Twist CLI

A command-line interface for Twist.

Installation

npm install -g @doist/twist-cli

Local Setup (for now)

git clone https://github.com/Doist/twist-cli.git
cd twist-cli
npm install
npm run build
npm link

This makes the tw command available globally.

Setup

tw auth login

This opens your browser to authenticate with Twist. Once approved, the token is stored in your OS credential manager:

• macOS: Keychain
• Windows: Credential Manager
• Linux: Secret Service/libsecret

If secure storage is unavailable, the CLI warns and falls back to ~/.config/twist-cli/config.json. Existing plaintext tokens are migrated automatically the next time the CLI reads them successfully from the config file. Non-secret settings such as the current workspace remain in the config file.

Alternative methods

Manual token:

tw auth token "your-token"

Environment variable:

export TWIST_API_TOKEN="your-token"

TWIST_API_TOKEN always takes priority over the stored token.

Auth commands

tw auth status   # check if authenticated
tw auth logout   # remove saved token

Usage

tw inbox                           # inbox threads
tw inbox --unread                  # unread threads only
tw thread view <ref>               # view thread with comments
tw thread view <ref> --comment 123 # view a specific comment
tw thread reply <ref>              # reply to a thread
tw conversation unread             # list unread conversations
tw conversation view <ref>         # view conversation messages
tw msg view <ref>                  # view a conversation message
tw search "keyword"                # search across workspace
tw react thread <ref> 👍          # add reaction
tw away                            # show away status
tw away set vacation 2026-03-20    # set away until date
tw away clear                      # clear away status

References accept IDs (123 or id:123), Twist URLs, or fuzzy names (for workspaces/users).

Run tw --help or tw <command> --help for more options.

Shell Completions

Tab completion is available for bash, zsh, and fish:

tw completion install        # prompts for shell
tw completion install bash   # or: zsh, fish

Restart your shell or source your config file to activate. To remove:

tw completion uninstall

Machine-readable output

All list/view commands support --json and --ndjson flags for scripting:

tw inbox --json                    # JSON array
tw inbox --ndjson                  # newline-delimited JSON
tw inbox --json --full             # include all fields

Development

npm install
npm run build       # compile
npm run dev         # watch mode
npm run type-check  # type check
npm run format      # format code
npm test            # run tests