CLI reference

klaridian generate

Generate an MCP server from an OpenAPI spec (via openapi-mcp-generator), optionally instrumented with one or more observability plugins

Required

Flag	What it does
`--spec <path>`	Path to the OpenAPI spec (JSON or YAML)
`--out <dir>`	Output directory for the generated server

Basics

Flag	What it does
`--name <name>`	Name for the generated server (default: derived from the spec's info.title)
`--base-url <url>`	Override the API base URL (required if the spec's servers[] is relative/missing)
`--server-description <text>`	Short human-readable description for the emitted server.json (distinct from individual tool descriptions)
`--force`	Overwrite --out even if it already exists and is non-empty (default: refuse, to avoid silently destroying unrelated files)
`--json`	Print a single machine-readable JSON result to stdout instead of human-readable progress lines on stderr (success or failure, always exactly one JSON value, exit code still reflects success)
`--quiet`	Suppress step-by-step progress messages; still prints warnings, errors, and the final summary/next-steps line

Lifecycle

See Lifecycle for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--install`	After generating, also run `npm install --no-audit --no-fund` and `npm run build` in --out (skips the manual step normally printed in "Next"). The generated project still needs `npm start` or `klaridian start` to actually run it.

Configuration

See Configuration for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--config <path>`	Path to a klaridian.config.json file providing default values for other flags (overridden by any flag explicitly passed on the command line). Auto-discovered in the current directory if present.

Curation

See Curation for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--include-tags <tags>`	Only include operations with at least one of these OpenAPI tags (comma-separated)
`--exclude-tags <tags>`	Exclude operations with any of these OpenAPI tags (comma-separated)
`--exclude-operation-ids <ids>`	Exclude these specific operationIds regardless of tags (comma-separated)
`--include-paths <patterns>`	Only include operations whose path matches at least one of these regex patterns (comma-separated). Works even when the spec has zero OpenAPI tags, composes with --include-tags (both must pass).
`--exclude-paths <patterns>`	Exclude operations whose path matches any of these regex patterns (comma-separated)
`--include-methods <methods>`	Only include operations using one of these HTTP methods (comma-separated, for example get,post)
`--exclude-methods <methods>`	Exclude operations using any of these HTTP methods (comma-separated)
`--interactive`	Prompt for which tags to include before generating. Requires an interactive terminal, fails loudly if stdin is not a TTY (for example, running in CI or under an agent) instead of silently accepting empty input.

Architecture

See Architecture for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--architecture <id>`	tools (default) emits one MCP tool per OpenAPI operation; code-mode emits a single execute_code tool backed by a typed client, run in a Deno-sandboxed subprocess, for large APIs where one-tool-per-operation is the wrong default. Requires an absolute --base-url (or an absolute server URL in the spec).

Target language

See Target language for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--language <lang>`	Target language for the generated server: typescript (default) or python

Plugins

See Plugins for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--plugin <id>`	Observability plugin to enable, repeatable (available: otel, posthog, amplitude, mixpanel)
`--plugin-config <keyvalue...>`	Plugin config in <pluginId>.<key>=<value> form, repeatable

Licensing

See Licensing for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--license <id>`	License for the generated server: mit, apache-2.0, none. Defaults to `mit`.
`--author <name>`	Author/copyright holder name for the generated LICENSE file (default: your git user.name, or "the project author" if unset)

Transport

See Transport for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--transport <type>`	Transport for the generated server: stdio (default) or streamable-http
`--port <number>`	Port for the generated server when --transport is streamable-http (default: 3000)

OAuth

See OAuth for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--oauth-issuer <url>`	OAuth 2.1 issuer URL of the external Authorization Server (IdP) protecting this server. Requires --transport streamable-http. The generated server acts ONLY as a resource server (RFC 9728 PRM, bearer-token/audience validation), never as an authorization server.
`--oauth-jwks-uri <url>`	JWKS URI to fetch the IdP's signing keys from. When omitted, resolved automatically from --oauth-issuer's OIDC discovery document (<issuer>/.well-known/openid-configuration) at generation time.
`--oauth-audience <uri>`	Expected token audience (RFC 8707), the canonical URI this server will be reachable at, for example https://mcp.example.com/mcp. Required with --oauth-issuer; tokens not bound to this exact value are rejected.
`--oauth-required-scopes <scopes>`	Comma-separated OAuth scopes required on every tool call (default: none beyond token validity)

MCP Registry

See MCP Registry for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--registry-name <name>`	Reverse-DNS name for the official MCP Registry, for example io.github.<you>/<server>. When set, the emitted server.json and package.json mcpName use it.

klaridian init

Interactive wizard that scaffolds a klaridian.config.json for klaridian generate (writes the file only — it does not generate a server)

Options

Flag	What it does
`--out <path>`	Where to write the config file (default: ./klaridian.config.json in the current directory)
`--force`	Overwrite the config file even if it already exists (default: refuse, to avoid silently replacing one you meant to keep)
`--json`	Print a single machine-readable JSON result to stdout instead of human-readable progress on stderr. Implies non-interactive: every wizard answer must come from a flag.
`--quiet`	Suppress step-by-step progress messages; still prints warnings, errors, and the final next-steps line

Wizard fields

See Wizard fields for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--spec <path>`	OpenAPI spec path or URL (skips that prompt when passed)
`--generate-out <dir>`	Output directory `klaridian generate` should write the server to — the config file's `out` field, distinct from this command's own --out (skips that prompt when passed)
`--plugin <id>`	Observability plugin to enable, repeatable (available: otel, posthog, amplitude, mixpanel); skips that prompt when passed
`--license <id>`	License for the generated server: mit, apache-2.0, none (skips that prompt when passed). Defaults to `mit`.
`--transport <type>`	Transport for the generated server: stdio or streamable-http (skips that prompt when passed). Defaults to `stdio`.

Launch a server previously produced by klaridian generate — runs it in place (npm start for a TypeScript project, the .venv interpreter on server.py for a Python one). Generates and configures nothing; pass every generation flag (--spec, --language, --architecture, --plugin, ...) to generate instead, once, when you create or regenerate the project.

Options

See Options for the full guide.

Flag	What it does
`--json`	If a pre-launch check fails (missing/unbuilt project), print a single JSON error object to stdout instead of a human message. Has no effect once the server itself starts — from that point the server owns stdout.

klaridian plugins list

List every available observability plugin (id and name)

Options

Flag	What it does
`--json`	Print the list as a single JSON object (`{ plugins: [...] }`) to stdout instead of aligned text

klaridian licenses list

List every supported license id for the generated server

Options

Flag	What it does
`--json`	Print the list as a single JSON object (`{ licenses: [...] }`) to stdout instead of aligned text

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