lpcli

name

lpcli

description

Query and manage Launchpad.net via the lpcli CLI. USE FOR: counting or listing bugs against Ubuntu packages or projects, searching Launchpad bugs by status/tag/importance/keyword, looking up CVEs, finding source packages, checking people/teams, reviewing merge proposals, managing upload queues, and any question about Launchpad data. DO NOT USE FOR: GitHub issues, Jira, or non-Launchpad bug trackers.

lpcli Skill

Use the lpcli command-line tool to answer questions about Launchpad.net — Ubuntu's bug tracker, package archive, and project hosting platform.

When to Use

Use this skill whenever the user asks about Launchpad data, including:

• "How many bugs are opened against rustc-1.97 in Launchpad?"
• "List Critical bugs for curl in Ubuntu"
• "Show me the bug tasks for LP #123456"
• "What packages are in the noble Security pocket?"
• "Find merge proposals needing review for a Launchpad Git repo"
• "What CVEs are linked to bug #123456?"
• Any question mentioning Launchpad, LP, Ubuntu bugs, Ubuntu packages, or Ubuntu source packages by name.

Mapping natural-language questions to commands

User intent	lpcli command
Count/list bugs for a source package	lpcli bug search --target ubuntu --package <name>
Count/list bugs for a project	lpcli bug search --target <project>
Filter bugs by status	Add --status "New" (or Confirmed, Triaged, In Progress, Fix Committed, Fix Released, etc.)
Filter bugs by importance	Add --importance "Critical" (or High, Medium, Low, Wishlist, Undecided)
Filter bugs by tag	Add --tag <tag>
Search bugs by keyword	Add --keyword "<text>"
Limit results	Add --limit <n>

Counting bugs: lpcli bug search returns matching bugs. To count them, pipe through wc -l or count the output entries. When the user asks "how many", run the search and report the count.

Prerequisites

• lpcli must be on $PATH (install via cargo install --path . from the lpcli repo).
• Most read operations work anonymously (no login needed).
• Write operations require lpcli login first.

CLI Reference

General syntax:

lpcli <COMMAND> [SUBCOMMAND] [OPTIONS]

Run lpcli --help or lpcli <COMMAND> --help for full option details.

Bugs

Action	Command
Show a bug	lpcli bug show --bug-id 123456
List bug tasks	lpcli bug tasks --bug-id 123456
Search bugs on a project	lpcli bug search --target launchpad --status "New" --limit 10
Search bugs for a package	lpcli bug search --target ubuntu --package firefox --status "Confirmed"
Search bugs by keyword	lpcli bug search --target ubuntu --keyword "kernel panic" --limit 20
Search bugs by tag	lpcli bug search --target ubuntu --tag "regression-update" --limit 10
Search bugs by importance	lpcli bug search --target ubuntu --importance "Critical" --limit 10
Add a comment	lpcli bug comment --bug-id 123456 --message "Reproduced on noble."
List comments	lpcli bug comments --bug-id 123456
File a new bug	lpcli bug create --target ubuntu --package curl --title "title" --description "desc"
Set bug task status	lpcli bug set-status --bug-id 123456 --target curl --series noble --status "In Progress"
Set status on multiple series	lpcli bug set-status --bug-id 123456 --target curl --many-series "noble, jammy" --status "Fix Released"
Set status on all series	lpcli bug set-status --bug-id 123456 --target curl --all-series --status "Fix Released"
Set status on multiple targets	lpcli bug set-status --bug-id 123456 --many-targets "rust-alacritty, rust-eza" --all-series --status "Fix Released"
Set status on all targets	lpcli bug set-status --bug-id 123456 --all-targets --all-series --status "Fix Released"
Set status on series-less tasks	lpcli bug set-status --bug-id 123456 --target curl --no-series --status "Fix Released"
Set importance	lpcli bug set-importance --bug-id 123456 --target curl --series noble --importance "High"

People & Teams

Action	Command
Show a person or team	lpcli person show --name jdoe
Search people	lpcli person search --query "John Doe"
List team members	lpcli person members --team ubuntu-security
List bugs for a person	lpcli person bugs --name jdoe
List PPAs	lpcli person ppas --name jdoe
List owned teams	lpcli person owned-teams --name jdoe

Packages

Action	Command
Show a distro series	lpcli package series --series noble
List all distro series	lpcli package list-series
Search published sources	lpcli package search --series noble --name curl
Search by pocket	lpcli package search --series noble --pocket Security
Show distribution info	lpcli package distro
Show a PPA	lpcli package ppa --owner jdoe --ppa my-ppa
List PPA sources	lpcli package ppa-sources --owner jdoe --ppa my-ppa --name curl
Download source files	lpcli package download --name curl --series noble
Download specific version	lpcli package download --name curl --series noble --version 8.5.0-2ubuntu10

Projects

Action	Command
Show a project	lpcli project show --name launchpad
Search projects	lpcli project search --query "ubuntu desktop"
List milestones	lpcli project milestones --project launchpad
List active milestones	lpcli project milestones --project launchpad --active
Show a milestone	lpcli project show-milestone --project launchpad --name 1.0
List project series	lpcli project list-series --project launchpad
Show a project series	lpcli project series-show --project launchpad --series trunk
List series releases	lpcli project series-releases --project launchpad --series trunk

CVEs

Action	Command
Show a CVE	lpcli cve show --sequence 2024-1234
Search CVEs	lpcli cve search --distro ubuntu --limit 10
Search CVEs by keyword	lpcli cve search --keyword "buffer overflow" --limit 20
List CVEs for a bug	lpcli cve bug-cves --bug-id 123456

Git Repositories

Action	Command
Show a repo	lpcli git show --path "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo"
Show default repo	lpcli git default --target launchpad
List person repos	lpcli git list-person-repos --name jdoe
List refs (branches/tags)	lpcli git refs --path "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo"
List merge proposals	lpcli git proposals --path "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo"
Filter merge proposals	lpcli git proposals --path "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo" --status "Needs review"
List MP comments	lpcli git comments --path "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo" --id 12345
List MP diffs	lpcli git diffs --path "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo" --id 12345

Specifications (Blueprints)

Action	Command
Show a spec	lpcli spec show --target launchpad --name feature-x
List specs	lpcli spec list --target launchpad
List all specs (incl. non-current)	lpcli spec list --target launchpad --all

Questions (Support)

Action	Command
Show a question	lpcli question show --question-id 42
Search questions	lpcli question search --target ubuntu --query "nvidia driver"
Search by status	lpcli question search --target ubuntu --status "Open"
Show question messages	lpcli question messages --target ubuntu --question-id 42

Webhooks

Action	Command
List webhooks	lpcli webhook list --target launchpad
Create a webhook	lpcli webhook create --target launchpad --delivery-url https://example.com/hook --event-types "git:push:0.1,merge-proposal:0.1"
Ping a webhook	lpcli webhook ping --webhook-url "<URL>"
List deliveries	lpcli webhook deliveries --webhook-url "<URL>"
Delete a webhook	lpcli webhook delete --webhook-url "<URL>"

Translations

Action	Command
List import queue	lpcli translation queue --series noble
List templates	lpcli translation templates --series noble

Snap Recipes

Action	Command
Show a snap recipe	lpcli snap show --owner jdoe --name my-snap
Find snap recipes	lpcli snap find --owner jdoe
List builds	lpcli snap builds --owner jdoe --name my-snap
Request builds	lpcli snap request-builds --owner jdoe --name my-snap

Package Upload Queues

Action	Command
Search queue items	lpcli queue search --status "New"
Search by name	lpcli queue search --status "New" --name curl
Search with pocket/series	lpcli queue search --status "Unapproved" --series noble --pocket Security
Exact match search	lpcli queue search --status "New" --name curl --version 8.5.0-2ubuntu10 --exact-match
Download queue files	lpcli queue download --name curl --status "New" --arch source
Show binary details	lpcli queue info --name curl --status "New" --arch amd64
Accept a package	lpcli queue accept --name curl --status "New" --arch source
Reject a package	lpcli queue reject --name curl --status "New" --arch source --comment "Reason"

Access Tokens

Action	Command
Issue token for project	lpcli access-token issue --project launchpad --description "CI" --scopes "repository:push"
Issue token for Git repo	lpcli access-token issue-git --repo "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo" --description "Deploy" --scopes "repository:push"
List project tokens	lpcli access-token list --project launchpad
List Git repo tokens	lpcli access-token list-git --repo "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo"
Revoke a token	lpcli access-token revoke --token-url "<URL>"

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Common Workflows

Count open bugs for a source package

# "How many bugs are opened against rustc-1.97 in Launchpad?"
lpcli bug search --target ubuntu --package rustc-1.97
# To count: pipe output through wc -l or count the returned entries

Triage a bug

lpcli bug show --bug-id 123456
lpcli bug tasks --bug-id 123456
lpcli bug set-status --bug-id 123456 --target curl \
    --series noble --status "Triaged"
lpcli bug set-importance --bug-id 123456 --target curl \
    --series noble --importance "High"
lpcli bug comment --bug-id 123456 --message "Triaged as High for Noble."

Find packages in a series

lpcli package search --series noble --name curl
lpcli package search --series noble --pocket Security

Investigate a CVE

lpcli cve show --sequence 2024-1234
lpcli cve bug-cves --bug-id 123456

Review merge proposals

lpcli git proposals --path "~jdoe/launchpad/+git/myrepo" --status "Needs review"

Review the upload queue

lpcli queue search --status "New" --name curl
lpcli queue info --name curl --status "New" --arch source
lpcli queue download --name curl --status "New" --arch source
lpcli queue accept --name curl --status "New" --arch source

Download source packages

lpcli package download --name curl --series noble
lpcli package download --name curl --series noble --version 8.5.0-2ubuntu10 --output ~/src

Check a person's activity

lpcli person show --name jdoe
lpcli person bugs --name jdoe
lpcli person ppas --name jdoe

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Tips for Agents

1. Run in terminal — all Launchpad operations use lpcli commands; no browser or web scraping needed.
2. Read operations are anonymous — bug searches, package lookups, etc. work without lpcli login.
3. Use --help — every subcommand supports --help for full option details (e.g. lpcli bug search --help).
4. Counting results — lpcli outputs human-readable tables. To count bugs, pipe through grep -c or wc -l on the relevant output lines.
5. Source package names in Launchpad may differ from upstream project names (e.g. rustc-1.97 not rust). Use the exact source package name the user provides.