playfab-cli

Use playfab-cli for Admin API operations including player banning, account management, title data, legacy v1 economy, CloudScript revision management, content delivery, task scheduling, statistics, push notifications, and matchmaker configuration. Use when the user needs admin-level operations that require the developer secret key. Do not use for Economy v2 operations (use catalog/inventory) or for server-side game logic (use server skill).

Use playfab-cli for batch and bulk operations across multiple entities or items. Use when the user needs to perform operations on multiple items/players at once, such as batch item creation, mass grants, or atomic multi-step operations. Do not use for single-item or single-player operations.

Use playfab-cli to manage Economy v2 Catalog items including search, CRUD, bundles, stores, subscriptions, and moderation. Use when the user needs to create, search, update, publish, or delete catalog items. Do not use for inventory operations on player accounts or for legacy v1 economy APIs.

Use playfab-cli to manage and execute CloudScript functions (Azure Functions integration). Use when the user needs to register, execute, or manage CloudScript Azure Functions, HTTP/queue-triggered functions, or post function execution results. Do not use for admin-level CloudScript revision management (use admin skill).

Use playfab-cli for Economy v2 virtual currency, store, subscription, and purchase management. Use when the user needs to set up stores, manage virtual currencies, process purchases, handle platform redemptions, or create crafting recipes. Do not use for raw catalog item CRUD (use catalog) or direct inventory manipulation (use inventory).

Use playfab-cli to write PlayStream events, telemetry events, and manage telemetry keys. Use when the user needs to emit custom events, set up telemetry pipelines, or manage telemetry key lifecycle. Do not use for reading event data or analytics queries.

Use playfab-cli for A/B testing and experimentation operations including creating, managing, and analyzing experiments, and managing exclusion groups. Use when the user needs to run experiments, check scorecards, manage treatment assignments, or configure exclusion groups. Do not use for general analytics or event writing (use events skill).

Use playfab-cli to manage entity groups (guilds, clans, teams). Use when the user needs to create, manage, or query groups, handle membership, applications, invitations, blocking, or roles. Do not use for individual player management or shared groups (legacy API).

Use playfab-cli to manage Economy v2 player inventory including add, subtract, delete, transfer items, purchases, and platform redemptions. Use when the user needs to manage player inventory items, virtual currencies, or process purchases. Do not use for catalog item management or legacy v1 inventory APIs.

Use playfab-cli to manage leaderboards and player statistics via the Progression API. Use when the user needs to create leaderboard/statistic definitions, update scores, query rankings, or manage leaderboard versions. Do not use for legacy v1 player statistics (use admin/server skill).

Use playfab-cli to manage matchmaking, lobbies, multiplayer server hosting, Party networking, and build management. Use when the user needs matchmaking, lobby operations, server builds, container management, or Party features. Do not use for legacy matchmaking APIs (use admin/server skill).

Use playfab-cli to manage player profiles, entity data, file uploads, and authentication tokens. Use when the user needs to get/set player profiles, manage entity objects/files, or work with entity tokens. Do not use for inventory operations, admin-level player management, or server-side player operations.

Use playfab-cli for Server API operations including authentication, player data, title data, inventory, friends, characters, virtual currency, events, shared groups, CloudScript execution, content delivery, push notifications, tags, segments, matchmaker, and account linking. Use when the user needs server-side game logic operations. Do not use for admin-level management (use admin skill) or Economy v2 operations (use catalog/inventory).

Use playfab-cli to manage title-level configuration, catalog settings, and global entity policies. Use when the user needs to inspect or modify title configuration, enable/disable Economy v2, or set global policies. Do not use for player-specific or item-specific operations.

Use playfab-cli as the default interface for PlayFab service automation. Use when the user asks how to verify the CLI, check connectivity, list available tools, configure settings, or troubleshoot playfab-cli setup. Do not use once a more specific catalog, inventory, player, or other domain skill clearly matches the task.