Overview

CLI Overview

The Paperclip CLI is the fast path for bootstrapping a local instance and operating a company from the terminal.

Use it when you want to:

install or repair a local Paperclip setup manage config, secrets, storage, and hostnames work against the control plane without opening the UI script repeatable company operations from shell automation

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Command Families

The CLI is split into two practical layers:

Setup commands (/docs/cli/setup-commands) handle onboarding, diagnostics, and local instance configuration. Control-plane commands (/docs/cli/control-plane-commands) handle companies, issues, agents, approvals, activity, dashboards, and heartbeats.

> Tip: If you are starting from scratch, read the setup section first. If Paperclip is already running and you just want to manage work, jump straight to the control-plane section.

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