Command Line Reference

Categories and Command Structure

Meshery CLI commands are categorized by function, which are:

mesheryctl - Global flags and CLI configuration
mesheryctl system - Meshery Lifecycle and Troubleshooting
mesheryctl adapter - Lifecycle & Configuration Management: provisioning and configuration best practices
mesheryctl perf - Performance Management: Workload and cloud native performance characterization
mesheryctl design - Design Patterns: Cloud native patterns and best practices
mesheryctl filter - Data Plane Intelligence: Registry and configuration of WebAssembly filters for Envoy
mesheryctl model - A unit of packaging to define managed infrastructure and their relationships, and details specifics of how to manage them.
mesheryctl component - Fundamental building block used to represent and define the infrastructure under management
mesheryctl registry - Model Database: Manage the state and contents of Meshery’s internal registry of capabilities.
mesheryctl exp - Experimental features

Global Commands and Flags

Command	Subcommand	Flag	Function
mesheryctl			A global command that displays an overview of all commands.
		--config	configures Meshery with the meshconfig, generated with the help of user details to provide cluster access for public clouds(GKE/EKS).
		--help, -h	Displays helpful information about any command.
		--verbose, -v	Sets the log level to debug for verbose output and displays verboose/debug logs.
	version		Displays the version of the Meshery Client (mesheryctl) and the SHA of the release binary.
	completion		Output shell completion code for the specified shell.

Meshery Lifecycle Management and Troubleshooting

Installation, troubleshooting and debugging of Meshery and its adapters

Main Command	Arguments	Flag	Function
system			Lifecycle management of Meshery deployments
		--context, -c	Temporarily override your current context by specifying an alternative context as an argument.
	start		Start Meshery
		--skip-update	(optional) skip checking for new updates available in Meshery.
		--reset	Reset Meshery’s configuration file to default settings.
		--skip-browser	(optional) skip opening of MesheryUI in browser.
		--platform, -p	platform to deploy Meshery to.
	stop		Stop Meshery
		--reset	Reset Meshery’s configuration file to default settings.
		--keep-namespace	(optional) keep the Meshery namespace during uninstallation
		--force	(optional) uninstall Meshery resources forcefully
	update		Pull new Meshery images from Docker Hub. Does not update `mesheryctl`. This command may be executed while Meshery is running.
	update	--skip-reset	Pull the latest manifest files
	config		Configures Meshery to use a Kubernetes cluster.
	config	--token	Path to token for authenticating to Meshery API.
	reset		Resets meshery.yaml file with a copy from Meshery repo
	logs		Starts tailing Meshery server debug logs
	logs	--follow, -f	(Optional) Follow the stream of the Meshery's logs. Defaults to false.
	restart		restart all Meshery containers, their instances and their connected volumes
	restart	--skip-update	(optional) skip checking for new updates available in Meshery.
	status		Check status of Meshery, Meshery adapters, Meshery Operator and its controllers.
	status	--verbose, -v	(optional) Extra data in status table
	dashboard		Open Meshery UI in browser.
		--port-forward	(optional) Use port forwarding to access Meshery UI
		--skip-browser	(optional) skip opening of MesheryUI in browser.
	login		Authenticate with the Meshery Provider of your choice: the Local Provider or a Remote Provider.
	login	--provider, -p	Login Meshery with specified provider
	logout		Invalidate current session with your Meshery Provider.
	check		Run system checks for both pre and post mesh deployment scenarios on Meshery
		--preflight, --pre	Run Pre-mesh deployment checks (Docker and Kubernetes)
		--adapter	Run checks on specific mesh adapter
		--operator	Verify the health of Meshery Operator's deployment with MeshSync and Broker
		--adapters	Check status of meshery adapters
		--components	Check status of Meshery components
system channel			Switch between release channels.
	set		Subscribe to release channel and version.
	switch		switch release channel and version
	view		view release channel and version
	view	--all, -a	view release channel and version
system context			Display the current context.
	create		create a new context in config.yaml file
		--components, -a	create a new context in config.yaml file- specify the list of adapters to be added
		--set, -s	create a new context in config.yaml file- set as current context
		--url, -u	create a new context in config.yaml file- set Meshery server URL. Defaults to "https://localhost:9081"
		--platform, -p	Platform to deploy Meshery
	delete		delete an existing context from Meshery config file
	view		view the configurations of the current context
		--context, -c	view the configurations of the specified context
		--all	if set, shows the configurations of all the contexts
	switch		configure mesheryctl to actively use one one context vs. the another context
	list		List all contexts present
system provider			Enforce a provider. Choose between available Meshery providers
	list		List available providers from meshconfig
	reset		Reset provider for current context to default (Meshery)
	switch		Switch provider of context in focus and redeploy Meshery
	view		View current provider value
	view	--all, -a	Show provider for all contexts
	set		Set provider to desired value
	set	--force	Force set the provider

Cloud Native Performance Management

Main Command	Arguments	Flag	Function
perf			Performance Management and Benchmarking using Meshery CLI
		--output-format, -o	format to display in json or yaml.
		--token	(required) Path to Meshery user's access token.
	apply		Runs Performance test using existing profiles or using flags.
		--concurrent-requests	Number of Parallel Requests (default: 1).
		--duration	Length of the test.
		--file	Path to cloud native performance test configuration file (default: empty string).
		--load-generator	Choice of load generator - fortio (OR) wrk2 (default: fortio).
		--mesh	Name of the system under test.
		--name	A memorable name for the test (default: random string).
		--qps	Queries per second (default: 0) (0 - means to use the CPU unbounded to generate as many requests as possible).
		--url	(required/optional) URL of the endpoint send load to during testing.
		--cert-path	(optional) Path to the certificate to be used for the load test
		--disable-cert	(optional) Do not use certificate present in the profil
	profile		List all the available performance profiles
		--page, -p	(optional) List next set of performance profiles with --page (default = 1) (default 1).
		--view	(optional) View more information of the performance profile.
	result		View the results of a performance profile.
		--page, -p	(optional) List next set of performance results with --page (default = 1) (default 1).
		--view	(optional) View more information of the performance test results.

Cloud Native Lifecycle and Configuration Management

Main Command	Command	Flag	Function
adapter			Lifecycle management of cloud native infrastructure
	validate		validate configuration conformance to different standard specifications
		--adapter, -a	(required) adapter to use for validation. Defaults to "meshery-osm:10010"
		--namespace, -n	Kubernetes namespace to be used for deploying the validation tests and sample workload
		--spec, -s	(required) specification to be used for conformance test. Defaults to "smi"
		--tokenpath, -t	(required) path to token for authenticating to Meshery API
	remove		Remove infrastructure in the connected Kubernetes cluster
	remove	--namespace, -n	Kubernetes namespace to be used for removing infrastrucutre under a specific namespace
	deploy		Deploy infrastructure into the cluster
		--adapter, -a	(required) adapter to use for validation. Defaults to "meshery-osm:10010"
		--namespace, -n	Kubernetes namespace to be used for deploying the validation tests and sample workload
		--tokenpath, -t	(required) path to token for authenticating to Meshery API

Cloud Native Design Configuration and Management

Main Command	Command	Flag	Function
design			Manage cloud native infrastructure using predefined design patterns
		--file, -f	(required) path to design file.
	apply		apply design file will trigger deploy of the design file
	apply	--file, -f	apply design file will trigger deploy of the design file and also supports file retrieval from GitHub
	delete		Deprovision cloud native infrastructure using a design /design file
	delete	--file, -f	Deletes the resources that were created, using design file
	list		Displays a list of available design files
		--page, -p	list designs by specific page number (10 designs per page)
		--verbose, -v	show all design file metadata
		--pagesize	number of designs to be displayed per page (default 10)
		--count, -c	display the total number of available designs
	view		displays the contents of a specific design file
		--all, -a	show all design file content
		-o json	display the content of a design in json format
	import		Import app manifests
		--file, -f	Path/URL to app file
		--source-type, -s	Type of source file (ex. manifest / compose / helm)
	export		Export a design from Meshery
		--type	Specify the design type to export (default current). Supported types are oci,current,original
		--output, -o	Specify the output directory to save the design
	offboard		Offboard application
	offboard	--file, -f	Offboard application with an application file
	onboard		Onboard application
		--file, -f	Onboard application with application file
		--skip-save	Skip saving an application
		--source-type, -s	Type of source file (ex. manifest / compose / helm)

Data Plane Intelligence

Main Command	Command	Flag	Function
filter			Envoy Filter Management
	import		Upload WASM filter file to Meshery Server
		--name, -n	(optional) filter name
		--wasm-config, -w	(optional) WASM configuration filepath/string
	delete		Delete filter from Meshery Server
	list		List all WASM filters
	list	--verbose, -v	Display full length user and filter file identifiers
	view		View the specified WASM filter
		--all, -a	(optional) view all filters available
		--output-format, -o	(optional) format to display in [json\|yaml] (default "yaml")

Meshery Registry Management

Command	Subcommand	Flag	Function
registry			Manage the state and contents of Meshery's internal registry of capabilities.
		--help, -h	help for registry
	publish		Publish Meshery Models to Websites, Remote Provider, Meshery Server
	publish	--output-format, -o	(optional) format to display in [md \| mdx \| js]
	update		Update the registry with latest data.
		--input, -i	(optional) path to capability file
		--spreadsheet-cred	base64 encoded credential to download the spreadsheet
		--spreadsheet-id	id of the spreadsheet to download
	generate		Generate Models to the registry
		--output-format, -o	(optional) format to display in [md \| mdx \| js]
		--registrant-cred	path pointing to the registrant credetial definition
		--registrant-def	path pointing to the registrant connection definition
		--spreadsheet-cred	base64 encoded credential to download the spreadsheet
		--spreadsheet-id	id of the spreadsheet to download

Meshery Models

Command	Subcommand	Flag	Function
model			A unit of packaging to define managed infrastructure and their relationships, and details specifics of how to manage them.
		--count	(optional) Get the number of models in total
		--help, -h	help for model
	build		Create an OCI-compliant package from the model files
	build	--path, -p	(optional) looks for a model folder under specified path, defaults to current dir.
	export		Export a model by name to the given output type (default is oci).
	generate		Generate models by specifying the directory, file, or URL.
		--file, -f	Specify the path to the file, directory, or URL.
		--template, -t	Specify the path to the template JSON file (only required for URLs).
		--register, -r	Skip model registration (default is true).
	import		Import models using a file or filepath directly to the meshery registry
	init		Scaffold a folder structure for model creation
		--output-format, -o	(optional) format to scaffold files to, supports json or yaml, planned to support csv, defaults to json.
		--path, -p	(optional) generates a folder structure under specified path, defaults to current dir.
		--version	(optional) model version, defaults to v0.1.0
	list		List models present in the registry
	list	--page, -p	list models by specific page number (25 models per page)
	search		Using a keyword(s) search the registry for matching model(s)
	view		View details of a specific model
	view	-o, --output-format	(optional) format to display in [json\|yaml] (default "yaml")

Meshery Components

Command	Subcommand	Flag	Function
component			Fundamental building block used to represent and define the infrastructure under management
		--count	(optional) Get the number of components in total
		--help, -h	help for components
	list		List all components registered in Meshery Server
	list	--page, -p	list components by specific page number (25 models per page)
	search		Using a keyword(s) search the registry for matching component(s)
	view		View details of a specific component
		-o, --output-format	(optional) format to display in [json\|yaml] (default "yaml")
		--save	Save output as a JSON/YAML file

Meshery Environment

Command	Subcommand	Flag	Function
environment			Logical group related to connections and their credentials
	create		create a new environments by providing the name and description of the environment
		-d, --description	description of the specified environment
		--name, -n	(optional) name of the environment
		-o, --orgId	organization id
	delete		delete a new environments by providing the name and description of the environment
	list		list name of all registered environments
	list	-o, --orgId	organization id
	view		view a environments registered in Meshery Server
		-o, --output-format	(optional) format to display in [json\|yaml] (default "yaml")
		-s, --save	(optional) save output as a JSON/YAML file

Experimental Features(exp)

Command	Subcommand	Flag	Function
connection			Manage Meshery connections
		--help, -h	help for exp connection
		--count	(optional) Get the number of exp connection in total
	delete		delete a connection
	list		list all the connections
		-p, --page	(optional) List next set of exp connection list with --page (default = 1) (default 1).
		--count	(optional) Get the number of exp connection in total
relationship			View list of relationships and details of relationship
	generate		generate relationships docs from the google spreadsheets
	generate	-s, --sheetId	google sheet id
	list		list all relationships registered in Meshery Server
	list	-p, --page	(optional) List next set of exp relationship list with --page (default = 1) (default 1).
	view		view a relationship queried by the model name
	view	-o, --output-format	(optional) format to display in [json\|yaml] (default "yaml")
	search		search for relationship using a query
		-k --kind	kind of relationships
		-m, --model	model name
		-s, --subtype	subtype of relationships
		-t, --type	type of relationships
workspace			View list of workspaces and detail of workspaces
	create		create a new workspace by providing the name, description, and organization ID
		-d, --description	description of the workspace
		-n, --name	name of the workspace
		-o, --orgId	organization id
	list		list name of all registered workspaces
	list	-o, -orgId	organization id
organization			Interact with existing organizations
		--count	(optional) Get the total of registrered organizations
		--help, -h	help for organization command
	list		List all organizations registered in Meshery Server
		--page, -p	list organizations by specific page number (25 models per page)
		--count	(optional) Get the total of registrered organizations

Frequently Asked Questions for Meshery CLI

Refer the following Frequently asked questions related to Meshery CLI.