redis-cli

name	redis-cli
description	Operates Redis from redis-cli: GET/SET/hashes/lists, SCAN, latency/bigkeys, ACL, cluster, pub/sub, MONITOR. Use when querying or diagnosing a Redis instance from the command line. Not for application Redis clients (redis-py/ioredis), choosing Vercel/Upstash storage (vercel-storage), or Redis module/source development.
version	1.0.1
risk	unknown
source	https://github.com/chaunsin/agent-skills/tree/master/skills/redis-cli
source_repo	chaunsin/agent-skills
source_type	community
date_added	2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
license	Apache-2.0
license_source	https://github.com/chaunsin/agent-skills/blob/master/LICENSE

redis-cli — Redis Command Line Interface

Overview

redis-cli is the primary command-line tool for interacting with Redis. It supports two modes: command-line execution (run a command and exit) and interactive mode (a REPL with tab completion, history, and hints). It also provides special modes for monitoring, latency analysis, keyspace scanning, and data import/export.

Official resources: Redis CLI Docs | Commands | Download

When to Use

Use this skill whenever the user mentions redis-cli, Redis CLI, or any task involving:

• Querying, inspecting, debugging, or managing Redis from the command line
• Key/value reads and writes (GET, SET, HGETALL, LRANGE, ZRANGE, etc.)
• SCAN or keyspace exploration (--scan, SCAN, DBSIZE)
• Latency diagnostics (--latency, --latency-history, --intrinsic-latency)
• Big keys and memory analysis (--bigkeys, --memkeys, --keystats)
• ACL management, client management, runtime configuration
• Cluster operations (--cluster check, --cluster reshard)
• Pub/Sub, Lua scripting, RDB backup, mass insertion
• Real-time monitoring (--stat, MONITOR)

Prerequisites

1. Check if redis-cli is installed:

redis-cli --version

2. Install options by platform:

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install redis

# Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt install redis-tools

# CentOS / RHEL
sudo yum install redis

# Alpine
apk add redis

# Build from source (binary only)
make redis-cli
# Binary at: src/redis-cli

# Docker (no installation needed)
docker run -it -- redis redis-cli -h <host> -p <port> PING