generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://dct.delphix.com/docs/latest/dct-toolkit, https://help.delphix.com/dct/current/content/command_references.htm
name: dct-toolkit
description: >-
  The DCT Toolkit is the first-party command-line interface for Delphix Data Control
  Tower. Every DCT API is available as a command, making the full test-data-management
  surface scriptable from Linux, Windows, and macOS.
official: true
docs: https://dct.delphix.com/docs/latest/dct-toolkit
command_reference: https://help.delphix.com/dct/current/content/command_references.htm
install:
  method: binary
  steps:
  - Download the dct-toolkit executable binary from the Delphix download site.
  - Extract the binary onto the host that will run it.
  - Grant execute permission to the binary file.
  platforms: [linux, windows, macos]
compatibility: >-
  Compatible with any DCT product version; fully supported from DCT 8.0.0 onwards.
  New APIs in newer DCT releases become available automatically without upgrading
  the toolkit.
configuration:
  file: ~/.dct-toolkit/dct-toolkit.properties
  note: Plain-text configuration file storing the DCT host and API key.
behaviors:
- name: async job wait
  description: >-
    Commands that trigger asynchronous DCT jobs return a jobId; by default the
    toolkit waits for the job to complete and reports its end state.
- name: json output
  description: The --json/-js option prints all response properties in JSON format.
command_surface: >-
  Commands mirror the DCT API resources — VDBs, dSources, snapshots, bookmarks,
  environments, engines, VDB groups, virtualization policies, masking/compliance
  jobs, replication, and reporting.