Halo CLI

简体中文

A command-line tool for managing Halo instances.

Install

npm install -g @halo-dev/cli

The installed binary is:

halo

Check the version:

halo --version

Requirements

• Node.js >= 22

Quick Start

Login with a bearer token

halo auth login \
  --profile local \
  --url http://127.0.0.1:8090 \
  --auth-type bearer \
  --token <your-token>

Login with Basic Auth

Before using Basic Auth, make sure your Halo instance enables it.

Start Halo with:

--halo.security.basic-auth.disabled=false

Then login:

halo auth login \
  --profile local \
  --url http://127.0.0.1:8090 \
  --auth-type basic \
  --username admin \
  --password <your-password>

Verify the current profile

halo auth current
halo auth profile list

Common Usage

Get help:

halo --help
halo auth --help
halo post --help
halo single-page --help

Example root help output:

halo/1.0.0

Usage:
  $ halo <command> [options]

Commands:
  auth          Authentication commands
  post          Post management commands
  single-page   Single page management commands
  search        Search public site content
  plugin        Plugin management commands
  theme         Theme management commands
  attachment    Attachment management commands
  backup        Backup management commands
  moment        Moment management commands
  comment       Comment management commands
  notification  Notification management commands

For more info, run any command with the `--help` flag:
  $ halo auth --help
  $ halo post --help
  $ halo single-page --help
  $ halo search --help
  $ halo plugin --help
  $ halo theme --help
  $ halo attachment --help
  $ halo backup --help
  $ halo moment --help
  $ halo comment --help
  $ halo notification --help

Options:
  -h, --help     Display this message
  -v, --version  Display version number

Use a specific saved profile:

halo post list --profile production

Use JSON output for scripting:

halo post list --json
halo single-page get about --json

Main Command Areas

Halo CLI currently includes these command groups:

• auth
• post
• single-page
• search
• plugin
• theme
• attachment
• backup
• moment
• comment
• notification

For details on any command, use --help.

Agent Skills

This package also ships with reusable skills under the root skills/ directory.

Included skills:

• halo-shared
• halo-auth
• halo-content
• halo-operations
• halo-moderation-notifications

Add the skills with:

npx skills add halo-dev/cli

Recommended starting point after installation:

skills/halo-shared/SKILL.md

Configuration

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.

Development

Useful commands:

pnpm typecheck
vp lint
vp test
vp pack

Publishing

Before publishing, verify the package contents:

npm pack --dry-run

The published package should include:

• dist/
• skills/
• README.md
• LICENSE

License

MIT