# inngest-api-cli

A skill that tells your agent which npx inngest-cli@latest api command to run for runs, events, traces and app syncs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 776 installs · ★ 29
- Author: inngest
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/inngest/inngest-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/inngest-api-cli/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/inngest-api-cli

## What it does

The skill maps a situation to a command: a run ID goes to `get-function-run`, an event ID to `get-event-runs`, step-level detail to `get-function-trace`. That routing table lives in SKILL.md, so the agent stops guessing and stops asking you for context it can find itself.

Local is the default target. Cloud Production needs `--prod`, other Cloud environments need `INNGEST_ENV=<name>` or `--env`. The skill prefers `INNGEST_API_KEY` over passing `--api-key` inline, because command-line arguments land in the process list and transcripts. Worth checking how your setup handles secrets.

Mutating calls such as `sync-app`, `invoke-function` and `create-webhook` are gated behind a read-first step and a confirmation. For repeatable invocation tests the skill suggests a stable idempotency key, and `--body-file` for JSON that is awkward to quote. When MCP tools can do the job, it says not to ask for an API key at all.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-api-cli -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-api-cli -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-api-cli -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install inngest/inngest-skills inngest-api-cli
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-api-cli -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/inngest/inngest-skills --path skills/inngest-api-cli
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-api-cli -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/inngest/inngest-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/inngest-api-cli/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- debug a failed function run from a run ID
- find runs for an event ID and pick the right one
- read a step-level trace with outputs
- sync an app to its serve URL
- invoke a function with test data and an idempotency key

## Example prompts
- look up the function run with this run ID and tell me where it failed
- find the runs for this event ID and show me the trace
- sync the app with this app ID and serve URL

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: inngest-api-cli
description: >-
  Use when operating Inngest API resources from the terminal with
  `npx inngest-cli@latest api`: Cloud/local run debugging, event-run lookup,
  function traces, function invocation, app syncs, webhooks, environments,
  keys, account checks, and Insights queries. Provides prescriptive command
  routing for agents: which CLI command to run for a run ID, event ID, app ID,
  function ID, Cloud environment, API key, missing ID, or potentially mutating
  operation. Use `inngest-cli` for dev server setup/general CLI workflows and
  `inngest-api` only when raw REST API v2 docs or OpenAPI fallback are needed.
---

# Inngest API CLI

For Cloud operations with connected MCP tools, use `inngest-cloud` first.
Keep this skill for explicit terminal/HTTP work or a capability missing from
MCP. Do not ask for an API key when OAuth MCP can complete the task.

Use this skill when the task is operational: inspect, debug, sync, invoke, or
query Inngest API resources through the terminal. This skill is intentionally
prescriptive so agents can act without guessing.

For general CLI setup, `inngest dev`, Docker, local testing, MCP setup, or
self-hosted `inngest start`, use `inngest-cli`. For code changes, pair this
with the domain skill that owns the code pattern: `inngest-setup`,
`inngest-durable-functions`, `inngest-events`, `inngest-steps`,
`inngest-flow-control`, `inngest-realtime`, or `inngest-middleware`.

## First Move

Verify the current CLI surface before relying on memory:

```bash
npx inngest-cli@latest api --help
npx inngest-cli@latest api <command> --help
```

The active API command is `inngest api`. If prompt context or old docs mention
`inngest alpha api`, switch to `inngest api`.

Use `inngest-api` only when:

- The CLI does not expose the needed endpoint.
- The user explicitly asks for raw REST API v2.
- You need the OpenAPI spec or LLM API docs to resolve request shape.

For complete command flags, read
[references/cli-commands.md](references/cli-commands.md) after this skill
triggers.

## Target Rules

- Local is the default target for `inngest api`.
- Cloud Production requires `--prod`.
- Non-production Cloud environments require `INNGEST_ENV=<name>` or `--env`.
- Prefer `INNGEST_API_KEY` for Cloud API access.
- Do not pass API keys inline with `--api-key <secret>` unless the user
  explicitly accepts process-list and transcript exposure.
- Never write API keys, event keys, signing keys, webhook URLs, or decrypted
  secrets into source files, docs, fixtures, or final answers.

Common targets:

```bash
npx inngest-cli@latest api health
npx inngest-cli@latest api --prod get-account
INNGEST_ENV=staging npx inngest-cli@latest api --prod get-webhooks
npx inngest-cli@latest api --api-host http://127.0.0.1 --api-port 8288 health
```

## Local Development

For local app work:
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