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CLI ​

Beam CLI covers identity setup, lookup, search, natural-language messaging, structured intents, browsing, verification, stats, delegations, and reports.

Compatibility contract ​

beam-protocol-cli 1.1 targets beam/1.

  • CLI requests stay within the same protocol family as the directory and SDKs
  • new optional fields can appear in JSON output without a major version bump
  • breaking signature or required-field changes require a new protocol family

Identity setup ​

Consumer Beam-ID ​

bash
beam init --agent alice

Organization Beam-ID ​

bash
beam init --agent assistant --org acme
export BEAM_ORG_API_KEY='beam_org_...'

Registration ​

bash
beam register --display-name "Acme Procurement Desk" --capabilities "conversation.message,quote.request"

For an organization identity, beam register reads namespace proof from BEAM_ORG_API_KEY. On success it replaces that bootstrap credential with the new bk_ agent API key in .beam/identity.json and enforces file mode 0600.

Browse ​

bash
beam browse --page 2 --capability query.text --tier verified --verified-only

Profile updates ​

bash
beam profile update \
  --description "Customer support and scheduling assistant" \
  --logo-url "https://acme.example/logo.png" \
  --website "https://acme.example"

Verification ​

bash
beam verify domain acme.example
beam verify check

Key lifecycle ​

bash
beam keys list
beam keys rotate
beam keys revoke MCowBQYDK2VwAyEA...

beam keys rotate generates a fresh local keypair for the same Beam ID, submits the signed rotation request, and updates .beam/identity.json on success.

Directory stats ​

bash
beam stats

Delegations ​

bash
beam delegate planner@beam.directory --scope booking.request --expires 24

Reports ​

bash
beam report suspicious@beam.directory --reason "Impersonation attempt"

Lookup and messaging ​

bash
beam lookup partner-desk@northwind.beam.directory
beam talk partner-desk@northwind.beam.directory "Need 240 inverters for Mannheim by Friday."
beam send partner-desk@northwind.beam.directory quote.request '{"sku":"INV-240","quantity":240,"shipTo":"Mannheim, DE"}'