CLI Overview

The ContextKit CLI (context) provides 16 commands organized into three groups: Core Workflow, Exploration, and Serving.

Core Workflow

These commands form the main pipeline for creating and maintaining context files.

setup

Interactive wizard that walks you through the full pipeline. Read more

new

Scaffold a new data product inside your project. Read more

introspect

Scan a database and scaffold Bronze-level metadata. Read more

enrich

Suggest or apply Silver/Gold enrichments. Read more

lint

Validate context files against 40 rules. Read more

fix

Auto-fix lint violations where possible. Read more

build

Compile context files into a manifest JSON. Read more

tier

Show an OSI tier scorecard for your context. Read more

Exploration

Commands for understanding, validating, and verifying context.

explain

Look up any model, term, or owner by name. Read more

rules

List all lint rules with tier and fixability. Read more

validate-osi

Check a file against the OSI specification. Read more

verify

Validate metadata accuracy against a live database. Read more

Serving

Commands for making context available to AI tools and humans.

serve

Start an MCP server (stdio or HTTP). Read more

site

Generate static HTML documentation. Read more

dev

Watch mode — re-lint on file changes. Read more

blueprint

Export AI Blueprints — portable Gold-tier data product specs. Read more

init

Scaffold a new ContextKit project structure. Read more

Quick start

# Full guided setup (recommended for first-time users)
context setup

# Or run individual steps
context introspect --db postgres://localhost/mydb
context enrich --target silver --apply
context lint
context build
context serve --http --port 3000