generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://pnp.github.io/cli-microsoft365/
notes: >-
  SharePoint has three widely used first-party / PnP command surfaces. CLI for Microsoft 365
  (cross-platform, npm) and PnP PowerShell are PnP community projects sponsored by Microsoft;
  SharePoint Online Management Shell is the official Microsoft PowerShell module for tenant
  administration.
clis:
  - name: CLI for Microsoft 365
    binary: m365
    vendor: PnP (Microsoft-sponsored)
    docs: https://pnp.github.io/cli-microsoft365/
    cross_platform: true
    install:
      - method: npm
        command: npm install -g @pnp/cli-microsoft365
      - method: docker
        command: docker run --rm -it m365pnp/cli-microsoft365
    command_groups:
      - spo (SharePoint Online — sites, lists, files, pages, web parts)
      - spfx (SharePoint Framework project scaffolding & upgrade)
      - graph, teams, entra, pp (Power Platform), viva
    flows:
      - "m365 login"
      - "m365 spo site list"
      - "m365 spo list add --webUrl <url> --title <name>"
      - "m365 spo file add --webUrl <url> --folder 'Shared Documents' --path ./file.docx"
  - name: PnP PowerShell
    binary: PnP.PowerShell (module)
    vendor: PnP (Microsoft-sponsored)
    docs: https://pnp.github.io/powershell/
    cross_platform: true
    requires: PowerShell 7.2+
    install:
      - method: powershell
        command: Install-Module PnP.PowerShell
    flows:
      - "Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/mysite -Interactive"
      - "Get-PnPList"
      - "Add-PnPListItem -List 'Tasks' -Values @{Title='New'}"
    note: 700+ cmdlets across SharePoint Online, Teams, Planner, Power Platform, Entra, Purview, Search.
  - name: SharePoint Online Management Shell
    binary: Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell (module)
    vendor: Microsoft (official)
    docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-online/connect-sharepoint-online
    cross_platform: false
    install:
      - method: powershell
        command: Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -Scope CurrentUser
      - method: download
        command: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35588
    flows:
      - "Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com"
      - "Get-SPOSite"
    note: Tenant-administration focused (site collections, tenant settings, sharing policies).