redis

name	redis
description	Manage Redis via the redis-cli. Use when interacting with Redis caches, queues, or key-value stores.
metadata	{"category":"databases","dependencies":{"cli":"redis-cli","checkCommand":"redis-cli --version","install":{"darwin":{"brew":"redis"},"linux":{"apt":"redis-tools"},"windows":{"scoop":"redis"}}}}

redis-cli

Use redis-cli to interact with Redis instances.

Common Commands

Connection

• Connect: redis-cli -h <host> -p <port>
• Authenticate: AUTH <password>
• Ping: PING

Key Operations

• Get value: GET <key>
• Set value: SET <key> <value>
• Delete key: DEL <key>
• Check existence: EXISTS <key>
• Set with expiry: SETEX <key> <seconds> <value>

Inspection

• List all keys: KEYS <pattern>
• Key type: TYPE <key>
• TTL: TTL <key>
• Memory usage: MEMORY USAGE <key>
• Info: INFO

Notes

• KEYS * is blocking on production — use SCAN for large datasets
• Default port is 6379