generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/openfin-cli
name: openfin-cli
summary: >-
  First-party command-line tooling for the OpenFin (HERE) developer environment.
  `openfin-cli` launches apps against the OpenFin Runtime from an app manifest URL
  and supports local development flows; `@openfin/automation-cli` runs automated
  UI/integration tests within the OpenFin ecosystem.
binaries:
  - name: openfin-cli
    registry: npm
    package: openfin-cli
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/openfin-cli
    install:
      - npm install -g openfin-cli
    description: Launch and manage OpenFin apps from the command line via a manifest.
    official: true
  - name: openfin (automation)
    registry: npm
    package: "@openfin/automation-cli"
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openfin/automation-cli
    install:
      - npm install --save-dev @openfin/automation-cli
    description: CLI for running automation tests within the OpenFin ecosystem.
    official: true
common_flows:
  - flow: launch-app
    example: openfin --launch --config https://<host>/app.json
    description: Launch an OpenFin application from a remote app manifest (app.json).
  - flow: version-targeting
    example: openfin --launch --config app.json --runtime <version>
    description: Launch against a specific OpenFin Runtime version.
  - flow: automation-test
    example: openfin-automation
    description: Execute automated tests against a running OpenFin Runtime.
notes: >-
  OpenFin is a desktop container platform, not a REST API, so the CLI targets the
  local runtime + app manifests rather than a hosted API. Helper library
  @openfin/automation-helpers accompanies the automation CLI.