# sasjs-cli

A reference skill for the SASjs CLI that tells your agent how to compile, build and deploy SAS projects to SAS 9, Viya and SASjs server targets.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 3
- Author: sasjs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/sasjs/skills/tree/HEAD/sasjs-cli/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sasjs-cli

## What it does

The skill covers `@sasjs/cli`, the tool that compiles, builds and deploys SAS projects. Your agent gets a command map: `sasjs create` to scaffold an app, `sasjs compile` to gather macros and services into `sasjsbuild/`, `sasjs build` for artefacts, `sasjs deploy` and `sasjs cbd` to push to a server. Narrower commands like `sasjs run`, `sasjs request`, `sasjs test` and `sasjs lint` are listed too.

Targets live in `sasjsconfig.json`: name, `serverUrl`, `serverType` (`SAS9`, `SASVIYA`, `SASJS`) and `appLoc`. Credentials go into env files named `.env.<targetname>` with `CLIENT`, `ACCESS_TOKEN` and `REFRESH_TOKEN` entries — never commit them, gitignore `.env*`. On Viya you can log in with a plain username and password via `sasjs auth login`, no client or secret required. Tokens refresh on their own, but Viya refresh tokens are single-use, so a failed refresh means running the login again.

One thing to watch: the compiler only sees dependencies declared in doxygen headers through `@li`. A macro that is called in code but not declared never makes it into the build, and the deployed job fails with an unresolved macro error. Run `npm i` before `sasjs cb`, otherwise `@sasjs/core` is missing. The skill itself runs nothing — it hands your agent the reference, and you run the commands in your own environment.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- deploy a SAS service to Viya in one command
- set up a target and auth in `sasjsconfig.json`
- wire deployment into a CI/CD pipeline
- run tests from `sasjs/tests` and get coverage
- debug a job that fails with an unresolved macro

## Example prompts
- Show me how to configure a Viya target in `sasjsconfig.json` and log in with `sasjs auth login`
- Set up a pipeline with `sasjs cbd -t viya` for deploy and `sasjs servicepack deploy` for releases
- Why does `sasjs run` return 403 when creating a session?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: sasjs-cli
description: Using the SASjs CLI (@sasjs/cli) to create, compile, build, deploy, run, and test SASjs projects against SAS 9, Viya, and SASjs server targets. Use for any `sasjs <command>` usage, CI/CD pipelines, target/auth config, sasjsconfig.json, service packs, or frontend streaming builds.
---

# @sasjs/cli

The SASjs CLI (`npm i -g @sasjs/cli`, invoked as `sasjs`) automates compiling, building, and deploying SAS projects. All commands support `-t <target>` to select a target from `sasjsconfig.json`.

## Targets and auth

- A **target** = `{ name, serverUrl, serverType, appLoc }`. `serverType` is one of `SAS9`, `SASVIYA`, `SASJS`.
- Credentials: `sasjs add cred` (or a local env file). Viya uses client/secret **or** `sasjs auth login` (user/pass, no client/secret needed - see below); SAS 9 uses user/pass; SASJS server uses an access token.
- `sasjs context` manages Viya compute contexts; `sasjs add target` adds a new target.

## Core workflow

```
sasjs create myapp        # scaffold a new app (templates available)
sasjs compile             # gather macros/services/jobs into per-file build outputs (sasjsbuild/)
sasjs build               # produce deployable artefacts: JSON + .sas per target
sasjs deploy              # deploy compiled/built artefacts to the target server
sasjs cbd                 # compile + build + deploy in one step (-t viya etc.)
```

## Command reference

| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `sasjs create / init` | Scaffold new app or add SASjs to existing repo |
| `sasjs compile` | Resolve dependencies (`<h4> SAS Macros </h4>` etc.) into `sasjsbuild/` |
| `sasjs build` | Create build JSON / service pack per target |
| `sasjs deploy` / `cbd` | Deploy to server (servicepack or direct) |
| `sasjs run <file.sas>` | Execute an arbitrary SAS file on the server, return log |
| `sasjs request <path>` | Execute a deployed service/job with input data (`-d`) |
| `sasjs job execute` | Run a deployed job |
| `sasjs flow execute` | Run a sequence of jobs with dependencies (CSV-defined flows) |
| `sasjs servicepack deploy` | Deploy from a JSON service pack |
| `sasjs web` | Build the frontend and stream it into the SAS web root (streamConfig) |
| `sasjs db` | Build database DDL/data load scripts from `sasjs/db` |
| `sasjs doc` | Generate doxygen documentation + lineage |
| `sasjs folder create/delete/move` | Manage folders in SAS metadata / SAS Drive |
| `sasjs fs` | File-system operations against the server (sync folders) |
| `sasjs test` | Execute tests defined in `sasjs/tests` with init/term programs |
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