claude-flow CLI Reference
Expert command reference for claude-flow v3.1.0-alpha.3.
- •51 commands (3 with subcommands)
- •7 command flags + 8 global flags
- •17 usage examples
- •Max nesting depth: 1
When to Use
This skill applies when:
- •Constructing or validating
claude-flowcommands - •Looking up flags, options, or subcommands
- •Troubleshooting
claude-flowinvocations or errors - •Needing correct syntax for
claude-flowoperations
Prerequisites
Install claude-flow:
npm install -g claude-flow@latest
Quick Reference
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
claude-flow agent | Agent Management Commands |
claude-flow analyze | Analyze Commands |
claude-flow claims | Claude Flow Claims System |
claude-flow completions | Shell Completions |
claude-flow config | Configuration Management |
claude-flow daemon | Worker Daemon - Background Task Management |
claude-flow deployment | Claude Flow Deployment |
claude-flow doctor | claude-flow doctor |
claude-flow embeddings | Claude Flow Embeddings |
claude-flow guidance | Guidance Control Plane |
claude-flow hive-mind | Hive Mind - Consensus-Based Multi-Agent Coordination |
claude-flow hooks | Self-Learning Hooks System |
claude-flow init | Claude Flow appears to be already initialized |
claude-flow issues | Issue Claims (ADR-016) |
claude-flow mcp | MCP Server Management |
claude-flow memory | Memory Management Commands |
claude-flow migrate | V2 to V3 Migration Tools |
claude-flow neural | Claude Flow Neural System |
claude-flow performance | Claude Flow Performance Suite |
claude-flow plugins | Claude Flow Plugin System |
claude-flow process | claude-flow process |
claude-flow progress | |
claude-flow providers | claude-flow providers |
claude-flow route | claude-flow route |
claude-flow ruvector | RuVector PostgreSQL Bridge |
claude-flow security | Claude Flow Security Suite |
claude-flow session | Session Management Commands |
claude-flow start | Starting Claude Flow V3 |
claude-flow status | |
claude-flow swarm | Swarm Coordination Commands |
claude-flow task | Task Management Commands |
claude-flow update | Update Command |
claude-flow workflow | Workflow Commands |
Global Flags
| Flag | Short | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--config | -c | string | Path to configuration file |
--format | -f | bool | Output format (text, json, table) |
--help | -h | bool | Show help information |
--interactive | -i | bool | Enable interactive mode |
--no-color | `` | bool | Disable colored output |
--quiet | -Q | bool | Suppress non-essential output |
--verbose | -v | bool | Enable verbose output |
--version | -V | bool | Show version number |
Command Overview
Commands
agent, analyze, claims, completions, config, daemon, deployment, doctor, embeddings, guidance, hive-mind, hooks, init, issues, mcp, memory, migrate, neural, performance, plugins, progress, ruvector, security, session, start, status, swarm, task, update, workflow
Command Groups
process, providers, route
Common Usage Patterns
claude-flow doctor
Run full health check
claude-flow doctor --fix
Show fixes for issues
claude-flow doctor --install
Auto-install missing dependencies
claude-flow doctor -c version
Check for stale npx cache
claude-flow doctor -c claude
Check Claude Code CLI only
claude-flow process daemon --action start
Start daemon
claude-flow process monitor --watch
Watch processes
claude-flow process workers --action list
List workers
Detailed References
For complete command documentation including all flags and subcommands:
- •Full command tree: see
references/commands.md - •All usage examples: see
references/examples.md
Troubleshooting
- •Run
claude-flow doctorto diagnose issues - •Use
claude-flow --helporclaude-flow <command> --helpfor inline help - •Add
--verbosefor detailed output during debugging
Re-scanning
To update this plugin after a CLI version change, run the /scan-cli command
or manually execute the crawler and generator.