generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://docs.tecton.ai/docs/cli
cli:
  name: tecton
  official: true
  distribution: Bundled with the `tecton` Python SDK (pip install tecton).
  docs: https://docs.tecton.ai/docs/cli
  install: pip install tecton
  auth: tecton login  (authenticates the CLI against a Tecton deployment; API-key / Service-Account driven)
  command_groups:
    - group: workspace
      purpose: Create, list, select, and delete Tecton workspaces.
    - group: apply / plan / destroy
      purpose: Diff and apply the feature repository (feature views/services/data sources) to a workspace, GitOps-style.
    - group: login / logout
      purpose: Authenticate the CLI to a Tecton cluster.
    - group: api-key
      purpose: Create, list, and deactivate API keys / Service Account credentials.
    - group: service-account
      purpose: Manage Service Accounts and their permissions.
    - group: materialization
      purpose: Inspect and trigger feature materialization jobs.
  notes: Command surface summarized from the CLI reference; the `tecton` binary is catalogued in packages/tecton-databricks-packages.yml.