Commands Overview¶

Lich CLI provides commands for project management, code generation, DevOps, and security.

Command Categories¶

🚀 Project Management¶

Command	Description
`lich init`	Create a new Lich project
`lich dev`	Start development servers
`lich stop`	Stop development servers
`lich shell`	Open interactive Python shell

🛠️ Code Generation¶

Command	Description
`lich make entity`	Create domain entity
`lich make service`	Create service layer
`lich make api`	Create API router
`lich make dto`	Create data transfer objects
`lich make factory`	Create test factory
`lich make middleware`	Create middleware
`lich make event`	Create event class
`lich make listener`	Create event listener
`lich make job`	Create background job
`lich make policy`	Create authorization policy

🗃️ Database¶

Command	Description
`lich migration`	Database migration commands
`lich seed`	Database seeding
`lich backup`	Create/restore backups

🔒 Security¶

Command	Description
`lich security`	Run security scans
`lich secret`	Manage secrets
`lich lint`	Code linting

🚀 DevOps & CI/CD¶

Command	Description
`lich deploy`	Deploy with Ansible
`lich ci`	Run CI checks locally
`lich production-ready`	Check production readiness

🔧 Utilities¶

Command	Description
`lich middleware`	Enable/disable middlewares
`lich routes`	List all API routes
`lich test`	Run tests
`lich version`	Show version info

Getting Help¶

All commands support --help:

lich --help                  # Main help
lich make --help             # Make commands help
lich migration --help        # Migration help
lich security --help         # Security scans help
lich deploy --help           # Deployment help

Command Context¶

Most commands require being in a Lich project directory (has .lich/ folder):

cd your-lich-project
lich make entity User     # ✅ Works

cd /some/other/folder
lich make entity User     # ❌ Not a Lich project!