generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://docs.webstudio.is/university/cli.md
name: Webstudio CLI
package: webstudio
runtime: Node.js 22+
install:
- npx webstudio <command>
- npx --yes webstudio@latest <command>
authentication:
  method: share-link-token
  detail: >-
    Authenticate a local directory with `webstudio link --link
    "<share-link-with-build-access>"`. The share link must have Build access. The
    global Webstudio config stores the origin and share-link token; project id is
    stored in .webstudio/config.json.
config:
  project: .webstudio/config.json
  data_bundle: .webstudio/data.json
  assets: .webstudio/assets
commands:
- name: link
  description: Connect a local directory to a Webstudio Project (interactive or via
    --link share link).
- name: init
  description: Configure a Project non-interactively, with --json output.
- name: sync
  description: Download the Project bundle locally to .webstudio/data.json.
- name: build
  description: Scaffold a deployable app.
  flags:
  - --template docker
  - --template ssg
- name: publish
  description: Publish, unpublish, and inspect publishing jobs.
- name: domains
  description: Manage and verify custom domains.
- name: audit
  description: Run project-quality checks (accessibility, security, SEO, performance).
  flags:
  - --json
- name: man
  description: Retrieve machine-readable manuals for api, llm, and mcp.
  subcommands:
  - man api
  - man llm
  - man mcp
  flags:
  - --json
- name: schema
  description: Retrieve current schemas (e.g. the API schema).
  subcommands:
  - schema api
  flags:
  - --json
- name: connect
  description: Update a supported client's MCP configuration.
  targets:
  - claude
  - codex
  - cursor
  - vscode
- name: mcp
  description: Start the Webstudio MCP server directly (stdio).
flows:
- Link a project, sync its bundle, edit locally, then publish.
- Configure an AI client's MCP with `connect`, or start the server with `mcp`.
- Export a static site (build --template ssg) or dynamic app (build --template docker).