Argus Demo CLI

A demonstration CLI tool for the Argus financial control plane.

Installation

npm install argus-demo-cli

Configuration

The CLI requires two environment variables:

• ARGUS_API_KEY - Your Argus API key
• ARGUS_BASE_URL - The base URL for the Argus API

export ARGUS_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
export ARGUS_BASE_URL="https://api.argus.example.com"

Usage

# Show help
argus-demo-cli --help

# Evaluate a transaction
argus-demo-cli evaluate --amount 100 --currency USD --merchant "Example Store"

Commands

evaluate

Evaluate a transaction against policies.

Options:

• -a, --amount <amount> - Transaction amount
• -c, --currency <currency> - Currency code (default: USD)
• -m, --merchant <merchant> - Merchant name

demo

Run a demo with 5 preset test transactions.

Options:

• -i, --iterations <number> - Number of iterations to run (default: 1)

Example:

# Run the demo once
argus-demo-cli demo

# Run the demo 3 times
argus-demo-cli demo -i 3

seed-dashboard

Generate historical transaction data for dashboard analytics.

Options:

• -d, --days <number> - Number of days of history to generate (default: 30)
• -t, --transactions-per-day <number> - Average transactions per day (default: 25)

Example:

# Generate 30 days of history with 25 transactions per day
argus-demo-cli seed-dashboard

# Generate 7 days with 50 transactions per day
argus-demo-cli seed-dashboard --days 7 --transactions-per-day 50

This command generates realistic B2B transaction data including:

• Various merchant categories (SaaS, office supplies, travel, etc.)
• Natural time distribution (business hours, weekends)
• Mix of payment methods and currencies
• Realistic approval/rejection patterns

License

MIT