---
title: "CLI commands"
description: "Every commentscraper command with what it does, and how to authenticate in CI or on a server without a browser."
canonical: https://tryadlicio.com/docs/cli/commands
---

# CLI commands

Every commentscraper command with what it does, and how to authenticate in CI or on a server without a browser.

## Commands

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `commentscraper login` | Authorize this machine. Opens your browser to sign in, then stores the token locally. |
| `commentscraper whoami` | Show which Adlicio account the CLI is currently authenticated as. |
| `commentscraper platforms` | List every source you can scrape on your current plan. |
| `commentscraper research "back pain remedies" --quiet` | Scrape ranked angles, pains and hooks for a topic across every available source. |
| `commentscraper search "crm software frustrations" --quiet` | Find the threads and comments most relevant to a query. |
| `commentscraper scrape "<thread-url>" --format json --quiet` | Pull the comments from a single thread URL. Use `--format csv` or `text` and `--output <file>` to save. |
| `commentscraper mcp` | Run the CLI as a local stdio MCP server for Claude Desktop. |

## Non-interactive auth

For CI or servers where you cannot open a browser, pass the token through an environment variable instead of `login`:

```bash
COMMENTSCRAPER_CLI_TOKEN=<token> commentscraper scrape "<url>" --format json --quiet
```