SuperPlane CLI

Operate a SuperPlane instance through the superplane CLI.

Quick Reference

Task	Command
Connect to org	superplane connect <URL> <TOKEN>
Who am I	superplane whoami
Set active canvas	superplane canvases active [canvas-id]
List/switch contexts	superplane contexts
List canvases	superplane canvases list
Generate starter YAML	superplane canvases init
Generate from template	superplane canvases init --template <name>
List canvas templates	superplane canvases init --list-templates
Create canvas	superplane canvases create <name> then superplane canvases update <name> --draft
Create canvas from YAML	superplane canvases create --file canvas.yaml
Export canvas	superplane canvases get <name>
Update canvas	superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft --file canvas.yaml
Auto layout full canvas	superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft --auto-layout horizontal
Auto layout connected subgraph	superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft --auto-layout horizontal --auto-layout-scope connected-component --auto-layout-node <node-id>
Auto layout exact selected set	superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft --auto-layout horizontal --auto-layout-scope exact-set --auto-layout-node <node-a> --auto-layout-node <node-b>
List available providers	superplane index integrations
Describe a provider	superplane index integrations --name github
List connected integrations	superplane integrations list
Inspect connected integration	superplane integrations get <id>
List integration resources	superplane integrations list-resources --id <id> --type <type>
List actions	superplane index actions
Actions from provider	superplane index actions --from github
Describe an action	superplane index actions --name semaphore.runWorkflow
List triggers	superplane index triggers
Triggers from provider	superplane index triggers --from github
Describe a trigger	superplane index triggers --name github.onPush
List secrets	superplane secrets list
Create secret	superplane secrets create --file secret.yaml
List events	superplane events list --canvas-id <id>
Trace event executions	superplane events list-executions --canvas-id <id> --event-id <eid>
List node executions	superplane executions list --canvas-id <id> --node-id <nid>
Cancel execution	superplane executions cancel --canvas-id <id> --execution-id <eid>

Verify CLI Is Installed

Before any CLI operation, confirm the CLI binary is available without requiring network access:

command -v superplane

If this does not print a path, the CLI is not installed. Stop and tell the user:

The SuperPlane CLI is not installed. Install it from https://docs.superplane.com/installation/cli and then re-run this task.

Do not attempt to install the CLI on behalf of the user. Do not continue with doc-based guesswork — the CLI provides exact trigger names, action names, integration IDs, and config schemas that documentation cannot reliably substitute.

Only after confirming the binary exists should you verify the session:

superplane whoami

Interpret failures carefully:

• command not found from whoami still means the CLI is missing.
• Authentication, DNS, timeout, or connection errors mean the CLI exists but the current session cannot reach SuperPlane yet. In that case, tell the user the CLI is installed but the session/network/auth is not working, and ask them to connect or allow network access as needed.

Core Workflow

1. Authenticate

Create a service account in the SuperPlane UI, then:

superplane connect https://superplane.example.com <API_TOKEN>
superplane whoami

1b. Apply Canvas Changes as Drafts

Versioning is always on in this environment. Do not branch on a canvas mode flag; use the draft update path for every canvas edit.

superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft --file canvas.yaml

2. Discover What Exists

Run these first to understand what's available:

superplane index integrations          # available providers
superplane integrations list           # connected instances in this org
superplane index triggers              # all trigger types
superplane index actions            # all action types

Narrow to one provider:

superplane index triggers --from github
superplane index actions --from github

Inspect required config fields and payload shapes:

superplane index triggers --name github.onPush
superplane index actions --name semaphore.runWorkflow

List runtime options for integration-resource fields (e.g., repos, projects):

superplane integrations list-resources --id <integration-id> --type <type> --parameters key1=value1,key2=value2

Use superplane integrations list first to find valid integration IDs.

3. Build a Canvas Incrementally

Generate a starter YAML, then create and iterate:

superplane canvases init --output-file canvas.yaml
# or start from a template:
superplane canvases init --template health-check-monitor --output-file canvas.yaml
# edit canvas.yaml, then create:
superplane canvases create --file canvas.yaml
# or create a blank canvas and iterate:
superplane canvases create my-canvas
superplane canvases update my-canvas --draft
superplane canvases get my-canvas > canvas.yaml
# edit canvas.yaml
superplane canvases update my-canvas --draft --file canvas.yaml

If you create a canvas from YAML, create --file already sends the full canvas payload. Do not assume a second update is required just to apply the graph:

superplane canvases create --file canvas.yaml

Workflow rules:

• superplane canvases create --file canvas.yaml accepts the same resource-style Canvas YAML described in the spec (apiVersion, kind, metadata, spec).
• Run a follow-up superplane canvases update ... only when you are intentionally changing the canvas after create, for example to apply additional edits from a file that includes metadata.id, or to run auto-layout with different flags than the defaults used on create.
• In this environment, every superplane canvases update ... command should include --draft.

See Canvas YAML Spec for the full format.

Auto Layout via CLI

Use canvases update with auto-layout flags:

Default agent behavior:

• Auto layout is applied by default on superplane canvases update when no auto-layout flags are provided.
• Use --auto-layout flags when you need explicit scope/seed-node control.
• Include --draft on every update command in this environment.

# connected component around one seed node (recommended default for existing canvases)
superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft \
  --auto-layout horizontal \
  --auto-layout-scope connected-component \
  --auto-layout-node <node-id>

# exact node set only (best when the user selected nodes)
superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft \
  --auto-layout horizontal \
  --auto-layout-scope exact-set \
  --auto-layout-node <node-a> \
  --auto-layout-node <node-b>

# full canvas (use sparingly; see policy below)
superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft --auto-layout horizontal

Rules and behavior:

• --auto-layout is required when using --auto-layout-scope or --auto-layout-node.
• --draft is required on update commands in this environment.
• Supported algorithm: horizontal.
• Supported scopes: full-canvas, connected-component, exact-set.
• Default scope behavior:
  • If no seed nodes are provided: behaves like full-canvas.
  • If seed nodes are provided and scope omitted: behaves like connected-component.
• Recommended policy for agents:
  • Prefer connected-component for existing/disconnected canvases.
  • Prefer exact-set when the user selected specific nodes.
  • Use full-canvas only when creating from scratch, when the graph is one connected component, or when the user explicitly asks for full-canvas layout.
• Scope selection default:
  • If a changed/selected node ID is known, use connected-component + --auto-layout-node.
  • If a set of changed node IDs is known, use exact-set + repeated --auto-layout-node.
  • If no node IDs are available, use full-canvas.
• Positioning is anchor-preserving: the laid-out region keeps its top-left anchor relative to current canvas coordinates to avoid large jumps.

4. Manage Secrets

superplane secrets create --file secret.yaml
superplane secrets list
superplane secrets update --file secret.yaml
superplane secrets delete <name_or_id>

5. Monitor Runs

superplane events list --canvas-id <id>
superplane events list-executions --canvas-id <id> --event-id <eid>

6. Troubleshooting Checklist

Run after every canvas update:

superplane canvases get <name>

Check:

• All required configuration fields are present
• Edges use the correct output channels
• No node errorMessage remains (especially "integration is required")
• No warningMessage about duplicate names
• Expressions reference existing node names (case-sensitive)

Resolving "integration is required"

When a field type is integration-resource (like repository or project), the node needs a connected integration instance.

1. superplane integrations list — confirm the provider is connected
2. superplane integrations get <id> — inspect the connection
3. Add integration.id to the node in the canvas YAML
4. superplane integrations list-resources --id <id> --type <type> — find valid resource values
5. superplane canvases update <name-or-id> --draft --file canvas.yaml — apply the fix
6. superplane canvases get <name> — verify errors are cleared

When to Use Other Skills

Need	Use Skill
Design a canvas from requirements	superplane-canvas-builder
Debug a failed execution	superplane-monitor

Documentation

For agents that can fetch URLs, the full SuperPlane docs are available in LLM-friendly format:

• Compact index: https://docs.superplane.com/llms.txt
• Full content: https://docs.superplane.com/llms-full.txt

References

• Canvas YAML Spec — Full YAML format with examples