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Ophiolite

CLI Automation

Audience: automation and CI builders
Status: Preview

The CLI is the operational surface for repeatable commands and straightforward JSON output.

Common commands

Section titled “Common commands”
Terminal window
cargo run --quiet --manifest-path Cargo.toml -p ophiolite-cli -- operation-catalog
cargo run --quiet --manifest-path Cargo.toml -p ophiolite-cli -- create-project .\demo-project
cargo run --quiet --manifest-path Cargo.toml -p ophiolite-cli -- project-summary .\demo-project
cargo run --quiet --manifest-path Cargo.toml -p ophiolite-cli -- inspect-file .\examples\sample.las
cargo run --quiet --manifest-path Cargo.toml -p ophiolite-cli -- import .\examples\sample.las .\demo-log.laspkg

Why use the CLI

Section titled “Why use the CLI”
  • stable shell entry point
  • JSON responses for scripts
  • useful in CI and validation workflows
  • clear operational boundary even while higher-level wrappers are evolving
Section titled “Recommended pattern”

Use the CLI for inspection, packaging, and admin-style tasks. Use Python on top when you want structured workflow composition.

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