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CLI Commands

Part of the ado-aw documentation.

CLI Commands

Global flags (apply to all subcommands): --verbose, -v (enable info-level logging), --debug, -d (enable debug-level logging, implies verbose), --log-output-dir <path> (write ado-aw logs to a specific directory; overrides ADO_AW_LOG_DIR)

  • init - Initialize a repository for AI-first agentic pipeline authoring

    • --path <path> - Target directory (defaults to current directory)
    • --force - Bypass the GitHub-remote guard (use when running inside a GitHub-hosted repository like githubnext/ado-aw itself)
    • Creates .github/agents/ado-aw.agent.md — a Copilot dispatcher agent that routes to specialized prompts for creating, updating, and debugging agentic pipelines
    • The agent auto-downloads the ado-aw compiler and handles the full lifecycle (create → compile → check)

  • compile [<path>] - Compile a markdown file to Azure DevOps pipeline YAML. If no path is given, auto-discovers and recompiles all detected agentic pipelines in the current directory.

    • --output, -o <path> - Optional output path for the generated YAML (only valid when a path is provided). If the path is an existing directory, the compiled YAML is written inside that directory using the default filename derived from the markdown source (e.g. foo.md → <dir>/foo.lock.yml).
    • --skip-integrity - (debug builds only) Omit the "Verify pipeline integrity" step from the generated pipeline. Useful during local development when the compiled output won't match a released compiler version. This flag is not available in release builds.
    • --debug-pipeline - (debug builds only) Include MCPG debug diagnostics in the generated pipeline: DEBUG=* environment variable for verbose MCPG logging, stderr streaming to log files, and a "Verify MCP backends" step that probes each backend with MCP initialize + tools/list before the agent runs. This flag is not available in release builds.

  • check <pipeline> - Verify that a compiled pipeline matches its source markdown

    • <pipeline> - Path to the pipeline YAML file to verify
    • The source markdown path is auto-detected from the @ado-aw header in the pipeline file
    • Useful for CI checks to ensure pipelines are regenerated after source changes

  • mcp <output_directory> <bounding_directory> - Run SafeOutputs as a stdio MCP server

    • --enabled-tools <name> - Restrict available tools to those named (repeatable)

  • mcp-http <output_directory> <bounding_directory> - Run SafeOutputs as an HTTP MCP server (for MCPG integration)

    • --port <port> - Port to listen on (default: 8100)
    • --api-key <key> - API key for authentication (auto-generated if not provided)
    • --enabled-tools <name> - Restrict available tools to those named (repeatable)

  • execute - Execute safe outputs from Stage 1 (Stage 3 of pipeline)

    • --source, -s <path> - Path to source markdown file
    • --safe-output-dir <path> - Directory containing safe output NDJSON (default: current directory)
    • --output-dir <path> - Output directory for processed artifacts (e.g., agent memory)
    • --ado-org-url <url> - Azure DevOps organization URL override
    • --ado-project <name> - Azure DevOps project name override
    • --dry-run - Validate inputs but skip ADO API calls (useful for local testing and QA review)

  • configure - Detect agentic pipelines in a local repository and update the GITHUB_TOKEN pipeline variable on their Azure DevOps build definitions

    • --token <token> / GITHUB_TOKEN env var - The new GITHUB_TOKEN value (prompted if omitted)
    • --org <url> - Override: Azure DevOps organization URL (inferred from git remote by default)
    • --project <name> - Override: Azure DevOps project name (inferred from git remote by default)
    • --pat <pat> / AZURE_DEVOPS_EXT_PAT env var - PAT for ADO API authentication (prompted if omitted)
    • --path <path> - Path to the repository root (defaults to current directory)
    • --dry-run - Preview changes without applying them
    • --definition-ids <ids> - Explicit pipeline definition IDs to update (comma-separated, skips auto-detection)