CLIE CLI Command Reference

The CLIE CLI manages containerized extensions.

It provides framework commands for installing and running the EAC extension.

Command Overview

Command	Description
init	Initialize `.clie/clie.yml` configuration
install	Install the EAC extension
run	Run an extension explicitly
list	List available extensions
validate	Validate configuration syntax
verify	Verify system prerequisites
cleanup	Clean up old Docker images
interactive	Open interactive shell in extension container
metadata	Retrieve extension metadata
update self	Update the clie CLI binary to latest version
version	Display CLIE CLI version

Quick Start

# 1. Initialize configuration
clie init

# 2. Install EAC extension
clie install eac

# 3. Use EAC commands
clie eac build
clie eac test

Direct Extension Invocation

When CLIE starts, it reads .clie/clie.yml and registers each configured extension name as a direct subcommand. This is why clie eac build works — eac becomes a registered command that is an alias for clie run eac.

clie eac build       # alias: equivalent to clie run eac build
clie run eac build   # explicit form

Aliases are only registered when the configuration file loads successfully at startup.

EAC can also run standalone

If you don't need containerized execution, you can install the eac CLI directly. See Install EAC CLI.

CLIE CLI vs EAC CLI

Aspect	CLIE CLI	EAC Extension
Purpose	Extension framework	Automation tools
Commands	init, install, list	build, test, validate
Runs	Host machine	Docker container
Config	`.clie/clie.yml`	`.eac/`

Configuration File

CLIE CLI uses .clie/clie.yml:

extensions:
  - name: 'eac'
    image: 'ghcr.io/ready-to-release/eac-ext:latest'

See Configuration Reference for details.