generated: '2026-08-06'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://docs.armory.io/plugins/pipelines-as-code/arm-cli/ + https://github.com/armory/avm +
  https://hub.docker.com/r/armory/arm-cli
note: >-
  Armory shipped two distinct command-line tools. The ARM CLI is still documented and still
  distributed. The Armory CLI for CD-as-a-Service and its version manager (avm) are still on GitHub,
  but the service they drove is gone - developer.armory.io and api.cloud.armory.io no longer resolve -
  so that CLI is recorded here as historical rather than usable.
clis:
- name: ARM CLI
  binary: arm
  status: documented
  description: >-
    Standalone tool that renders dinghyfiles locally so a pipeline definition can be validated before
    it is committed, without a round trip through Armory's Pipelines-as-Code service. Requires
    Pipelines-as-Code installed in the Armory CD instance, and the dinghyfile plus its module repo
    available on the local filesystem.
  license: proprietary
  docs: https://docs.armory.io/plugins/pipelines-as-code/arm-cli/
  source: https://github.com/armory-io/arm
  install:
  - method: docker
    registry: Docker Hub
    image: armory/arm-cli
    command: docker pull armory/arm-cli:latest
    url: https://hub.docker.com/r/armory/arm-cli
  - method: binary
    command: Download the OS/arch archive from GitHub releases, unzip, and symlink onto $PATH
    url: https://github.com/armory-io/arm/releases
    note: >-
      The binary is not code-signed, so macOS Gatekeeper warns on first run and requires an explicit
      "Allow Anyway" in Security & Privacy.
  commands:
  - command: arm help
    description: Print CLI help.
  - command: arm dinghy render <dinghyfile>
    description: Render a dinghyfile to the final pipeline JSON and report whether it is valid JSON.
    flags:
    - flag: --modules
      description: Path to the locally checked-out templates/modules repository.
    - flag: --local_modules
      description: Path to local modules referenced by the dinghyfile.
    - flag: --rawdata
      description: Path to a JSON file supplying git-push rawData for the render.
    - flag: --output
      description: Directory to write the rendered output into.
    - flag: --type
      description: Set to yaml to render YAML dinghyfiles instead of JSON.
  integrations:
  - name: IntelliJ external tool
    description: >-
      Armory documents registering arm as an IntelliJ External Tool so pipeline JSON can be rendered
      and validated from the editor rather than the shell.
- name: Armory Version Manager (avm)
  binary: avm
  status: historical
  description: >-
    Version manager that installed and switched between Armory CLI versions for Armory
    CD-as-a-Service. Cobra-generated command surface; the install script pulled release artifacts
    from Armory's S3 bucket.
  source: https://github.com/armory/avm
  latest_release: v1.3.2
  latest_release_date: '2023-11-28'
  install:
  - method: binary
    command: Download the release for your OS/arch from GitHub releases, mark executable, place on $PATH
    url: https://github.com/armory/avm/releases/latest
  commands:
  - command: avm install [version]
    description: Install an Armory CLI version; omitting the version installs and links the latest as default.
  - command: avm list
    description: List installed Armory CLI versions.
  - command: avm listall
    description: List available versions.
  - command: avm use <version>
    description: Select an installed Armory CLI version to use.
  - command: avm version
    description: Print the avm version.
  caveat: >-
    The Armory CLI this manages targeted the Armory CD-as-a-Service control plane, which is no longer
    reachable.
x-evidence:
- url: https://docs.armory.io/plugins/pipelines-as-code/arm-cli/
  http_status: 200
  fetched: '2026-08-06'
- url: https://github.com/armory/avm
  http_status: 200
  fetched: '2026-08-06'