> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.early-bird.space/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CLI

> The planned Early Bird CLI and the principles it should share with the API and MCP layers.

# CLI

The planned CLI is a thin wrapper around the public read surfaces and future agent-specific endpoints.

## Goals

* give developers a fast local way to inspect the dataset
* mirror the same concepts exposed in the MCP layer
* avoid creating a second schema dialect

## Recommended command shape

* `eb catalog`
* `eb summary`
* `eb search projects`
* `eb search programs`
* `eb search organizations`
* `eb context`

## Examples

```bash theme={null}
eb summary --timeframe last-12-months
eb search projects --query climate --organization "StartX" --limit 10
eb search organizations --category university --location "Hong Kong"
```

## Design rules

* output should be concise by default
* pagination should be explicit
* large scans should require a deliberate opt-in
* CLI help text should match Mintlify wording and MCP tool descriptions