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Chrono CLI

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Chrono CLI reference and setup guide. Use when installing chrono-cli, setting up a new project, running chrono init, or configuring MCP integration. Covers installation (curl script), authentication, project initialization, and common workflows.

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Chrono CLI

Chrono CLI allows you to interact with the Developer Platform without accessing the dashboard.

Quick Start

Get started with chrono-cli in minutes:

# 1. Check if chrono is installed
chrono --version

# 2. If not installed, install via curl
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChronoAIProject/chrono-cli/main/install.sh | sh

# 3. Navigate to your project and initialize
cd /​path/​to/​project
chrono init

# 4. Login to authenticate
chrono login

# 5. Setup MCP integration with your AI editor
chrono mcp-setup

Installation

Via curl (Recommended)

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChronoAIProject/chrono-cli/main/install.sh | sh

Verify Installation

chrono --version

Available Commands

Authentication

Login - Authenticate via Keycloak device flow

chrono login

Logout - Clear local credentials

chrono logout

Status - Show current login status

chrono status

Project Setup

Init - Initialize Chrono configuration for your project

chrono init

Creates .chrono/​config.yaml with project settings.

Detect - Analyze project and detect tech stack

chrono detect [--save]
  • --save - Save detected configuration as metadata

AI Editor Integration

MCP Setup - Configure AI editor to use Chrono as an MCP server

chrono mcp-setup [editor]

Supported editors:

  • cursor (default) - Cursor IDE
  • claude-code - Claude Code
  • codex - Codex
  • gemini - Gemini CLI

This command:

  1. Creates API token automatically
  2. Configures editor's MCP settings
  3. Verifies MCP connection

Configuration Files

~/​.chrono/​config.yaml     # Main CLI config
.chrono/​config.yaml       # Project-specific config
.chrono/​metadata.yaml      # Auto-generated project metadata
.cursor/​mcp.json          # Cursor MCP config (auto-generated)
.mcp.json                 # Claude Code MCP config (auto-generated)

Common Workflows

First-time setup for a new project:

1. cd /​path/​to/​project
2. chrono init
3. chrono login
4. chrono detect --save
5. chrono mcp-setup

Deploy current project:

# Use the MCP tools via your AI editor
- list_projects
- create_pipeline
- trigger_pipeline_run
- get_run_status

Global Flags

  • --api-url string - API server URL (overrides config)
  • --config string - Config file path
  • --debug - Enable debug output
  • -h, --help - Help for any command
  • -v, --version - Show version