generated: '2026-08-26'
method: searched
source: https://api-docs.rhombus.community/rhombus-cli.md
name: Rhombus CLI
binary: rhombus
repository: https://github.com/RhombusSystems/rhombus-cli
language: Go
latest_version: v0.21.2
released: '2026-08-05'
official: true
install:
- method: homebrew
  command: brew install RhombusSystems/tap/rhombus
  tap: https://github.com/RhombusSystems/homebrew-tap
- method: shell
  command: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RhombusSystems/rhombus-cli/main/install.sh | sh
- method: powershell
  command: irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RhombusSystems/rhombus-cli/main/install.ps1 | iex
- method: source
  command: make install
  requires: Go 1.26+
authentication:
- command: rhombus login
  mode: oauth2-browser
- command: rhombus configure
  mode: stored-api-key
- env: RHOMBUS_API_KEY
  mode: environment-override
global_flags:
- flag: --profile
  purpose: 'configuration profile (default: "default")'
- flag: --output
  purpose: output format — json, table, text
- flag: --api-key
  purpose: per-command API key override
- flag: --endpoint-url
  purpose: API region/target override (EU is https://api2.eu.rhombussystems.com)
- flag: --partner-org
  purpose: scope a call to a managed client org (partner/MSP multi-tenant use)
command_surface:
  generated_resource_commands: 62
  generation_source: >-
    auto-generated from the Rhombus OpenAPI spec — the CLI resource surface tracks the
    952-operation public API rather than being hand-curated
  shape: rhombus <resource> <operation> [flags]
  example_resources:
  - access-control
  - camera
  - door-controller
  - event
  - location
  - user
  - policy
  - sensor
composite_commands:
- name: alert
  purpose: manage recent alerts — thumbnails, video downloads, playback
- name: footage
  purpose: live view and time-specific footage access
- name: monitor
  purpose: real-time alert streaming over the STOMP WebSocket, with auto-reconnect
  related: asyncapi/rhombus-systems-console-websocket-asyncapi.json
- name: stitch
  purpose: multi-camera video grid composition to a timestamped MP4 (requires ffmpeg)
- name: analyze
  purpose: frame extraction with activity metadata
- name: context
  purpose: deployment snapshots
- name: chat
  purpose: interactive natural-language interface over deployment state and CLI execution
- name: voice
  purpose: voice-driven natural-language interface
key_flows:
- name: stream alerts
  command: rhombus monitor --json
- name: stitch multi-camera footage
  command: rhombus stitch --location "HQ" --start "2h ago"