CLI reference

Install or update:

dotnet tool install --global DotCarbon.Cli
dotnet tool update --global DotCarbon.Cli

Development and generation

Command	Purpose
carbon dev [desktop]	Run Vite and the watched desktop host
carbon dev android	Build and deploy to Android
carbon dev ios	Build and run on a booted iOS simulator
carbon types	Generate carbon.d.ts and sync app capabilities
carbon icon	Generate desktop and mobile icon assets

Common options include --project <directory>. carbon types accepts --out and --no-capabilities; carbon icon accepts --input and --output.

Dependencies

carbon add nuget <package> [--version <version>]
carbon add plugin <alias-or-package> [plugin metadata options]

Known plugin aliases wire backend, frontend, registration, and permissions. Third-party plugin options include --class, --using, --namespace, --npm, and repeated --command values.

Platforms

carbon platform add <desktop|android|ios>
carbon platform sync <desktop|android|ios> [--force]
carbon platform list

Capabilities

carbon capabilities list
carbon capabilities add <permission> [--capability main] [--window main]
carbon capabilities sync
carbon capabilities check

carbon capability is an alias for carbon capabilities.

Desktop production

carbon build [--target <rid>] [--aot] [--bundle] [--updater-artifacts]
carbon bundle desktop [--target <rid>] [--aot] [--no-package]
                      [--updater-artifacts] [--dry-run] [--verify]

Without a subcommand, carbon bundle bundles the current desktop target.

Android production

carbon bundle android [--apk | --aab] [--debug | --release]
                      [--dry-run] [--allow-unsupported-plugins]

APK and Release are the defaults.

iOS production

carbon bundle ios [--simulator | --device | --archive]
                  [--dry-run] [--allow-unsupported-plugins]

Simulator is the default.

Diagnostics and signing

carbon doctor
carbon doctor signing
carbon signer generate --output <private-key-path>

Use carbon <command> --help for the exact options supported by the installed version.