Apps

List installed apps

Install an app

User

Get current user info

Action design pattern

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How is `blokctl` different from the Official Storyblok CLI?

`spaces:list` — List all spaces

`space:info` — Display space information

`space:delete` — Delete a space

`space:demo-remove` — Remove demo mode from a space

`space:preview-list` — List preview URLs

`space:preview-set` — Set the default preview URL

`space:preview-add` — Add a preview environment

`stories:list` — List stories with filters

`story:show` — Display a story as JSON

`stories:tags-assign` — Assign tags to stories

`stories:workflow-assign` — Assign workflow stages to stories

`components:list` — List components with filters

`components:usage` — Analyze component usage across stories

`component:field-add` — Add a field to a component

`app:provision-list` — List installed apps

`app:provision-install` — Install an app

`user:me` — Display authenticated user info

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