netlify-cli

name	netlify-cli
description	Use this skill when the user wants to deploy sites to Netlify, list/manage sites, manage Netlify Functions and environment variables, or interact with the Netlify platform.

Netlify CLI Plugin

Deploy and manage sites on Netlify from the terminal. Supports JSON output via --json.

Prerequisites

Requires a Netlify account and authentication:

netlify login
# or
export NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN="..."

Commands

Auth

• netlify auth status — Check authentication status

Sites

• netlify sites list — List all sites (JSON)
• netlify site create --name my-site — Create a new site

Deploy

• netlify deploy run --dir dist — Create a draft deploy
• netlify deploy run --prod --dir dist --build — Build and deploy to production

Functions

• netlify functions list — List Netlify Functions

Environment

• netlify env list — List environment variables

Build

• netlify build run — Build project locally

API

• netlify api request /api/v1/sites — Raw Netlify REST API call

Full Access

• netlify _ _ — Passthrough for any command (dev, watch, link, unlink, switch, logs, etc.)

Usage Examples

• "Deploy my site to Netlify production"
• "List all my Netlify sites"
• "What functions does my Netlify site have?"
• "Show environment variables for my Netlify site"
• "Create a new Netlify site called my-app"

Installation

npm install -g netlify-cli

Then authenticate:

netlify login

Key Features

• Deploy sites: Build and deploy to production or draft
• JSON output: --json flag on list/status commands
• Functions: List and manage serverless functions
• Environment vars: Manage per-site environment variables
• Full API access: Raw REST API endpoint calls
• Netlify Dev: Local dev server with live reloading