# Overview

> The command-line client for the whole Dailybot public API. Python package on PyPI, distributed via pipx, Homebrew, or a universal install script.

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## Dailybot CLI

The full platform CLI for the whole Dailybot public API. **Current release: 3.8.0**, distributed as a **Python package on PyPI**: [pypi.org/project/dailybot-cli](https://pypi.org/project/dailybot-cli/).

### Install

- `curl -fsSL https://cli.dailybot.com/install.sh | bash` (**recommended** — universal one-liner for macOS + Linux + WSL/Git Bash)
- `irm https://cli.dailybot.com/install.ps1 | iex` (native Windows)
- `brew install dailybothq/tap/dailybot` (macOS via Homebrew)
- `pipx install dailybot-cli` (isolated Python env)
- `pip install dailybot-cli` or `uv tool install dailybot-cli`

Keep it fresh with `dailybot upgrade`; remove cleanly with `dailybot uninstall`. Both auto-detect the install method.

### Command surface

- **agent** — `agent update` (progress reports; returns a placement URL since v1.11.0), `agent health`, `agent message send/list/claim`, `agent email send`, `agent webhook register/unregister`, `agent configure/init/profiles/register`.
- **chat** — `chat send` and `chat update`. Full threading (max 10 replies per parent, one level deep), Slack impersonation, send-as-user, ephemeral, 72h edit-in-place, and interactive buttons — link buttons plus callbacks to an external URL, a Dailybot form, a ChatOps command, an AI prompt, or an `api_trigger` workflow, with optional modal composers — via a single `POST /v1/send-message/`.
- **ask** — one-shot or interactive TUI chat with the Dailybot AI assistant (v1.14.0).
- **checkin** — `checkin list`, `checkin complete`.
- **form** — `form list/get/submit/responses/response get/update/transition/delete` (full workflow-state lifecycle, v1.10.0).
- **kudos** — `kudos give --to <user>` or `--team <team>`.
- **team** — `team list`, `team get [--with-members]`.
- **user** — `user list` (active-only by default).
- **workflow** — `workflow list/get/trigger` (trigger `api_trigger` workflows, with optional JSON payloads).
- **channels** — `channels list` (resolve channels for chat targets and report channels).
- **conversation** — `conversation open` (open or reuse a group DM with the bot).
- **hook** — session-start / post-commit / activity / stop / dismiss. Local ledger only, no network (v1.12.0).
- **env** — per-repo API key overrides via `.dailybot/env.json` (v3.7.0+).
- **login / logout / status / config / version / upgrade / uninstall** — session basics and lifecycle. Use `dailybot status --auth` to probe the active credential (there is no `dailybot me` command).

Auth parity: every command that hits the public API accepts either `DAILYBOT_API_KEY` (machine) or the `dailybot login` session (personal).

Interactive page with tables, code samples, and links: [/developers/cli](/developers/cli).

## See it in action

Automation recipes built on the send-message API, the CLI, and the agent skill — each with copy-paste curl, CLI, and agent-prompt examples.

- [Chat automation & interactive messages](/solutions/chat-automation)
- [CI/CD approval gates](/solutions/cicd-approval-gates)
- [Workflow triggers from chat](/solutions/chat-workflow-triggers)
- [Incident intake with modals](/solutions/incident-intake-modals)
- [Forms lifecycle automation](/solutions/forms-lifecycle-automation)
- [Check-ins automation](/solutions/check-ins-automation)
- [Agent fleet reporting](/solutions/agent-fleet-reporting)
- [All automation recipes](/solutions)

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## Developer portal navigation

**Getting Started**

- [Overview](/developers)
- [Quick start](/developers/getting-started)
- [Authentication](/developers/authentication)

**API Reference**

- [API Overview](/developers/api)
- [Users](/developers/api/users)
- [Organization](/developers/api/organization)
- [Teams](/developers/api/teams)
- [Invitations](/developers/api/invitations)
- [Check-ins](/developers/api/check-ins)
- [Forms](/developers/api/forms)
- [Report channels](/developers/api/report-channels)
- [Templates](/developers/api/templates)
- [Kudos](/developers/api/kudos)
- [Mood tracking](/developers/api/mood)
- [Important dates](/developers/api/important-dates)
- [Messaging](/developers/api/messaging)
- [Automations](/developers/api/workflows)
- [Webhooks](/developers/api/webhooks)
- [Commands platform](/developers/api/commands-platform)
- [Agents](/developers/api/agents)
- [OAuth2](/developers/api/oauth2)
- [Integrations](/developers/api/integrations)
- [CLI](/developers/api/cli)

**API guides**

- [Errors & Status Codes](/developers/errors)
- [Rate Limits](/developers/rate-limits)
- [Conventions](/developers/conventions)
- [API Changelog](/developers/api-changelog)
- [Recipes](/developers/recipes)

**Developer Features**

- [Custom commands](/developers/custom-commands)
- [Serverless commands](/developers/serverless)
- [Webhooks & events](/developers/webhooks)
- [Automation API trigger](/developers/workflow-trigger)
- [Activity API](/developers/activity-api)

**CLI**

- [Overview](/developers/cli) (this page)
- [Authentication](/developers/cli-authentication)
- [Command reference](/developers/cli-reference)
- [CI/CD recipes](/developers/cli-ci-cd)
- [Configuration](/developers/cli-configuration)
- [Troubleshooting](/developers/cli-troubleshooting)

**Agent Skill**

- [Overview](/developers/agent-skill)
- [Skills catalog](/skills)

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## Site navigation

**Product:**
- [Home](/)
- [Product](/product)
- [Pricing](/pricing)
- [Enterprise](/enterprise)
- [Integrations](/integrations)
- [Templates](/templates)

**Resources:**
- [Blog](/blog)
- [Academy](/academy)
- [Changelog](/changelog)
- [Help Center](/help)
- [Developers](/developers)
- [Agents](/agents)

**Company:**
- [About](/about)
- [Careers](/careers)
- [Security](/security)
- [Contact Sales](/demo)

**Connect:**
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dailybot/)
- [X/Twitter](https://twitter.com/dailybot)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Dailybot-Inc)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3uM9V52vwX7e3vQpCc4qvA)