tinybird-cli-guidelines

name	tinybird-cli-guidelines
description	Tinybird CLI commands, workflows, and operations. Use when running tb commands, managing local development, deploying, or working with data operations.

Tinybird CLI Guidelines

Guidance for using the Tinybird CLI (tb) for local development, deployments, data operations, and workspace management.

When to Apply

• Running any tb command
• Choosing a development workflow (local, branch, or cloud)
• Local development with Tinybird Local
• Branch development with Tinybird Cloud branches
• Building and deploying projects
• Setting up CI/CD pipelines
• Appending, replacing, or deleting data
• Managing tokens and secrets via CLI
• Generating mock data
• Running tests

Rule Files

• rules/development-workflows.md
• rules/cli-commands.md
• rules/build-deploy.md
• rules/local-development.md
• rules/branch-development.md
• rules/ci-cd.md
• rules/data-operations.md
• rules/append-data.md
• rules/mock-data.md
• rules/tokens.md
• rules/secrets.md

Quick Reference

• CLI 4.0 workflow: configure dev_mode once, then use plain tb build and tb deploy.
• tb build targets your configured development environment (branch or local) in tinybird.config.json.
• tb deploy targets Tinybird Cloud production.
• Use --cloud/--local/--branch only as explicit manual overrides.
• Use tb info to check CLI context.
• Use tb endpoint data <pipe> to test endpoints (not tb pipe data).
• Never invent commands or flags; run tb <command> --help to verify.