generated: '2026-09-12'
method: searched
source: https://goharbor.io/cli-docs/ , https://github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli
provider: Harbor
providerId: goharbor
name: Harbor CLI
official: true
repository: https://github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli
docs: https://goharbor.io/cli-docs/
version: v0.0.26
released: '2026-08-18'
description: >-
  The official Harbor CLI — a command-line alternative to the Harbor web UI, aimed at daily
  use and at scripting Harbor tasks inside pipelines. Its stated first goal is web UI
  parity; the repository publishes a feature checklist of what has and has not reached it.
install:
- method: container
  command: 'docker run -ti --rm -v $HOME/.config/harbor-cli:/root/.config/harbor-cli -e HARBOR_ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(...) registry.goharbor.io/harbor-cli/harbor-cli --help'
  note: Image is served from Harbor's own community registry.
- method: homebrew
  command: brew install harbor-cli
  tap: https://github.com/goharbor/homebrew-tap
- method: deb
  command: 'wget https://github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli/releases/download/<version>/harbor-cli_<version>_linux_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i harbor-cli_<version>_linux_amd64.deb'
- method: rpm
  command: 'wget https://github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli/releases/download/<version>/harbor-cli_<version>_linux_amd64.rpm && sudo rpm -i harbor-cli_<version>_linux_amd64.rpm'
- method: apk
  command: 'wget https://github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli/releases/download/<version>/harbor-cli_<version>_linux_amd64.apk && sudo apk add --allow-untrusted harbor-cli_<version>_linux_amd64.apk'
- method: apt-repo
  command: 'echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://harborcli.goharbor.io stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/harbor-cli.list && sudo apt update'
- method: go
  command: go install github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli@latest
  note: Module resolves on proxy.golang.org at v0.0.26.
auth:
  command: harbor login
  storage: Credentials are stored in $HOME/.config/harbor-cli, encrypted with AES-256 using a base64 32-byte key supplied as HARBOR_ENCRYPTION_KEY.
  docs: https://goharbor.io/cli-docs/cli-encryption/
config:
  command: harbor config
  env:
  - HARBOR_CLI_CONFIG
  - HARBOR_ENCRYPTION_KEY
  docs: https://goharbor.io/cli-docs/cli-config/
commands:
- name: harbor project
  description: Manage projects and assign resources to them.
- name: harbor repo
  description: Manage repositories in a Harbor context.
- name: harbor artifact
  description: Manage artifacts in a Harbor repository.
- name: harbor registry
  description: Manage registries (replication endpoints).
- name: harbor replication
  description: Manage replication policies and executions.
- name: harbor user
  description: Administer users, including creating, updating and managing accounts.
- name: harbor robot
  description: Manage robot accounts.
- name: harbor label
  description: Manage labels.
- name: harbor tag
  description: Manage tags.
- name: harbor quota
  description: Manage project quotas.
- name: harbor webhook
  description: Manage webhook policies.
- name: harbor cve-allowlist
  description: Manage the system CVE allowlist.
- name: harbor scanner
  description: CRUD for scanner registrations.
- name: harbor vulnerability
  description: List and view vulnerability summaries from Harbor Security Hub.
- name: harbor preheat
  description: Manage P2P preheat provider instances.
- name: harbor schedule
  description: Schedule jobs in Harbor.
- name: harbor health
  description: Get the health status of Harbor components.
- name: harbor info
  description: Display Harbor system, statistics and CLI environment information.
- name: harbor login
  description: Log in to a Harbor registry.
- name: harbor config
  description: Manage the CLI configuration.
- name: harbor completion
  description: Generate a shell autocompletion script.
- name: harbor version
  description: Print the CLI version.
not_yet_covered:
- Distribution
- Garbage collection
- Job service dashboard
- Audit log dashboard
note: The not_yet_covered list is Harbor's own parity checklist in the harbor-cli README, reproduced rather than inferred.