The Kremis CLI provides direct access to the graph engine for initialization, ingestion, querying, and export operations.
Global Options
| Option | Short | Description | Default |
|---|
--verbose | -v | Enable verbose output | Off |
--quiet | -q | Suppress banner output | Off |
--database <path> | -D | Path to the graph database | kremis.db |
--backend <type> | -B | Storage backend: file or redb | redb |
--json-mode | | Output in JSON format | Off |
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|
init | Initialize a new empty database |
server | Start the HTTP API server |
ingest | Ingest signals from a file or stdin |
query | Execute a query on the graph |
status | Show graph statistics |
stage | Show developmental stage |
export / import | Export or import graph data |
hash | Compute BLAKE3 hash of the graph |
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|
KREMIS_API_KEY | Enables Bearer token authentication | (disabled) |
KREMIS_RATE_LIMIT | Requests per second rate limit | 100 |
KREMIS_CORS_ORIGINS | Comma-separated allowed origins, or * | localhost only |
CLI commands and the HTTP server cannot run simultaneously — redb holds an exclusive lock. Stop the server before using CLI commands like ingest, status, or export.
