Anythink CLI

Your whole backend, from the terminal

The open source Anythink CLI runs a whole project from the terminal: entities, fields, data, workflows, roles, users, files, search, secrets and integrations.

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The same task, three ways

Connect Slack to a project.

The Anythink dashboard

Point and click. Good for seeing what is connected.

The Anythink CLI

One command opens the OAuth flow and saves the connection. Scriptable for any project.

$ anythink integrations oauth connect slack --name "Team workspace"$ anythink integrations connections list

✓Browser opens to approve Slack access
✓Connection Team workspace saved

Claude, through MCP

The assistant runs the same command and hands you the link to approve.

you › “Connect our Slack workspace to this project, name the connection Team workspace, and give me the link to approve it.”

✓Started the Slack OAuth flow
✓Named the connection Team workspace
✓Sent you the link to approve
✓Listed connections to confirm it saved

Why teams script Anythink

The CLI is a full client for the Anythink API, not a deploy helper.

Environments

Dry-run a promotion before it happens

migrate compares two projects and shows what it would create before it touches anything. It remaps entity-scoped permissions to the target project's entities.

For agencies →GitHub →

Access

The permission mistake, caught at creation

A missing permission is the most common reason an integration gets a 403. The CLI checks every name you pass and tells you when the server granted less than you asked for.

Roles and permissions →Access control →

MCP runs the same commands

The anythink-mcp server has a cli tool that runs any Anythink CLI command, so Claude, Cursor or another MCP client reaches everything the CLI does.

AI and MCP →Connect Claude with MCP →

Integrations

Project-wide or per user

Connect a provider once for the whole project, or add --user-connection so the connection belongs to one user. Test, disable and disconnect connections from the terminal too.

Integrations →Integrations quick start →

Every part of a project, one command away

The CLI talks to the same API as the dashboard, so anything you script here shows up there straight away.

Workflows as files

Export a workflow to JSON, keep it in your repository and seed it into another project with variables substituted. Add steps, trigger runs and read job history from the terminal.

Schema from the command line

anythink entities create and anythink fields add cover public and row-level-secured entities, relationships, selects with options, rich text, files, geo and secret fields.

Promote staging to production

anythink migrate --from staging --to prod --dry-run previews what will change. Then copy entities and fields, plus workflows, roles and permissions, settings, menus, files and data when you ask for them.

JSON for scripts and CI

Data, search, integrations, API keys, api and docs commands take --json, and anythink fetch calls any endpoint on the active project and prints its response.

API keys that check their permissions

anythink api-keys create requires a permission list, rejects names that don't exist and warns if the server dropped a permission you don't hold. Keys expire after 90 days unless you choose otherwise.

Integrations and secrets

Connect Slack, Google Calendar, Claude or OpenAI through OAuth or an API key, at project or user level. Secrets are encrypted at rest and the CLI never displays their values.

Workflows as files

Export a workflow to JSON, keep it in your repository and seed it into another project with variables substituted. Add steps, trigger runs and read job history from the terminal.

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In practice

Real commands from anythink --help

schema.sh

anythink entities create products --rls
anythink fields add products price --type decimal --required
anythink fields add products status --type varchar \
  --display select --options draft,live

How it works

Install

Run brew install anythink-cloud/tap/anythink. You get the anythink CLI and the anythink-mcp server.

Sign in and pick a project

Run anythink login, then anythink projects use <id>. Each project you connect is saved as a profile you can switch between with anythink config use.

Build

Create entities and fields, add roles and permissions, connect integrations and set up workflows. Every change is live in the dashboard straight away.

Promote

Run anythink migrate --dry-run from your staging profile to production, check the preview, then run it for real.

Try it

Create an entity from the terminal

One command makes the entity and its REST API. Add fields with anythink fields add.

Core concepts →

Get the CLI

brew

brew install anythink-cloud/tap/anythink

macOS and Linux, installs the CLI and the MCP server

docs

dotnet tool install --global anythink-cli

Any platform with the .NET 8 SDK

github

github.com/anythink-cloud/anythink-cli

MIT-licensed. Star, fork and contribute

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I install the Anythink CLI?

On macOS or Linux, run brew install anythink-cloud/tap/anythink. That installs both the anythink CLI and the anythink-mcp server. With the .NET 8 SDK you can also run dotnet tool install --global anythink-cli on any platform.

Is the Anythink CLI open source?

Yes. The CLI and the MCP server are MIT-licensed and developed in the open at github.com/anythink-cloud/anythink-cli. Issues and pull requests are welcome.

How do I promote a staging project to production?

Save a CLI profile for each project, then run anythink migrate --from <staging-profile> --to <production-profile> --dry-run to preview the changes. Run it again without --dry-run to apply them.

By default it copies entities and fields. Add --include-workflows, --include-roles, --include-settings, --include-menus, --include-files or --include-data for the rest.

Can I use the Anythink CLI in CI/CD?

Yes. Create a scoped API key with anythink api-keys create, store it in your CI secrets, and run CLI commands in your pipeline. Use --json on data and search commands to pipe output into other tools.

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Ways to build with it

The dashboard, the CLI, MCP and the SDK, plus guides for moving from other platforms.

Solution

Content Management

Anythink works as a headless CMS: model content types, edit them in the Anythink dashboard, and serve them to your website through a public REST API.

Solution

Flexible Data Views

Switch any entity between a grid, a kanban board, a calendar, a map and charts in the Anythink dashboard, all on the same records your API serves.

Solution

Branded dashboard

Brand the Anythink dashboard with your colours, logos, corner radius and menus, and send system email from your own verified domain and sender address.

Solution

TypeScript SDK

The Anythink SDK is an open source React library for sign-in and sessions: an auth client, a provider, a useAuth hook, and a base class for authenticated requests. Data calls go through the REST API directly — there's no hidden query layer to learn.

Solution

AI & MCP

Build your backend in a conversation, from Claude Code, Cursor or the AI chat in the Anythink dashboard. The same MCP tools reach the whole CLI, from entities and fields to workflows, roles, secrets and payments.

Solution

Migrate from Amazon Pinpoint

Amazon Pinpoint reaches end of support on 30 October 2026, and AWS Amplify's push notifications depend on it. Move device tokens, templates and campaign logic to Anythink: push built on FCM and web push, with taps that can trigger a workflow.

Who it's for

How founders, agencies and enterprise teams use Anythink.

Use Case

For Founders

Anythink gives founders sign-in, a REST API, subscriptions, workflows and an operations dashboard in one project, from first prototype to paying customers.

Use Case

For Enterprise

Anythink gives enterprise teams a managed backend with roles, row-level security and encrypted secrets, on a dedicated Kubernetes cluster if you need one.

Use Case

For Agencies

Anythink gives agencies a project per client, a branded dashboard to hand over, and a CLI that copies your template project into each new client project.