CLI guide

The lattice CLI uses the same core formats and semantic command model as the desktop app.

Create and inspect a workspace

lattice init ~/Work/Research --title "Research" --template research
cd ~/Work/Research
lattice info
lattice ls
lattice validate

Run lattice templates list to see current template IDs.

Work with pages

lattice page create Notes/Idea.md --content "# Idea"
printf '# Revised idea\n' | lattice page update Notes/Idea.md --stdin
lattice search "revised idea"
lattice backlinks Notes/Idea.md

Work with tables and records

lattice table create CRM.data --title "CRM" --table contacts
lattice table import --csv contacts.csv --name CRM --table contacts
lattice table show CRM.data
lattice table view list CRM.data

Use lattice record --help for insert, update, and delete operations. Mutations are journaled so compatible operations appear in lattice history and can be undone.

Work with analytical data

lattice dataset create Data/Events.dataset --title "Events"
lattice dataset import-csv Data/Events.dataset --csv events.csv
lattice dataset show Data/Events.dataset
lattice query --engine duckdb --sql "select count(*) from read_parquet('Data/Events.dataset/facts/**/*.parquet')"

Maintain the workspace

lattice index
lattice history --limit 30
lattice undo
lattice redo
lattice recover --help

Add --json where supported when another program should consume the result. Use lattice <command> --help for exact arguments in your installed build.