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Contentful command-line tools. Version 4.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.
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overview
Package summary
Contentful command-line tools
Project links
Commands and aliases
- contentful
history
Project history and usage
Contentful CLI is the official command-line interface for Contentful, aimed at developers who want to automate Contentful spaces, migrations, imports, exports, extensions, and organization checks from a terminal or CI system.
Project history
The npm package was first published in May 2017, and the official GitHub repository was created later that year. Contentful maintains it as an MIT-licensed Node.js CLI distributed through npm/yarn and also packaged by Homebrew.
Adoption history
Its adoption tracks Contentful's API-first CMS workflow: the README and docs emphasize global Node package installation, Homebrew provides a bottled formula, and the command set covers the day-to-day operations a team would otherwise perform through the Contentful web app or APIs.
How it is used
Typical use is `contentful login` to create or store a Content Management API token, then commands such as `contentful init`, `contentful space`, import/export, migration generation and execution, extension management, and organization security checks. The token is stored in `.contentfulrc.json` in the user's home directory.
Why package nerds care
For package managers, Contentful CLI is a representative SaaS automation CLI: a fast-moving npm-origin tool with a stable executable name, a home-directory credentials file, and an official upstream that also ships standalone/package-manager-friendly releases.
Timeline
- 2017-05-24: npm package created.
- 2017-08-31: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2026-06-05: v4.0.2 release published.
Related projects
- The CLI references Contentful's Migration DSL and Content Management API, and it sits beside Contentful SDKs as the terminal-oriented automation surface for the service.
Sources
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/contentful-cli
- https://github.com/contentful/contentful-cli
- https://github.com/contentful/contentful-cli/tree/main/docs
- https://github.com/contentful/contentful-cli/blob/main/docs/login/README.md
- https://github.com/contentful/contentful-cli/releases/tag/v4.0.2
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/contentful-cli
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.contentfulrc.json
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.contentfulrc.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
contentful | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version4.0.2
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/tutorials/cli/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/tutorials/cli/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:contentful-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/contentful-cli |
| Homepage | https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/tutorials/cli/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/contentful/contentful-cli |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/contentful/contentful-cli/tree/main/docs |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/contentful-cli/-/contentful-cli-4.0.2.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-15T10:20:13-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | contentful-cli |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment