Docnine CLI

An AI-powered documentation tool for developers and Project Manager in your terminal.

npm install -g docnine

Commands

Setup

docnine login
docnine login --token <token>
docnine logout
docnine whoami
docnine init

Core

docnine generate
docnine generate --watch
docnine generate --format md

docnine ask "how does auth work?"
docnine ask --file src/auth.js
docnine ask --interactive

docnine audit
docnine audit --fail-on CRITICAL
docnine audit --fail-on HIGH
docnine audit --format json
docnine audit --format sarif

docnine diff
docnine diff --since v1.2.0
docnine diff --since HEAD~10
docnine diff --format json

docnine export --format openapi
docnine export --format postman
docnine export --format markdown
docnine export --format pdf
docnine export --out ./exports

CI/CD

docnine ci
docnine ci --fail-on HIGH
docnine ci --comment-pr
docnine ci --format json

logged in + linked project. Files are sent to Docnine server for full pipeline processing.

File Collection Rules

• Recursively scans current directory
• Respects .gitignore and .docnineignore
• Skips: node_modules, .git, dist, build, coverage, *.min.js
• Collects: .js .ts .tsx .jsx .py .go .rs .java .prisma .graphql .sql

Config Files

Auth config (~/.docnine/config.json, chmod 600):

{
  "token": "...",
  "user": {
    "id": "...",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "Your Name",
    "plan": "pro"
  }
}

Project config (.docnine.json):

{
  "projectId": "...",
  "outputDir": "./docs",
  "offline": false
}

Run snapshot (.docnine/last-run.json): used by diff, export, and ci.

Environment Variables

• DOCNINE_API_URL (default: https://api.docnineai.com)
• DOCNINE_URL (default: https://docnineai.com)
• DOCNINE_API_TOKEN (optional token fallback)

The CLI auto-loads .env from the current working directory (for example DOCNINE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000).

Exit Codes

• 0 on success
• 1 on command error or fail threshold exceeded