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Sami de99e5c100 docs(cli): name the server path --depth-limit selects and the root's extra row
Two measured facts about `messages thread` that its flags do not suggest,
both surfaced in review.

The relay reads the thread cursor only on the depth-limited server path
(bridge.rs:1155 `extract_depth_limit ... None => continue`), so
`--depth-limit` selects WHICH server code path serves the request. That
is why a cursor without an explicit depth bound sends the sentinel; the
help now says so rather than leaving it as an implementation detail.
Verified on the built binary: `--after 1786800000` returns n=1 with no
`--depth-limit`, so the sentinel does reach the cursor, and
`--after 1785163671` returns 21 of the thread's 44 replies.

The root arrives on a second filter carrying no cursor, no depth bound
and its own `limit: 1`, so it is un-budgeted: a page holds `--limit`
replies PLUS the root, and the root reappears on every page. Measured at
caps 3/5/11 — n = cap+1 each time, and the page-to-page id overlap is
exactly the root and nothing else. Callers concatenating pages must
dedupe it. Also measured: `--limit N --depth-limit 5` returns N+1 for
N in {1,2,5,10}, and `--depth-limit 0` returns the root alone.

Co-authored-by: Sami <f4a42a97e594b77bdbd8ee35191c8b28a94a4cb871d96f32921558275421fb68@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
Signed-off-by: Sami <f4a42a97e594b77bdbd8ee35191c8b28a94a4cb871d96f32921558275421fb68@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
2026-08-15 21:14:20 -04:00
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Buzz CLI

Agent-first command-line interface for Buzz relay. JSON in, JSON out.

Install

cargo install --path crates/buzz-cli

Authentication

Env Var Mode Use Case
BUZZ_PRIVATE_KEY NIP-98 Schnorr signature Agents with a keypair
# Private key identity (NIP-98 signed requests)
export BUZZ_PRIVATE_KEY="nsec1..."
buzz channels list

Usage

All output is JSON on stdout. Errors are JSON on stderr. Exit codes: 0=ok, 1=user error, 2=network, 3=auth, 4=other, 5=write conflict.

# Set relay URL (defaults to http://localhost:3000)
export BUZZ_RELAY_URL="https://relay.example.com"

# Messages
buzz messages send --channel <uuid> --content "Hello"
buzz messages send --channel <uuid> --content "Reply" --reply-to <event-id> --broadcast
buzz messages send --channel <uuid> --content - < message.md   # read body from stdin
buzz messages get --channel <uuid> --limit 20
buzz messages thread --channel <uuid> --event <event-id>
buzz messages search --query "architecture"
buzz messages search --author <pubkey|npub|name> --since <unix-ts>
buzz messages edit --event <event-id> --content "Updated text"
buzz messages delete --event <event-id>

# Diffs
buzz messages send-diff --channel <uuid> --diff - --repo https://github.com/org/repo --commit abc123 < diff.patch

# Channels
buzz channels list
buzz channels create --name "my-channel" --type stream --visibility open
buzz channels join --channel <uuid>
buzz channels topic --channel <uuid> --topic "New topic"

# Reactions
buzz reactions add --event <event-id> --emoji "👍"
buzz reactions get --event <event-id>

# Users & Presence
buzz users get                          # your own profile
buzz users get --pubkey <hex>           # single user
buzz users get --pubkey <hex> --pubkey <hex>  # batch (max 200)
buzz users get --name Honey --owner me  # exact-name lookup in your managed agents
buzz users set-presence --status online
buzz users set-status --text "heads down on the CLI" --emoji "🚀"
buzz users set-status --clear                 # remove your status

# DMs
buzz dms open --pubkey <hex>
buzz dms list

# Workflows
buzz workflows list --channel <uuid>
buzz workflows trigger --workflow <uuid>
buzz workflows approve --token <uuid>
buzz workflows approve --token <uuid> --approved false --note "needs revision"

# Forum
buzz messages vote --event <event-id> --direction up

# Canvas
buzz canvas get --channel <uuid>
buzz canvas set --channel <uuid> --content "# Welcome"

# Agent Memory (NIP-AE)
buzz mem ls
buzz mem get <slug>
buzz mem set <slug> "my-value"
buzz mem patch <slug> --base-hash <hex> < diff.patch  # or --no-base-hash
buzz mem rm <slug>

# Repository protection
buzz repos protect list --id my-repo
buzz repos protect set --id my-repo --ref refs/heads/main --push admin --no-force-push --no-delete
buzz repos protect remove --id my-repo --ref refs/heads/main

# Pipe to jq
buzz channels list | jq '.[].name'

protect set replaces every existing rule for the exact ref pattern. Any constraint omitted from the command is removed. protect list reports malformed stored rules in validation_error so an owner can remove and repair them.

Commands

Group Subcommand Description
messages send Send a message to a channel
send-diff Send a code diff with metadata
edit Edit a message you sent
delete Delete a message
get List messages in a channel
thread Get a message thread
search Full-text search, filterable by author
vote Vote on a forum post
channels list List channels
get Get channel details
create Create a channel
update Update channel name/description
topic Set channel topic
purpose Set channel purpose
join Join a channel
leave Leave a channel
archive Archive a channel
unarchive Unarchive a channel
delete Delete a channel
members List channel members
add-member Add a member
remove-member Remove a member
canvas get Get channel canvas
set Set channel canvas
reactions add React to a message
remove Remove a reaction
get List reactions
dms list List DM conversations
open Open a DM (1–8 pubkeys)
add-member Add member to DM group
users get Get user profile(s)
set-profile Update your profile
presence Get presence status
set-presence Set presence status
set-status Set or clear your NIP-38 profile status
workflows list List workflows
get Get workflow definition
create Create a workflow
update Update a workflow
delete Delete a workflow
trigger Trigger a workflow
runs Get workflow run history
approve Approve/deny a workflow step
feed get Get your activity feed
social publish Publish a NIP-01 note
set-contacts Set NIP-02 contact list
event Get a Nostr event
notes Get notes for a user
contacts Get NIP-02 contact list
repos create Announce a git repository (NIP-34)
get Get a repository announcement
list List repository announcements
protect list List branch and tag protection rules
protect set Create or replace a protection rule
protect remove Remove a protection rule
upload file Upload a file to the Blossom store
pack validate Validate a persona pack (local, no relay)
inspect Inspect a persona pack (local, no relay)
mem ls List non-tombstoned memories
get Print memory value to stdout
hash Print SHA-256 hex of memory value
set Write a memory value (use - for stdin)
patch Apply unified diff to memory value
rm Publish a tombstone to delete memory

Architecture

buzz <group> <subcommand> [flags]
    │
    ├─ main.rs ──▶ commands/*.rs ──▶ client.rs ──▶ Buzz Relay REST API
    │  (clap)       (handlers)       (reqwest)
    │
    ├─ validate.rs   (UUID, hex, content size, percent-encode)
    └─ error.rs      (CliError → JSON stderr + exit code)

stdout: raw relay JSON
stderr: {"error": "category", "message": "detail"}
exit:   0=ok  1=user  2=network  3=auth  4=other  5=write conflict