name: "cli-anything-siyuan"
description: SiYuan (思源笔记) CLI — manage notebooks, documents, blocks, and search your knowledge base from the terminal.
cli-anything-siyuan
CLI harness for SiYuan (思源笔记),
a local-first knowledge management and note-taking application.
This CLI connects to a running SiYuan kernel via its HTTP API
(http://127.0.0.1:6806) and provides structured access to notebooks,
documents, blocks, search, and export.
Prerequisites
- SiYuan must be running (Settings → About shows the API token)
- Python 3.10+
- Install:
pip install cli-anything-siyuan or pip install -e . from agent-harness/
Command Groups
notebook — Notebook management
| Subcommand |
Description |
list |
List all notebooks |
create <name> |
Create a new notebook |
rename <id> <name> |
Rename a notebook |
remove <id> |
Delete a notebook |
open <id> |
Open a notebook |
doc — Document management
| Subcommand |
Description |
create <notebook> <path> [--md "content"] |
Create a document |
list <notebook> [path] |
List documents |
tree <notebook> [--path / --depth] |
Show doc tree |
get <id> |
Get document path by ID |
rename <id> <title> |
Rename a document |
remove <id> |
Delete a document |
block — Block operations
| Subcommand |
Description |
insert <data> [--previous / --parent] |
Insert a block |
update <id> <data> |
Update a block |
delete <id> |
Delete a block |
get <id> |
Get block kramdown source |
children <id> |
Get child blocks |
Other commands
| Command |
Description |
sql <stmt> |
Execute SQL on the block database |
search <query> |
Full-text search across blocks |
export md <doc-id> |
Export document as Markdown |
tag list |
List all tags |
version |
Show SiYuan kernel version |
status |
Show connection and session status |
repl |
Start interactive REPL |
Agent Guidance
- Always use
--json for machine-readable output
- Power search: use
sql "SELECT * FROM blocks WHERE content LIKE '%keyword%'" for SQL-level access
- Document IDs look like
20210817205410-2kvfpfn (timestamp-based)
- API token can be found in SiYuan Settings → About
- Connection defaults:
http://127.0.0.1:6806
Examples
# List notebooks (JSON)
cli-anything-siyuan --json notebook list
# Create a document with Markdown (--md flag, watch shell escaping)
cli-anything-siyuan doc create nb1 /projects/new --md "## Title\n\nContent"
# Create a document — pipe Markdown via stdin (avoids shell escaping)
# PowerShell here-string (literal, no escaping needed):
@'
## Title
Content with `backticks` and (parentheses) and "quotes"
'@ | cli-anything-siyuan doc create nb1 /projects/new --md -
# Bash heredoc:
# cat <<'EOF' | cli-anything-siyuan doc create nb1 /projects/new --md -
# ## Title
# Content with `backticks` and (parentheses)
# EOF
# SQL search
cli-anything-siyuan sql "SELECT id, content FROM blocks WHERE content LIKE '%meeting%' LIMIT 5"
# Export
cli-anything-siyuan export md doc123
# Enter REPL
cli-anything-siyuan
Error Handling
- Connection errors: check that SiYuan is running and the API token is correct
- API errors: returned as
{"code": N, "msg": "..."} — check the message field
- Auth errors: verify the token in
~/.siyuan-cli.json or SIYUAN_TOKEN env var
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