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# difyctl
CLI client for [Dify] platform. Browser device-flow signin, list/inspect apps, run with structured input, parse output as JSON, YAML, or human text.
## Install
Builds are standalone binaries (Bun-compiled) published as **GitHub Actions workflow artifacts** — no npm, no GitHub Release assets. The installer fetches the latest successful `cli-release.yml` run on `main`, verifies sha256, and copies the binary into `$HOME/.local/bin/difyctl`.
```sh
# GH_TOKEN with `actions:read` scope is required — workflow artifact downloads
# need auth even on public repos.
export GH_TOKEN=<your-pat>
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/langgenius/dify/main/cli/scripts/install-cli.sh | sh
```
| Env | Default | Purpose |
| ---------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `GH_TOKEN` | — | GitHub PAT (or `GITHUB_TOKEN`) with `actions:read`. |
| `DIFYCTL_PREFIX` | `$HOME/.local` | Install root. Binary lands at `<prefix>/bin/difyctl`. |
| `DIFYCTL_REPO` | `langgenius/dify` | Source repo. |
| `DIFYCTL_BRANCH` | `main` | Branch to pick the latest successful run from. |
Supported targets: `darwin-arm64`, `darwin-x64`, `linux-arm64`, `linux-x64`, `windows-x64.exe`. The shell installer covers Linux + macOS; Windows users can download the `.exe` directly from the same artifact.
## Quickstart
```sh
difyctl auth login # opens browser; paste the device code shown
difyctl get app # list apps in default workspace
difyctl describe app <app-id> # inspect parameters
difyctl run app <app-id> "hello" # run, blocking
difyctl run app <app-id> "hello" -o json | jq .answer # JSON output
difyctl run app <app-id> --input name=world --input topic=cats # workflow inputs
```
Background docs: `difyctl help account`, `difyctl help external`, `difyctl help environment`.
## Commands
Run `difyctl --help` for the full list of commands.
Run `difyctl <cmd> --help` for per-command reference.
## Output formats
| Flag | Behavior |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| (none) | Human table, columns auto-sized to terminal. |
| `-o wide` | Same as table, no column truncation. |
| `-o json` | Pretty-printed JSON, machine-parseable, stable shape. |
| `-o yaml` | YAML mirror of `-o json`. |
| `-o name` | IDs only, newline-separated — pipes into `xargs`. |
| `-o text` | kubectl-describe style human text (`describe`, `run`). |
Errors emit JSON envelope to stderr in `-o json` mode; else human message. Exit codes deterministic.
## Configuration
| OS | Config path |
| ------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Linux | `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/difyctl/` |
| macOS | `$HOME/.config/difyctl/` |
| Windows | `%APPDATA%\difyctl\` |
Override with `DIFY_CONFIG_DIR=/some/path`. Files written `0600`, directory `0700`. Tokens use OS keychain by default, fall back to sealed file on hosts without one.
For every env var `difyctl` reads, run `difyctl env list` (machine-readable) or `difyctl help environment` (narrative).
## Streaming
`run app` uses blocking transport by default. For long-running apps (likely exceed ~30s) pass `--stream`:
```sh
difyctl run app app-1 "tell me about cats" --stream
```
Agent apps (`mode === 'agent-chat'` or `is_agent` flag set) stream regardless — Dify backend rejects blocking requests for agent mode. Combining `--stream` with `-o json` or `-o yaml` aggregates SSE events into same envelope shape as blocking response, so structured output identical regardless of transport.
## HTTP retry
Idempotent requests (`GET`, `PUT`, `DELETE`) retry on transient network/DNS failures with exponential backoff. Default count: **3**. `POST` and `PATCH` never retry — side effects possible.
| Knob | Effect |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `--http-retry <n>` | Per-invocation override. `0` disables retries. |
| `DIFYCTL_HTTP_RETRY=<n>` | Process-level default. |
Resolution: flag → env → 3.
## Contributing
See [`ARD.md`] for architecture patterns, scaffolding recipe, dev workflow.
## License
Apache-2.0.
[Dify]: https://dify.ai
[`ARD.md`]: ARD.md