Halo Blog CLI Skill

A command-line tool skill for managing Halo blog instances.

Installation

npm install -g @halo-dev/cli

Verify:

halo --version
halo --help

Requirements: Node.js >= 22

Authenticate (see references/auth.md):

halo auth login --profile local --url http://127.0.0.1:8090 --auth-type bearer --token <token>

Create a post from Markdown (see content.md for full format rules):
```
halo post import-markdown --file ./article.md --force
```
Markdown files are automatically converted to HTML by default; if conversion fails, falls back to raw Markdown import.
List posts:
```
halo post list
```

Area	Commands	Reference
Authentication	`halo auth *`	auth.md
Publishing Rules	Markdown → HTML workflow, front matter, visibility checks	publishing.md
Posts & Pages	`halo post `, `halo single-page `	content.md
Themes, Plugins, Attachments, Backups, Moments	`halo theme `, `halo plugin `, `halo attachment `, `halo backup `, `halo moment *`	operations.md
Comments & Notifications	`halo comment `, `halo notification `	moderation.md
Public Search	`halo search *`	search.md

Profile selection: Use --profile <name> when working with multiple Halo instances.
JSON output: Use --json for scripted or automated workflows.
Non-interactive safety: Destructive commands (delete, uninstall, overwrite imports) usually require --force when run non-interactively.
Basic Auth requirement: If using basic auth instead of bearer token, ensure Halo is started with --halo.security.basic-auth.disabled=false.

halo auth profile list
halo auth profile use production

halo post export-json my-post --output ./post.json
halo post import-json --file ./post.json --force

halo post import-markdown --file ./article.md --force

halo theme upgrade --all
halo plugin upgrade --all --yes

halo search --keyword "halo" --url https://www.halo.run

Login fails with anonymous user: Basic auth is likely disabled on the Halo server. Add --halo.security.basic-auth.disabled=false to Halo startup flags.
Credential issues: Run halo auth profile doctor to diagnose keyring/config problems.
Profile not found: Ensure --profile matches an existing profile from halo auth profile list.