Title: Command-line interface Description: Control OpenPost from a shell, script, CI job, or terminal-capable agent. Canonical: https://docs.openpo.st/automate/cli Source: [https://docs.openpo.st/automate/cli](https://docs.openpo.st/automate/cli) # Command-line interface The `openpost` CLI controls a running Hosted or self-hosted OpenPost instance. It follows the same workspace permissions and Publication lifecycle as the web app. Use it when work starts in a terminal. For a long-running JavaScript or TypeScript service, use the [SDK](https://docs.openpo.st/automate/sdk). For a visual workflow, use [n8n](https://docs.openpo.st/automate/n8n). ## Start here 1. [Install, sign in, and choose a workspace](https://docs.openpo.st/automate/cli/setup) 2. [Create and publish content](https://docs.openpo.st/automate/cli/publishing) 3. [Run the CLI in scripts and CI](https://docs.openpo.st/automate/cli/scripts-and-ci) 4. [Inspect results and recover failures](https://docs.openpo.st/automate/cli/inspect-and-recover) Run `openpost help` or `openpost --help` when this guide and an installed version differ. The installed help describes that binary. The CLI stores `creation_source: "cli"` on Publications it creates. Publication responses expose that source alongside web, API, SDK, MCP, and automatic posting sources.