Scalar CLI

Open-source command-line tool (@scalar/cli) for validating and linting OpenAPI documents (Spectral rules), previewing references, and publishing/listing/ updating/deleting documents in the Scalar Registry (scalar registry publish, list, update, delete; scalar document validate, lint; scalar team list/set). Authenticates with a Scalar API key. Command-line surface, not an HTTP API (endpointsModeled).

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apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: scalar:scalar-cli
name: Scalar CLI
tags:
- CLI
- Developer Tools
- Open-Source
- OpenAPI
tags_raw:
- CLI
- Developer Tools
- Open Source
- OpenAPI
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-registry/cli
properties:
- url: https://guides.scalar.com/scalar/scalar-registry/cli
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@scalar/cli
  type: SourceCode
description: Open-source command-line tool (@scalar/cli) for validating and linting OpenAPI documents
  (Spectral rules), previewing references, and publishing/listing/ updating/deleting documents in the
  Scalar Registry (scalar registry publish, list, update, delete; scalar document validate, lint; scalar
  team list/set). Authenticates with a Scalar API key. Command-line surface, not an HTTP API (endpointsModeled).