Topic · Autessa Drive

Drive in Finder and File Explorer, CLI and API

Autessa Drive shows up as a folder on Windows and Mac, connects as a network drive without installing anything, and has a shell-like CLI and a full API for everything else.

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Web app

Explorer and editors

File Explorer and Finder

Autessa app

Network drive

dav.autessa.com

CLI

autessa drive

API and scripts

REST · AutessaScript

Agents

drive_* tools

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What is in desktop, CLI and API?

Use Drive from Finder and File Explorer with the Autessa app or as a network drive, and from the autessa CLI, the REST API and scripts. Each feature has its own page with how it works, every option, who can do what and FAQs.

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Drive on your computer

Autessa Drive appears as a folder in File Explorer and Finder through the Autessa app, with files that download when opened and saves that land as new versions.

/desktop-and-developers/network-drive

Network drive (no install)

Autessa Drive connects as a network drive at dav.autessa.com with an app password, so any computer can open and save Drive files without installing software.

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IT admin controls

Autessa Drive gives IT two company switches, for network drives and the desktop app, and a device policy that keeps Drive off specific computers.

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Drive CLI

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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Drive API and SDK

Autessa Drive has a full API and script SDK for files, search, uploads, versions, sharing, links, comments and a changes feed that keeps sync clients current.

at-a-glance

How Autessa Drive handles desktop, CLI and API

Drive on your computer →

Autessa Drive appears in the File Explorer navigation pane on Windows (at %USERPROFILE%\Autessa Drive) and under Locations in Finder on a Mac.
One folder per drive you belong to, plus Shared with me (one per drive when items come from several).
Files download when you open them; changes upload by themselves.

Network drive (no install) →

Connects over WebDAV at https://dav.autessa.com from Finder (Command-K) or File Explorer (Map network drive).
Sign in with your email and an app password, never your Autessa password.
Create one app password per computer, named such as Work laptop; up to 20 at a time.

IT admin controls →

Company Settings, Drive on computers: Allow connecting Drive as a network drive.
Company Settings, Drive on computers: Allow Drive in the Autessa desktop app.
Turning off network drives stops every app password right away and prevents new ones.

Drive CLI →

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.

Drive API and SDK →

Every request is a POST to /clients/autessadb-drive/<operation> with the drive’s ID.
Two layers of permission: the API key’s permission on the drive (READ, WRITE, DELETE) and sharing inside the drive for its acting identity.
Items it cannot open behave as if they do not exist.

faq.md

Questions about desktop, CLI and API

Does Autessa Drive have a desktop app?

Yes. The Autessa app for Windows and Mac puts Autessa Drive in File Explorer and Finder, with files on demand and saves that upload as new versions.

Can I map Autessa Drive as a network drive?

Yes. Connect to https://dav.autessa.com from Finder or File Explorer with your email and an app password. Nothing needs to be installed.

Can admins block Drive on personal computers?

Yes. Company admins can turn off network drives and Drive in the desktop app, and IT can set the DisableDriveIntegration policy on specific computers.

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.

Does Autessa Drive have an API?

Yes. A REST API covers browsing, search, reads, multipart uploads, versions, sharing, links, comments and a changes feed, and scripts use the AutessaScript SDK.

Get started with desktop, CLI and API in Autessa Drive

Autessa Drive shows up as a folder on Windows and Mac, connects as a network drive without installing anything, and has a shell-like CLI and a full API for everything else.

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