hackmd-cli - The HackMD Command Line Tool

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Changelog

v2 notice

hackmd-cli v2 now only supports the official HackMD instance (hackmd.io) and HackMD EE instances after version 1.38.1. CodiMD is not supported in this package.

CodiMD users: A dedicated standalone CLI is now available at hackmdio/codimd-cli. Please refer to that repository for installation and usage instructions.

Migrating from v1.x

If you are using the CLI with CodiMD, please use the standalone codimd-cli instead.
If you are using the CLI with HackMD(hackmd.io) or HackMD EE(Enterprise Edition) instances:
- You're using the JSON file-based config: Remove ~/.hackmd/config.json and start over again. You can start with configuration section.
- You're using environment variable based config: HMD_CLI_SERVER_URL has been replaced with HMD_API_ENDPOINT_URL. And HMD_API_ENDPOINT_URL may vary depending on your instance. Please check contact your instance admin to get the correct HMD_API_ENDPOINT_URL. For generating access token, please check the configuration section. You'll need to set the HMD_API_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable.

Usage

$ npm install -g @hackmd/hackmd-cli
$ hackmd-cli COMMAND
running command...
$ hackmd-cli (--version|-v)
@hackmd/hackmd-cli/2.4.0 darwin-arm64 node-v24.13.0
$ hackmd-cli --help [COMMAND]
USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli COMMAND
...

Configuration

Set access token

Access token should be set before using hackmd-cli. It can be created by landing hackmd.io -> Setting -> API -> Create API token. Copy the token and set it as config variable. For more details, please follow the tutorial: How to issue an API token.

Example:

Set the access token by login command. By doing so, the access token will be saved in ~/.hackmd/config.json.

$ hackmd-cli login
Enter your access token: My_ACCESS_TOKEN

Or you don't want to keep the credentials in one file, you can set it through environment variable:

export HMD_API_ACCESS_TOKEN=MY_ACCESS_TOKEN

Or you can write the configuration file manually. Edit ~/.hackmd/config.json with the following content:

{
  "accessToken": "MY_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}

Specify HackMD API endpoint manually (optional)

hackmd-cli operates on the official HackMD API endpoint (https://api.hackmd.io/v1) by default. If you want to use hackmd-cli with a custom HackMD EE instance, you will need to configure the API endpoint by either environment variable or JSON configuration manually.

Example:

Set environment variable in your shell profile:

export HMD_API_ENDPOINT_URL=https://my.hackmd-ee.api.endpoint

Or in JSON file (~/.hackmd/config.json):

{
  "hackmdAPIEndpointURL": "https://my.hackmd-ee.api.endpoint"
}

Configuration Reference

All available configurations are listed in the table below.

Config key	Environment Variable	Data Type	Example Value	Description
`hackmdAPIEndpointURL`	`HMD_API_ENDPOINT_URL`	`string`	`https://api.hackmd.io/v1`	HackMD EE API endpoint URL
`accessToken`	`HMD_API_ACCESS_TOKEN`	`string`	`UFHR12H7FSEF3ADFY3N9YNRN2E49VGR212NBF`	Token to access HackMD APIs

Commands

hackmd-cli autocomplete [SHELL]
hackmd-cli export
hackmd-cli help [COMMANDS]
hackmd-cli history
hackmd-cli login
hackmd-cli logout
hackmd-cli notes
hackmd-cli notes create
hackmd-cli notes delete
hackmd-cli notes update
hackmd-cli team-notes
hackmd-cli team-notes create
hackmd-cli team-notes delete
hackmd-cli team-notes update
hackmd-cli teams
hackmd-cli version
hackmd-cli whoami

`hackmd-cli autocomplete [SHELL]`

display autocomplete installation instructions

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli autocomplete [SHELL] [-r]

ARGUMENTS
  SHELL  shell type

FLAGS
  -r, --refresh-cache  Refresh cache (ignores displaying instructions)

DESCRIPTION
  display autocomplete installation instructions

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli autocomplete

  $ hackmd-cli autocomplete bash

  $ hackmd-cli autocomplete fish

  $ hackmd-cli autocomplete zsh

  $ hackmd-cli autocomplete --refresh-cache

See code: @hackmd/oclif-plugin-autocomplete

`hackmd-cli export`

Export note content

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli export [-h] [--noteId <value>]

FLAGS
  -h, --help        Show CLI help.
  --noteId=<value>  HackMD note id

DESCRIPTION
  Export note content

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli export --noteId=kNFWV5E-Qz-QP7u6XnNvyQ
  # A note to be exported

See code: src/commands/export.ts

`hackmd-cli help [COMMANDS]`

Display help for hackmd-cli.

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli help [COMMANDS] [-n]

ARGUMENTS
  COMMANDS  Command to show help for.

FLAGS
  -n, --nested-commands  Include all nested commands in the output.

DESCRIPTION
  Display help for hackmd-cli.

See code: @oclif/plugin-help

`hackmd-cli history`

List user browse history

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli history [-h] [--columns <value> | -x] [--sort <value>] [--filter <value>] [--output
    csv|json|yaml |  | [--csv | --no-truncate]] [--no-header | ]

FLAGS
  -h, --help         Show CLI help.
  -x, --extended     show extra columns
  --columns=<value>  only show provided columns (comma-separated)
  --csv              output is csv format [alias: --output=csv]
  --filter=<value>   filter property by partial string matching, ex: name=foo
  --no-header        hide table header from output
  --no-truncate      do not truncate output to fit screen
  --output=<option>  output in a more machine friendly format
                     <options: csv|json|yaml>
  --sort=<value>     property to sort by (prepend '-' for descending)

DESCRIPTION
  List user browse history

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli history
  ID                     Title                            User Path               Team Path
  ────────────────────── ──────────────────────────────── ────────────────────── ────────
  raUuSTetT5uQbqQfLnz9lA CLI test note                    gvfz2UB5THiKABQJQnLs6Q null
  BnC6gN0_TfStV2KKmPPXeg Welcome to your team's workspace null                   CLI-test

See code: src/commands/history.ts

`hackmd-cli login`

Login to HackMD server from CLI

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli login [-h]

FLAGS
  -h, --help  Show CLI help.

DESCRIPTION
  Login to HackMD server from CLI

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli login
  Enter your access token: MY_ACCESS_TOKEN
  Login successfully

See code: src/commands/login.ts

`hackmd-cli logout`

Login to HackMD server from CLI

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli logout [-h]

FLAGS
  -h, --help  Show CLI help.

DESCRIPTION
  Login to HackMD server from CLI

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli logout
  You've logged out successfully

See code: src/commands/logout.ts

`hackmd-cli notes`

HackMD notes commands

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli notes [-h] [--noteId <value>] [--columns <value> | -x] [--sort <value>] [--filter <value>]
    [--output csv|json|yaml |  | [--csv | --no-truncate]] [--no-header | ]

FLAGS
  -h, --help         Show CLI help.
  -x, --extended     show extra columns
  --columns=<value>  only show provided columns (comma-separated)
  --csv              output is csv format [alias: --output=csv]
  --filter=<value>   filter property by partial string matching, ex: name=foo
  --no-header        hide table header from output
  --no-truncate      do not truncate output to fit screen
  --noteId=<value>   HackMD note id
  --output=<option>  output in a more machine friendly format
                     <options: csv|json|yaml>
  --sort=<value>     property to sort by (prepend '-' for descending)

DESCRIPTION
  HackMD notes commands

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli notes
  ID                     Title                            User Path               Team Path
  ────────────────────── ──────────────────────────────── ────────────────────── ────────
  raUuSTetT5uQbqQfLnz9lA CLI test note                    gvfz2UB5THiKABQJQnLs6Q null

See code: src/commands/notes/index.ts

`hackmd-cli notes create`

Create a note

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli notes create [--commentPermission <value>] [--content <value>] [-e] [-h] [--readPermission <value>]
    [--title <value>] [--writePermission <value>] [--columns <value> | -x] [--sort <value>] [--filter <value>] [--output
    csv|json|yaml |  | [--csv | --no-truncate]] [--no-header | ]

FLAGS
  -e, --editor                 create note with $EDITOR
  -h, --help                   Show CLI help.
  -x, --extended               show extra columns
  --columns=<value>            only show provided columns (comma-separated)
  --commentPermission=<value>  set comment permission: disabled, forbidden, owners, signed_in_users, everyone
  --content=<value>            new note content
  --csv                        output is csv format [alias: --output=csv]
  --filter=<value>             filter property by partial string matching, ex: name=foo
  --no-header                  hide table header from output
  --no-truncate                do not truncate output to fit screen
  --output=<option>            output in a more machine friendly format
                               <options: csv|json|yaml>
  --readPermission=<value>     set note permission: owner, signed_in, guest
  --sort=<value>               property to sort by (prepend '-' for descending)
  --title=<value>              new note title
  --writePermission=<value>    set note permission: owner, signed_in, guest

DESCRIPTION
  Create a note

EXAMPLES
  notes create --content='# A new note' --readPermission=owner --writePermission=owner --commentPermission=disabled

  ID                     Title                            User Path               Team Path
  ────────────────────── ──────────────────────────────── ──────────────────────  ────────
  raUuSTetT5uQbqQfLnz9lA A new note                       gvfz2UB5THiKABQJQnLs6Q  null

  Or you can pipe content via Unix pipeline:

  cat README.md | hackmd-cli notes create

`hackmd-cli notes delete`

Delete a note

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli notes delete [-h] [--noteId <value>]

FLAGS
  -h, --help        Show CLI help.
  --noteId=<value>  HackMD note id

DESCRIPTION
  Delete a note

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli notes delete --noteId=WNkLM6gkS0Cg2cQ8rv7bYA

`hackmd-cli notes update`

Update note content

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli notes update [--content <value>] [-h] [--noteId <value>]

FLAGS
  -h, --help         Show CLI help.
  --content=<value>  new note content
  --noteId=<value>   HackMD note id

DESCRIPTION
  Update note content

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli notes update --noteId=WNkLM6gkS0Cg2cQ8rv7bYA --content='# A new title'

`hackmd-cli team-notes`

HackMD team-notes commands

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli team-notes [-h] [--teamPath <value>] [--columns <value> | -x] [--sort <value>] [--filter <value>]
    [--output csv|json|yaml |  | [--csv | --no-truncate]] [--no-header | ]

FLAGS
  -h, --help          Show CLI help.
  -x, --extended      show extra columns
  --columns=<value>   only show provided columns (comma-separated)
  --csv               output is csv format [alias: --output=csv]
  --filter=<value>    filter property by partial string matching, ex: name=foo
  --no-header         hide table header from output
  --no-truncate       do not truncate output to fit screen
  --output=<option>   output in a more machine friendly format
                      <options: csv|json|yaml>
  --sort=<value>      property to sort by (prepend '-' for descending)
  --teamPath=<value>  HackMD team path

DESCRIPTION
  HackMD team-notes commands

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli team-notes --teamPath=CLI-test
  ID                     Title                            User path Team path
  ────────────────────── ──────────────────────────────── ──────── ────────
  WNkLM6gkS0Cg2cQ8rv7bYA a team note                      null     CLI-test
  BnC6gN0_TfStV2KKmPPXeg Welcome to your team's workspace null     CLI-test

See code: src/commands/team-notes/index.ts

`hackmd-cli team-notes create`

Create a team note

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli team-notes create [--commentPermission <value>] [--content <value>] [-e] [-h] [--readPermission <value>]
    [--teamPath <value>] [--title <value>] [--writePermission <value>] [--columns <value> | -x] [--sort <value>]
    [--filter <value>] [--output csv|json|yaml |  | [--csv | --no-truncate]] [--no-header | ]

FLAGS
  -e, --editor                 create note with $EDITOR
  -h, --help                   Show CLI help.
  -x, --extended               show extra columns
  --columns=<value>            only show provided columns (comma-separated)
  --commentPermission=<value>  set comment permission: disabled, forbidden, owners, signed_in_users, everyone
  --content=<value>            new note content
  --csv                        output is csv format [alias: --output=csv]
  --filter=<value>             filter property by partial string matching, ex: name=foo
  --no-header                  hide table header from output
  --no-truncate                do not truncate output to fit screen
  --output=<option>            output in a more machine friendly format
                               <options: csv|json|yaml>
  --readPermission=<value>     set note permission: owner, signed_in, guest
  --sort=<value>               property to sort by (prepend '-' for descending)
  --teamPath=<value>           HackMD team path
  --title=<value>              new note title
  --writePermission=<value>    set note permission: owner, signed_in, guest

DESCRIPTION
  Create a team note

EXAMPLES
  team-notes:create --teamPath=CLI-test --content='# A new note' --readPermission=owner --writePermission=owner --commentPermission=disabled
  ID                     Title                            User Path              Team Path
  ────────────────────── ──────────────────────────────── ────────────────────── ────────
  raUuSTetT5uQbqQfLnz9lA A new note                       gvfz2UB5THiKABQJQnLs6Q null     

  Or you can pipe content via Unix pipeline:

  cat README.md | hackmd-cli notes create --teamPath=CLI-test

`hackmd-cli team-notes delete`

Delete a team note

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli team-notes delete [-h] [--noteId <value>] [--teamPath <value>]

FLAGS
  -h, --help          Show CLI help.
  --noteId=<value>    HackMD note id
  --teamPath=<value>  HackMD team path

DESCRIPTION
  Delete a team note

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli team-notes delete --teamPath=CLI-test --noteId=WNkLM6gkS0Cg2cQ8rv7bYA

`hackmd-cli team-notes update`

Update team note content

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli team-notes update [--content <value>] [-h] [--noteId <value>] [--teamPath <value>]

FLAGS
  -h, --help          Show CLI help.
  --content=<value>   new note content
  --noteId=<value>    HackMD note id
  --teamPath=<value>  HackMD team path

DESCRIPTION
  Update team note content

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli team-notes update --teamPath=CLI-test --noteId=WNkLM6gkS0Cg2cQ8rv7bYA --content='# A new title'

`hackmd-cli teams`

List teams

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli teams [-h] [--columns <value> | -x] [--sort <value>] [--filter <value>] [--output
    csv|json|yaml |  | [--csv | --no-truncate]] [--no-header | ]

FLAGS
  -h, --help         Show CLI help.
  -x, --extended     show extra columns
  --columns=<value>  only show provided columns (comma-separated)
  --csv              output is csv format [alias: --output=csv]
  --filter=<value>   filter property by partial string matching, ex: name=foo
  --no-header        hide table header from output
  --no-truncate      do not truncate output to fit screen
  --output=<option>  output in a more machine friendly format
                     <options: csv|json|yaml>
  --sort=<value>     property to sort by (prepend '-' for descending)

DESCRIPTION
  List teams

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli teams
  ID                                   Name          Path     Owner ID
  ──────────────────────────────────── ───────────── ──────── ────────────────────────────────────
  f76308a6-d77a-41f6-86d0-8ada426a6fb4 CLI test team CLI-test 82f7f3d9-4079-4c78-8a00-14094272ece9

See code: src/commands/teams.ts

`hackmd-cli version`

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli version [--json] [--verbose]

FLAGS
  --verbose  Show additional information about the CLI.

GLOBAL FLAGS
  --json  Format output as json.

FLAG DESCRIPTIONS
  --verbose  Show additional information about the CLI.

    Additionally shows the architecture, node version, operating system, and versions of plugins that the CLI is using.

See code: @oclif/plugin-version

`hackmd-cli whoami`

Show current user information

USAGE
  $ hackmd-cli whoami [-h] [--columns <value> | -x] [--sort <value>] [--filter <value>] [--output
    csv|json|yaml |  | [--csv | --no-truncate]] [--no-header | ]

FLAGS
  -h, --help         Show CLI help.
  -x, --extended     show extra columns
  --columns=<value>  only show provided columns (comma-separated)
  --csv              output is csv format [alias: --output=csv]
  --filter=<value>   filter property by partial string matching, ex: name=foo
  --no-header        hide table header from output
  --no-truncate      do not truncate output to fit screen
  --output=<option>  output in a more machine friendly format
                     <options: csv|json|yaml>
  --sort=<value>     property to sort by (prepend '-' for descending)

DESCRIPTION
  Show current user information

EXAMPLES
  $ hackmd-cli whoami
  ID                                   Name           Email User path
  ──────────────────────────────────── ────────────── ───── ──────────────────────
  82f7f3d9-4079-4c78-8a00-14094272ece9 Ming-Hsiu Tsai null  gvfz2UB5THiKABQJQnLs6Q

See code: src/commands/whoami.ts

License

MIT

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a list of changes and version history.

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hackmd-cli - The HackMD Command Line Tool

v2 notice

Migrating from v1.x

Usage

Configuration

Set access token

Example:

Specify HackMD API endpoint manually (optional)

Example:

Configuration Reference

Commands

hackmd-cli autocomplete [SHELL]

hackmd-cli export

hackmd-cli help [COMMANDS]

hackmd-cli history

hackmd-cli login

hackmd-cli logout

hackmd-cli notes

hackmd-cli notes create

hackmd-cli notes delete

hackmd-cli notes update

hackmd-cli team-notes

hackmd-cli team-notes create

hackmd-cli team-notes delete

hackmd-cli team-notes update

hackmd-cli teams

hackmd-cli version

hackmd-cli whoami

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`hackmd-cli autocomplete [SHELL]`

`hackmd-cli export`

`hackmd-cli help [COMMANDS]`

`hackmd-cli history`

`hackmd-cli login`

`hackmd-cli logout`

`hackmd-cli notes`

`hackmd-cli notes create`

`hackmd-cli notes delete`

`hackmd-cli notes update`

`hackmd-cli team-notes`

`hackmd-cli team-notes create`

`hackmd-cli team-notes delete`

`hackmd-cli team-notes update`

`hackmd-cli teams`

`hackmd-cli version`

`hackmd-cli whoami`

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