CLI Reference

All 27 CLI commands for the KelpMesh data platform.

Core Commands

Command	Description
kelpmesh init	Scaffold a new KelpMesh project
kelpmesh run	Execute models in dependency order
kelpmesh test	Run SQL assertion tests
kelpmesh build	Run models + tests
kelpmesh diff <model>	Compare current vs previous run
kelpmesh preview <model>	Preview model data (100 rows)
kelpmesh docs	Generate static HTML documentation
kelpmesh ls	List models with status
kelpmesh clean	Remove target/ and reset state
kelpmesh debug	Show project health summary
kelpmesh seed <file>	Load seed SQL data
KelpMesh schema diff	Detect schema drift
KelpMesh import --from dbt	Migrate from dbt project
KelpMesh pre-commit	Validate SQL + check for cycles
KelpMesh compare	Compare KelpMesh output with dbt output
kelpmesh docs-manifest	Output project manifest as JSON
KelpMesh orchestrate	Multi-project orchestration
KelpMesh deps	Install KelpMesh package dependencies

Security Commands

Command	Description
kelpmesh scan secrets	Scan for hardcoded credentials
kelpmesh scan generate-key	Generate encryption key
KelpMesh security audit	View audit trail
KelpMesh security classify	Classify data columns
KelpMesh security mask	Preview column masking
KelpMesh security rls	List RLS policies
KelpMesh security clean-pii	Erase PII data
KelpMesh security status	Security subsystem status
KelpMesh security roles	List available roles

Model Selection

# Run model + all upstream dependencies
kelpmesh run --select +model

# Run model + all downstream dependencies
kelpmesh run --select model+

# Run full DAG subset around model
kelpmesh run --select @model