Anytype CLI

A simple command-line interface for interacting with Anytype, enabling full management of spaces, objects, types, and more.

Overview

Anytype CLI provides a complete set of commands for interacting with Anytype spaces, objects, types, lists, templates, and more. It uses the anytype-go SDK and spf13/cobra.

Installation

From Source

git clone https://github.com/epheo/anytype-cli.git
cd anytype-cli
go build -o bin/anytype-cli

Requirements

• Go 1.18+
• Anytype app running locally with API enabled

Getting Started

Authentication

First, you need to authenticate with your local Anytype instance:

anytype-cli auth

This will prompt you to enter a verification code displayed in your Anytype app.

Basic Usage

# Get CLI version information
anytype-cli version

# List all spaces
anytype-cli spaces list

# All commands accept either space ID or space name
# The CLI implements a smart resolution algorithm that:
#  1. Checks if the input matches an exact space ID
#  2. Looks for an exact case-insensitive name match
#  3. Looks for a partial name match if there's only one
#  4. Falls back to treating the input as a space ID

# Search for objects (using either space ID or space name)
anytype-cli search --query "important" --space <space-id|space-name>

# Create a new page (using either space ID or space name)
anytype-cli objects create <space-id|space-name> --name "My New Page" --type "ot-page" --body "# Hello\n\nThis is my new page"

Available Commands

Global Options

• --base-url: Anytype API base URL (default: http://localhost:31009)
• --config: Custom config file location
• --output, -o: Output format (table, json, yaml)
• --verbose, -v: Enable verbose output

Authentication Command

• auth: Authenticate with Anytype
  • --force: Force re-authentication

Spaces

• spaces list: List all spaces
• spaces get <space-id>: Get details about a specific space
• spaces create: Create a new space
  • --name: Name for the space (required)
  • --description: Description for the space
  • --icon: Emoji icon for the space

Objects

• objects list <space-id>: List objects in a space
• objects get <space-id> <object-id>: Get details about an object
• objects create <space-id>: Create a new object
  • --name: Name for the object (required)
  • --type: Type key for the object (default: ot-page)
  • --description: Description for the object
  • --body: Markdown body content
  • --icon: Emoji icon for the object
  • --template: Template ID to use
• objects delete <space-id> <object-id>: Delete an object
• objects export <space-id> <object-id>: Export an object in markdown format

Types

• types list <space-id>: List all object types in a space
• types get <space-id> <type-id>: Get details about a specific object type
• types templates <space-id> <type-id>: List templates for a specific type
• types template-get <space-id> <type-id> <template-id>: Get details about a template

Lists

• lists views <space-id> <list-id>: List views for a list
• lists objects <space-id> <list-id> <view-id>: List objects in a specific list view
• lists add <space-id> <list-id> <object-id>...: Add objects to a list
• lists remove <space-id> <list-id> <object-id>: Remove an object from a list

Members

• members list <space-id>: List members in a space
• members get <space-id> <member-id>: Get details about a specific member

Search

• search: Search for objects
  • --query: Search query string
  • --types: Filter by object types (comma-separated)
  • --sort: Property to sort by
  • --direction: Sort direction (asc or desc)
  • --space: Limit search to a specific space

Examples

Managing Spaces

# List all spaces
anytype-cli spaces list

# Get details about a space
anytype-cli spaces get <space-id>

# Create a new space
anytype-cli spaces create --name "Project Documentation" --description "Documentation for my projects" --icon "📚"

Working with Objects

# List all objects in a space
anytype-cli objects list <space-id>

# Create a new page
anytype-cli objects create <space-id> --name "Meeting Notes" --type "ot-page" --body "# Meeting Notes\n\n## Agenda\n\n- Item 1\n- Item 2"

# Export an object as markdown
anytype-cli objects export <space-id> <object-id>

Searching

# Search all spaces for objects containing "project"
anytype-cli search --query "project"

# Search in a specific space with filtering and sorting
anytype-cli search --query "task" --space <space-id> --types "ot-task" --sort "last_modified_date" --direction "desc"

Working with Lists and Views

# List all views in a list
anytype-cli lists views <space-id> <list-id>

# List objects in a specific view
anytype-cli lists objects <space-id> <list-id> <view-id>

# Add an object to a list
anytype-cli lists add <space-id> <list-id> <object-id>

License

Apache License 2.0