CLI Reference

arcane init <name> [options]

Create a new Arcane project from template.

Common options:

• --template <name>
• --description <text>
• --bot-name <name>
• --yes (skip prompts, use defaults)
• --no-install (skip dependency install)

arcane create <command|event|package> <name>

Generate JSON config files in the correct directory.

arcane dev

Run in development mode with file watching and hot reload.

arcane start

Run bot in production-style foreground mode.

arcane deploy [--pm2 --name arcanebuilder]

Deploy command with strict validation.

• Without --pm2: starts bot in foreground deploy mode.
• With --pm2: starts and saves a PM2 process.

arcane validate [--strict]

Validate project config and all JSON files.

arcane package <add|remove|list> [name]

Manage package config files in packages/.