# capgo-cli-usage

Routes Capgo CLI tasks, configures API key precedence, and links AI agents to Capgo via local or hosted MCP.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 732 installs · ★ 73
- Author: Cap-go
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capgo-cli-usage/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-17
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## What it does

The skill acts as the root router for `@capgo/cli`. It guides agents across commands such as `init`, `login`, `doctor`, `probe`, `app`, and `observe`. When a prompt requires specialized actions like OTA bundle releases or cloud builds, it redirects the agent to targeted Capgo skills.

Authentication follows a fixed hierarchy. The CLI checks `--apikey` first, falls back to the `CAPGO_TOKEN` environment variable, then inspects `~/.capgo`, and checks `./.capgo` last. Because global keys override project keys, you must set `CAPGO_TOKEN` when working with multiple organization accounts on one machine.

Agent integration relies on two MCP endpoints. The hosted endpoint at `https://api.capgo.app/mcp` handles cloud resources but cannot inspect local directories. For bundle uploads straight from your local build directory or for `doctor` audits, run the local stdio server via `npx @capgo/cli@latest mcp`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-cli-usage -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/capgo-cli-usage/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/capgo-cli-usage/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-cli-usage -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/capgo-cli-usage/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-cli-usage -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/capgo-cli-usage/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Cap-go/capgo-skills capgo-cli-usage
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/capgo-cli-usage/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-cli-usage -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills --path skills/capgo-cli-usage
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/capgo-cli-usage/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capgo-cli-usage -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capgo-cli-usage/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- configure authentication priority for Capgo CLI commands
- diagnose project setup issues with Capgo doctor
- connect agents to Capgo through hosted or local MCP servers
- route complex mobile tasks to targeted Capgo skills

## Example prompts
- Run a Capgo doctor check on this project and report missing setup steps
- How do I authenticate Capgo CLI for a local project without overriding global settings?
- Connect Claude Code to the hosted Capgo MCP endpoint

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: capgo-cli-usage
description: Entry point for the Capgo CLI (`npx @capgo/cli@latest`). Maps the full command surface (init, login, doctor, probe, app, bundle, channel, key, account, organization, build, observe, get-qr, notifications, run device, mcp), explains API-key precedence (--apikey, CAPGO_TOKEN, ~/.capgo, ./.capgo), connects agents to Capgo through the hosted MCP (https://api.capgo.app/mcp) or the local CLI MCP, and routes to the narrower Capgo skill. Use when the user asks generally how to use the Capgo CLI, which command to run, how to authenticate it, how to connect Claude or another agent to Capgo, or gets "No Capgo API key found". Do not use when a specific Capgo skill already matches (capgo-live-updates, capgo-release-management, capgo-native-builds, capgo-organization-management).
---

# Capgo CLI Usage

Route Capgo CLI requests, authenticate the CLI, and connect agents to Capgo.

Facts below were checked against `@capgo/cli` 8.77 (October 2026). Always run `npx @capgo/cli@latest <command> --help` before you rely on a rarely used flag.

## When to Use

TRIGGER when:

- The user asks "how do I use the Capgo CLI", "which Capgo command does X", or asks about CLI login or auth.
- The user wants Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or another agent connected to their Capgo account (MCP).
- The request spans several Capgo areas and the right sub-skill is not clear yet.
- The CLI fails before doing any work (auth, wrong directory, missing `appId`).

Do not use when one of these already fits. Switch to it as soon as the scope is clear:

- App updater wiring, `notifyAppReady`, or `autoUpdate`: `capgo-live-updates`
- Bundle uploads, channels, rollouts, rollback, or encryption keys: `capgo-release-management`
- Native cloud builds and signing: `capgo-native-builds`
- Organizations, members, 2FA, or security policy: `capgo-organization-management`
- Multi-product Capgo plans (builds, OTA, and store): `capgo-cloud`
- Ionic or Capacitor's own MCP tooling, not Capgo: `capacitor-mcp`

## Secrets and Confirmation

- Never ask the user to paste a Capgo API key, signing password, `.p8` key, keystore, or service-account JSON into the chat. Ask them to run `npx @capgo/cli@latest login` themselves (it opens the browser or asks for the key in a masked prompt), or to set `CAPGO_TOKEN` in their shell or CI secret store.
- Do not put secrets in command arguments: they end up in shell history and process lists. Use environment variables, the saved login, or the CLI's interactive prompts.
- If a secret appears in the conversation anyway, do not repeat it, do not write it to a file, and tell the user to revoke it and create a new one.
- `npx @capgo/cli@latest` downloads and runs the newest CLI from npm. Run it only inside the user's project and with their go-ahead. In CI, pin an exact version.
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