Fern

Fern Definition and CLI

Capability area covering Fern's open-source (Apache-2.0) command-line interface and the proprietary Fern Definition API-description format. Core commands include `fern init`, `fern check`, `fern generate`, `fern login`, `fern token`, `fern export`, and `fern docs dev`. Endpoints are modeled from the CLI surface, not a hosted REST API.

Not an API. Fern publishes no API for this. It is a product area, listed for completeness, and it is not counted in the provider's API total.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://buildwithfern.com/learn/cli-api-reference/cli-reference/commands
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APIReference
https://buildwithfern.com/learn/api-definitions/openapi/authentication

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SourceCode
https://github.com/fern-api/fern

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: fern-api:fern-api-definition-cli
x-published: false
name: Fern Definition and CLI
tags:
- CLI
- API Design
- API Lifecycle
- Developer Tools
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://buildwithfern.com/learn/cli-api-reference/cli-reference/commands
properties:
- url: https://buildwithfern.com/learn/cli-api-reference/cli-reference/commands
  type: Documentation
- url: https://buildwithfern.com/learn/api-definitions/openapi/authentication
  type: APIReference
- url: https://github.com/fern-api/fern
  type: SourceCode
description: Capability area covering Fern's open-source (Apache-2.0) command-line interface and the proprietary
  Fern Definition API-description format. Core commands include `fern init`, `fern check`, `fern generate`,
  `fern login`, `fern token`, `fern export`, and `fern docs dev`. Endpoints are modeled from the CLI surface,
  not a hosted REST API.