# Optic CLI

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/optic/optic-cli/  
**Provider:** Optic — https://apis.io/providers/optic/  
**Documentation:** https://www.useoptic.com/docs

Optic CLI is published by [Optic](https://apis.io/providers/optic/) on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Breaking Changes, CLI, Diff, Linting, and OpenAPI. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, a getting-started guide, and a changelog.

The Optic CLI provides OpenAPI diffing, linting, and breaking change detection from the command line, comparing two versions of an OpenAPI specification using behavior-aware diffing and applying style guide rules with forwards-only governance.

## Machine-readable artifacts (8)

- **Documentation** — https://www.useoptic.com/docs
- **GettingStarted** — https://www.useoptic.com/docs
- **OpenAPI Diff** — https://www.useoptic.com/docs/diff-openapi
- **Breaking Changes** — https://www.useoptic.com/docs/detect-breaking-changes
- **Linting** — https://www.useoptic.com/docs/lint-openapi
- **ChangeLog** — https://www.useoptic.com/docs/openapi-changelog
- **API Verification** — https://www.useoptic.com/docs/verify-openapi
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/optic/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Tags

Breaking Changes, CLI, Diff, Linting, OpenAPI

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