generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli
name: Firebase CLI
binary: firebase
package: packages/firebase-packages.yml  # firebase-tools on npm
current_version: 15.22.4
install:
- method: npm
  command: npm install -g firebase-tools
- method: standalone-binary
  command: curl -sL https://firebase.tools | bash
  note: Standalone auto-install script (macOS/Linux); Windows binary also published.
auth:
  login: firebase login
  ci_token: firebase login:ci
  note: Interactive OAuth login, or GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS / FIREBASE_TOKEN for CI.
command_groups:
- group: projects
  commands: [projects:list, projects:create, use, apps:create, apps:list, apps:sdkconfig]
- group: deploy
  commands: [deploy, "deploy --only hosting", "deploy --only functions", "deploy --only firestore"]
- group: hosting
  commands: [hosting:channel:deploy, hosting:channel:list, hosting:sites:create, hosting:clone]
- group: functions
  commands: [functions:log, functions:shell, functions:config:get, functions:config:set, functions:delete]
- group: firestore
  commands: [firestore:indexes, firestore:delete, firestore:databases:list]
- group: database
  commands: [database:get, database:set, database:push, database:remove, database:profile]
- group: auth
  commands: [auth:import, auth:export]
- group: emulators
  commands: [emulators:start, emulators:exec, emulators:export]
- group: extensions
  commands: [ext:install, ext:list, ext:configure, ext:uninstall]
- group: remoteconfig
  commands: [remoteconfig:get, remoteconfig:versions:list, remoteconfig:rollback]
- group: appdistribution
  commands: [appdistribution:distribute, appdistribution:testers:add]
- group: agent
  commands: [mcp, init]
  note: "'firebase mcp' launches the official MCP server (stdio); see mcp/firebase-mcp.yml."
key_flows:
- name: Initialize a project
  command: firebase init
- name: Deploy hosting + functions
  command: firebase deploy
- name: Run the local Emulator Suite
  command: firebase emulators:start
- name: Preview channel deploy
  command: firebase hosting:channel:deploy preview