CLI Commands Reference

January 6, 2026 · View on GitHub

Complete reference for all IntellyWeave CLI commands.

Command Structure

intellyweave [global-options] <command> [subcommand] [options]

Configuration Commands

`config show`

Display current configuration.

intellyweave config show

Output:

Weaviate connection details
API key status (configured/not configured)
AI model selection

`setup`

Run the setup wizard to verify configuration.

intellyweave setup

What it does:

Checks environment variables
Verifies Weaviate connection
Lists available collections

Weaviate Commands

`weaviate status`

Check Weaviate connection status.

intellyweave weaviate status

`weaviate collections`

List all collections.

# Basic list
intellyweave weaviate collections

# With verbose output (includes properties)
intellyweave weaviate collections --verbose

# JSON output
intellyweave weaviate collections --json

`weaviate collection <name>`

Get detailed information about a specific collection.

intellyweave weaviate collection MyCollection

Output:

Collection name
Object count
Properties and their types
Vectorizer configuration

`weaviate stats`

Show statistics for all collections.

intellyweave weaviate stats

Output:

Total collections
Objects per collection
Storage statistics

`weaviate objects <collection>`

Browse objects in a collection.

# Default (first 10 objects)
intellyweave weaviate objects MyCollection

# With pagination
intellyweave weaviate objects MyCollection --limit 20 --offset 40

# JSON output
intellyweave weaviate objects MyCollection --json

Options:

Option	Description	Default
`--limit <n>`	Maximum objects to return	10
`--offset <n>`	Number of objects to skip	0

`weaviate object <collection> <uuid>`

Get a single object by UUID.

intellyweave weaviate object MyCollection abc123-def456-...

`weaviate search <collection> <query>`

Perform hybrid search (keyword + vector).

# Basic search
intellyweave weaviate search MyCollection "machine learning"

# Limit results
intellyweave weaviate search MyCollection "neural networks" --limit 5

# JSON output
intellyweave weaviate search MyCollection "query" --json

Options:

Option	Description	Default
`--limit <n>`	Maximum results	10

`weaviate delete <collection>`

Delete a collection.

# Preview deletion (dry-run)
intellyweave weaviate delete MyCollection

# Execute deletion
intellyweave --live weaviate delete MyCollection

Requires: --live flag for actual deletion.

Data Commands

`data export`

Export collections to JSON files.

# Export all collections to ./data/
intellyweave data export

# Export to specific directory
intellyweave data export --output-dir ./backup

# Export specific collections
intellyweave data export --collections Collection1 Collection2

Options:

Option	Description	Default
`--output-dir <path>`	Output directory	`./data`
`--collections <names...>`	Specific collections to export	All

Output format: One JSON file per collection (CollectionName.json).

`data import`

Import data from JSON files.

# Preview import (dry-run)
intellyweave data import

# Execute import
intellyweave --live data import

# Import from specific directory
intellyweave --live data import --input-dir ./backup

# Import specific collections
intellyweave --live data import --collections Collection1 Collection2

Options:

Option	Description	Default
`--input-dir <path>`	Input directory	`./data`
`--collections <names...>`	Specific collections to import	All found

Requires: --live flag for actual import.

`data delete`

Delete collections (with data).

# Preview deletion
intellyweave data delete

# Execute deletion with confirmation
intellyweave --live data delete

# Force delete without confirmation
intellyweave --live data delete --force

# Delete specific collections
intellyweave --live data delete --collections Collection1 Collection2

Options:

Option	Description	Default
`--force`	Skip confirmation prompt	false
`--collections <names...>`	Specific collections to delete	All

Requires: --live flag for actual deletion.

MCP Commands

`mcp --check`

Verify connectivity with configured MCP servers.

intellyweave mcp --check

Output:

Connected server names
Total tools available

`mcp --interactive`

Open an interactive MCP session (same as intellyweave shell).

intellyweave mcp --interactive

Shell Command

`shell`

Start the interactive shell.

intellyweave shell

See Interactive Shell Guide for detailed usage.

Archive Commands

`archive config add <url>`

Research and add a new archive to the configuration.

# Research and generate YAML for an archive
intellyweave archive config add https://archives.gov

Requires: Perplexity MCP configured in intellyweave.config.json.

Output: Appends YAML entry to ./data/archive_domains_update.yaml.

`archive config show`

Display the output location for archive configurations.

intellyweave archive config show