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name: cli-and-client description: "Use ZenML from the CLI and Python Client for repository initialization, server connection, resource listing, project/stack/pipeline/run/secret/trigger/resource-pool/tag/model management, and CLI/client coupling fixes." disable-model-invocation: true metadata: disco-role: operating license: Apache 2.0

CLI and Client

Use this sub-skill when the task mentions ZenML CLI commands, zenml_cli:cli, zenml login, zenml init, zenml connect, zenml project, zenml pipeline, zenml secret, zenml stack, zenml trigger, zenml resource-pool, zenml resource-request, zenml tag, zenml model, or Python Client() usage.

When To Read

• Read references/cli-reference.md before changing or using CLI command families, output formats, filters, login/connect behavior, secrets, projects, stacks, triggers, resource pools, tags, models, or list commands.
• Read references/client-api.md before using zenml.client.Client, adding list filters, matching CLI options to Client signatures, or auditing resources programmatically.
• Read references/troubleshooting.md when debugging unexpected keyword argument, missing server extras, auth/login/connect failures, secret redaction concerns, trigger/resource-pool command confusion, or optional integration imports that break CLI help.
• Run scripts/zenml_cli_help_snapshot.py to capture Click help for zenml or one command path without logging in to a server.

Scope

This sub-skill owns command and Client usage plus CLI development coupling. It does not own deep FastAPI/store internals, stack component implementation, integration flavor authoring, or repository-wide maintenance checks.

Route Elsewhere

• Use ../server-and-stores/SKILL.md for REST routers, Zen stores, SQLModel schemas, migrations, RBAC, trigger internals, resource-pool backend behavior, or server dependency wiring.
• Use ../stacks-and-integrations/SKILL.md for stack component/flavor implementation, optional SDK import boundaries, service connector internals, or integration extras.
• Use ../pipeline-authoring/SKILL.md for @pipeline, @step, run configuration, materializers, schedules as pipeline authoring constructs, and execution semantics.
• Use ../maintenance/SKILL.md for repo formatting, linting, targeted pytest selection, docs upkeep, or CI-equivalent commands.

Safe Defaults

Prefer --help, list, describe, and --output=json/yaml for audits. Do not run destructive commands such as delete, clean, stack mutations, server start/stop, or secret value retrieval unless the user explicitly asks and credentials/config are appropriate. Treat API keys, secret values, auth tokens, server URLs, and generated config files as sensitive user data.