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Desktop, CLI and API · Autessa Drive

Drive CLI

Autessa Drive has a shell-like command line. Pick a drive once with autessa drive use, then ls, tree, cat, grep, search, write, append, edit, mkdir, mv, rm, comment, share, link, push and pull with paths relative to the drive. Commands run as you, so you see and change exactly what you could in the explorer.

Goes beyond a typical cloud drive
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$ autessa drive use Docs
Using drive “Docs”.
$ autessa drive grep "Net 60" notes/
notes/memory.md:1:3: - Acme pays Net 60
$ autessa drive push ./reports reports/2026
Uploaded 42 files (resumable).
$ autessa drive share Finance --members --role viewer
Shared /Finance with 12 drive members.

the-problem.md

Scripting files through a web UI

Developers and ops teams want to back up folders, sync reports, grep contracts and update notes from a terminal or a cron job, with the same permissions they have in the browser.

README · what you get
  • autessa drive use remembers the drive for your profile; --drive overrides it for one command.
  • ls, tree, stat, cat (with --numbers, --pages, --lines) and read print files and folders.
  • grep prints one path:page:line: text line per match; search runs ranked or meaning-based search.
  • touch, write, append and edit change text files up to 5 MB, each a new version.
  • mkdir, mv (with --confirm when access changes) and rm (with --forever) organize files.
  • comment and comments add and list threads, optionally on a page or as a reply.
  • share adds people, teams, the company or every member; link creates a view link; open prints a 10-minute download link.
  • push uploads a local folder (resumable, with --mirror to trash removed files) and pull downloads a drive folder.
  • Errors print the server’s code and a hint, such as EDIT_AMBIGUOUS with the next step.

how-it-works

How does drive CLI work in Autessa Drive?

  1. 1

    Install and sign in

    Install the Autessa CLI and sign in with your profile.

  2. 2

    Pick a drive

    autessa drive use Docs; without a name it lists your drives.

  3. 3

    Work with paths

    autessa drive grep "Net 60" notes/ or autessa drive cat notes/memory.md.

  4. 4

    Move whole folders

    autessa drive push ./reports reports/2026 and autessa drive pull reports ./backup.

every-option

Commands

OptionWhat it does
use, ls, tree, statChoose a drive; list and inspect.
cat, readPrint text, optionally a page or line range.
grep, searchExact text and ranked search.
touch, write, append, editCreate and change text files.
mkdir, mv, rmFolders, moves, trash or delete for good.
comment, commentsAdd and list comment threads.
share, link, openShare, create links, print a download link.
push, pullUpload and download whole folders.

permissions

Who can do what?

WhoCan
EditorWrite, move and share where they have Editor access.
ViewerList, read, grep, search and pull what they can open.

AI agents

How AI agents use it

Coding agents that run in a terminal can use the same commands, for example appending to a notes file or grepping specs before they change code.

Agents only reach files the person they act for can open, and every agent write is a version you can undo.

About Drive tools for agents →

connected

How it connects to the rest of Autessa Drive

DRIVE FEATURE

API

The full API behind the CLI.

DRIVE FEATURE

grep

Exact text with page and line.

DRIVE FEATURE

Notes from scripts

append and edit for memory files.

faq.md

Questions about drive CLI

Does Autessa Drive have a command-line tool?

Yes. autessa drive has shell-like commands such as ls, cat, grep, search, write, append, edit, push, pull, share and link.

Can I back up a drive folder from the command line?

Yes. autessa drive pull <drive folder> <local folder> downloads it, and push uploads a local folder, resumably.

Does the CLI respect sharing?

Yes. Commands run as you, so you see and change exactly what you could in the explorer.

Autessa Drive

Try drive CLI in Autessa Drive

Autessa Drive has a shell-like command line, autessa drive, to list, grep, read, write, push and pull folders, comment and share, all as you.

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100% customizable, code and all

Make Autessa Drive fully your own.

Use it out of the box, then change anything. Ask Autobot, Autessa’s AI builder, for a new field, screen, report, workflow or agent and it builds it into your copy of the app. Or open the code and edit it yourself. Nothing is locked: the app, its data and its code are yours.

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