generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://docs.geldata.com/reference/cli
name: Gel CLI
binary: gel
repo: https://github.com/geldata/gel-cli
docs: https://docs.geldata.com/reference/cli
official: true
description: First-party command-line tool and interactive REPL for Gel — project
  initialization, instance/branch management, schema migrations, querying, and cloud
  administration.
install:
- method: shell
  command: "curl https://www.geldata.com/sh | sh"
- method: npx
  command: npx gel
- method: uvx
  command: uvx gel
- method: homebrew
  command: brew tap geldata/tap && brew install gel-cli
command_groups:
- name: project
  summary: Initialize and manage a Gel project (gel project init/unlink/info)
- name: instance
  summary: Create, start, stop, list, and destroy local/cloud instances
- name: branch
  summary: Create, switch, merge, and rebase database branches
- name: migration
  summary: Create, apply, and inspect schema migrations
- name: cloud
  summary: Authenticate and manage Gel Cloud instances (login, secret keys)
- name: query
  summary: Run EdgeQL queries from the shell
- name: ui
  summary: Open the built-in admin UI in a browser
- name: dump/restore
  summary: Back up and restore database contents