---
title: "Non-Interactive Catalyst CLI Commands"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/ai-toolkit/ni-cli/ni-commands/
description: "Reference for the commands available in the NI CLI."
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# Non-Interactive Catalyst CLI Commands

The following help section details all the Catalyst CLI commands that are compatible and non-compatible with Non-interactive mode.

### Global CLI Options

The following table covers the options that are possible in the Catalyst CLI:

<table class="content-table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th>Options</th>
			<th>Purpose</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>`<strong>--ni</strong>` | `<strong>--non-interactive</strong>`</td>
			<td>Turns on non-interactive mode for the command</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>`<strong>--dc &lt;data-center&gt;</strong>`</td>
			<td>Selects the data center (us, eu, in, au, ca, sa, jp, uae)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>`<strong>--org &lt;org&gt;</strong>`</td>
			<td>Selects the organization/portal (name or ID)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>`<strong>--project &lt;project&gt;</strong>`</td>
			<td>Selects the project (name or ID)</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

### Commands That Support Non-Interactive Mode

The following table details all the Catalyst CLI commands that are compatible with non-interactive mode:

<table class="content-table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th class="w15p">Command</th>
			<th class="w15p">Required Options</th>
			<th class="w30p">Good to Know</th>
			<th class="w40p">NI CLI Command</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst init`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/initialize-resources/initialize-new-project/)</td>
			<td>`<strong>--project</strong>`</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`--org` required only if more than one org exists (a single org is chosen automatically).</li>
					<li>Only `project` initialization is supported in NI mode.</li>
					<li>`--force` overwrites an existing project association.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst init -ni --project MyProject
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst functions:add`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-functions/add-functions/)</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`<strong>--name</strong>`</li>
					<li>`<strong>--type</strong>`</li>
					<li>`<strong>--stack</strong>`</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>Replaces `functions:setup`.</li>
					<li>`--integ-service` required only when `--type` is `integ`.</li>
					<li>`--overwrite` required only to replace an existing function of the same name.</li>
					<li>Sample class/entry-point names use built-in defaults; dependency installation is confirmed automatically.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst functions:add -ni --name InvoiceFetch --type bio --stack node20
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst functions:delete`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-functions/delete-functions/)</td>
			<td>`<strong>[function name or ID]</strong>`</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>Defaults to local deletion if no location is specified.</li>
					<li>`--remote` is blocked in NI mode.</li>
					<li>Delete confirmation is accepted automatically.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst functions:delete -ni InvoiceFetch
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>`catalyst functions:execute`</td>
			<td>`<strong>[function name]</strong>` conditional</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>Replaces `functions:shell`.</li>
					<li>Function name required only if more than one function exists.</li>
					<li>`--key` required only when the function has multiple named inputs.</li>
					<li>`--input` and `--debug` are optional.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst functions:execute -ni InvoiceFetch --input '{"orderId":"123"}'
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst appsail:add`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/add-appsail/)</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`<strong>--name</strong>`</li>
					<li>`<strong>--source</strong>`</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>Runtime (Catalyst-managed vs. Docker) is detected from `--source`.</li>
					<li>`--stack` required for Catalyst-managed runtime.</li>
					<li>`--platform` conditional for Java.</li>
					<li>`--port` is ignored (with warning) for managed runtime.</li>
					<li>`--stack`/`--build`/`--platform`/`--overwrite-config` are ignored for Docker runtime.</li>
					<li>`--overwrite-config` required only to replace an existing service config.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst appsail:add -ni --name MyApp --source ./app --stack node20
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst client:setup`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-the-client/set-up-client/)</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`<strong>--type</strong>`</li>
					<li>`<strong>--name</strong>`</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`--flavour` required only for React (`js`/`ts`).</li>
					<li>`--stylesheet` conditional for Angular.</li>
					<li>`--routing` optional, Angular only.</li>
					<li>`--overwrite` required only if the client folder already exists.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst client:setup -ni --type react --name myclient --flavour js
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst client:delete`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-the-client/delete-client/)</td>
			<td>`<strong>[client version]</strong>` optional</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>Defaults to local deletion if no location is specified.</li>
					<li>`--remote` is blocked in NI mode.</li>
					<li>Delete confirmation is accepted automatically.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst client:delete -ni 1.0.0
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst slate:link`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-slate/link-slate-app/)</td>
			<td>`<strong>--source</strong>`</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`--name` and `--framework` optional (framework auto-detected; a valid `--framework` overrides detection).</li>
					<li>`--template` and `--default` are ignored with a warning.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst slate:link -ni --source ./my-app
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst slate:create`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-slate/create-slate-app/)</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`<strong>--name</strong>`</li>
					<li>`<strong>--framework</strong>`</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`--template` optional.</li>
					<li>No `--source` option, since create always scaffolds a fresh directory.</li>
					<li>`--default` is ignored with a warning.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst slate:create -ni --name MyApp --framework react
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst slate:unlink`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-slate/unlink-slate-app/)</td>
			<td>`<strong>--name</strong>`</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>An unknown or missing name fails with the list of available apps.</li>
					<li>`--remove-source` optional (deletes the source directory; kept by default).</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst slate:unlink -ni --name MyApp
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst pull`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/pull-resources/pull-specific-resource/)</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`<strong>[feature]</strong>`</li>
					<li>`<strong>--resource</strong>`</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>Only one feature pulled per run.</li>
					<li>`--overwrite` required only if the target already exists locally.</li>
					<li>Enabling and pulling API Gateway rules is confirmed automatically.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst pull -ni functions --resource InvoiceFetch
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst deploy slate`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/deploy-resources/deploy-to-slate/)</td>
			<td>`<strong>[name]</strong>`</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>`-m &lt;message&gt;` optional deploy message.</li>
					<li>`--production` deploys to production.</li>
					<li>`--no-wait` skips waiting for completion.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst deploy slate -ni MyApp
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst login`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/login/login-from-cli/)</td>
			<td>`<strong>--dc</strong>`</td>
			<td>
				<ul>
					<li>Data center must be specified; it is not prompted.</li>
					<li>`--no-localhost` and `--force` optional.</li>
				</ul>
			</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst login -ni --dc us
```

</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

### Commands That Are Disabled in Non-Interactive Mode

The following table details the Catalyst CLI commands that are disabled in non-interactive mode:

<table class="content-table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th class="w15p">Command</th>
			<th class="w35p">Why It's Disabled</th>
			<th class="w15p">Use Instead</th>
			<th class="w35p">Complete Command</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst functions:setup`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-functions/set-up-functions/)</td>
			<td>It's the interactive setup wizard for the first function in a project. It walks through picking a function type, stack, and several other selections as prompts and doesn't have an option-driven equivalent for every step, so it's blocked outright rather than partially supported.</td>
			<td>[`catalyst functions:add`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-functions/add-functions/)</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst functions:add -ni --name InvoiceFetch --type bio --stack node20
```

</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>[`catalyst functions:shell`](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cli/v1/working-with-functions/functions-shell/)</td>
			<td>It launches a live Node shell session for testing and debugging a function interactively, which has no meaningful non-interactive form since the whole point is a human typing commands into it.</td>
			<td>`catalyst functions:execute` (for Event, Job, and Integration functions)</td>
			<td>

```sh
catalyst functions:execute -ni InvoiceFetch --input '{"orderId":"123"}'
```

</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>