CLI reference
Every command the loadout agent's CLI understands, with descriptions taken from the agent's own source.
Nine commands in total. loadout service is a command group in the CLI, not a command of its own — its three subcommands (install, uninstall, status) are counted individually below.
Setup and daemon
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
loadout pair | Pairs this machine with your loadout account: prints a one-time code, waits for you to confirm it in the dashboard, and registers the machine. |
loadout run | Starts the agent daemon in the foreground: it scans this machine, watches for changes, and applies commands sent from the dashboard. |
loadout service install | Installs and starts loadout as a background service that starts on login and restarts automatically if it crashes. |
loadout service uninstall | Stops and removes the background service. |
loadout service status | Reports whether the background service is installed and currently running. |
Less common
Four commands documented nowhere else in the product: registering a project for scoped scanning, opting in to content backups before an irreversible removal, and approving or denying an action the daemon is holding pending on this machine.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
loadout watch <path> | Registers a project directory for project-scoped scanning, so skills and MCP servers under it are tracked with project scope rather than global scope. |
loadout content-backups <on|off> | Opts in to (or out of) uploading a redacted copy of a manually-installed item's content immediately before it is removed. Redaction is best-effort — secrets may still be missed. |
loadout approve <id> | Approves a pending locally-confirmed action — for example an install the running daemon is waiting on you to confirm locally. |
loadout deny <id> | Denies a pending locally-confirmed action. |