Reference CLI Flags

Reference — CLI Flags

CLI flags let you control PowerAutoDocs behaviour at runtime without changing your config file. Useful for testing a single output format, or forcing a one-off AI refresh.

Usage

npx powerautodocs@latest [flags]

Output flags

Flag	Description
--wiki	Generate wiki output only
--word	Generate Word output only
--pdf	Generate PDF output only

These flags can be combined:

npx powerautodocs@latest --wiki --word --pdf    # all three
npx powerautodocs@latest --wiki --word          # wiki and Word only

Override behaviour — passing any output flag overrides the config file for that run. Only the formats you specify are generated; any formats enabled in config but not in the flags are suppressed. If no flags are passed, the config drives everything.

AI flags

Flag	Description
--regenerate-ai	Ignore the AI summary cache and regenerate all summaries from scratch

Use --regenerate-ai when you want a full fresh pass — for example after upgrading PowerAutoDocs or when you've significantly changed your prompt config. This is the only way to force regeneration of summaries for components that haven't changed.

Unknown flags

Passing an unrecognised flag causes PowerAutoDocs to exit immediately with an error listing the valid flags. This is intentional — it catches typos before a run starts.