generated: '2026-08-29'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://documentation.blueprism.com/bp-7-5/en-us/helpCommandLine.htm,
  https://documentation.blueprism.com/bp-7-5/en-us/helpResourcePCCommands.htm
provider: Blue Prism
providerId: blue-prism
cli_published: true
tools:
  - name: AutomateC.exe
    kind: command-line utility
    description: >-
      Console utility that returns messages and feedback to standard output. Return code 0 means
      success; non-zero means error. Dynamic help via the /help switch.
    distribution: >-
      Ships with the Blue Prism Enterprise interactive client installer. Not published to any
      package registry — installers are downloaded from the customer portal at
      portal.blueprism.com (Product > Blue Prism Enterprise > Blue Prism 7).
    examples:
      - 'AutomateC /run "My Scheduled Process" /user admin <password>'
      - 'AutomateC /run "My Scheduled Process" /sso'
      - 'AutomateC /run "Excel Test" /resource YourPCHostName /user admin <password> /startp "<inputs><input name=''Comment'' type=''text'' value=''Hello World'' /></inputs>"'
  - name: Automate.exe
    kind: GUI application accepting command-line switches
    description: >-
      The graphical Blue Prism application. Feedback is visual. Same return-code convention as
      AutomateC.
    examples:
      - 'automate /resourcepc /user admin <password>'
      - 'automate /resourcepc /sso'
      - 'automate /resourcepc /public'
      - 'automate /alerts /user admin <password>'
selected_switches:
  - switch: /help
    tool: both
    description: Print quick help. Under Automate.exe it opens the documentation in a window.
  - switch: /run <process>
    tool: AutomateC.exe
    description: Run a named process.
  - switch: /resource <host>
    tool: AutomateC.exe
    description: Run the process on a remote runtime resource.
  - switch: /startp <xml>
    tool: AutomateC.exe
    description: Pass startup parameters as an XML <inputs> document.
  - switch: /user <name> <password> | /sso
    tool: both
    description: Native credentials, or single sign-on.
  - switch: /resourcepc
    tool: Automate.exe
    description: Start Blue Prism in Resource PC mode.
  - switch: /public
    tool: Automate.exe
    description: With /resourcepc — make the resource PC available to all Blue Prism users.
  - switch: /sslcert <thumbprint>
    tool: Automate.exe
    description: >-
      With /resourcepc — enable TLS on connections to the resource PC using the named certificate.
      Affects Control Room, the Scheduler, and exposed web services routed to the resource.
  - switch: /wslocationprefix
    tool: Automate.exe
    description: >-
      With /resourcepc — override the advertised location of published web services and the WSDLs
      hosted on the device.
  - switch: /alerts
    tool: Automate.exe
    description: Start background process alert monitoring without launching the main application.
note: >-
  This is an operator CLI for the installed product, not an API client. It talks to the Blue Prism
  database/server directly rather than to the /api/v7 REST surface, so an agent cannot substitute
  one for the other. Parameters are passed as XML on the command line, and quoting rules are
  fragile (the docs warn that parameter values cannot themselves contain double quotes).
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com