Sentry Cli

Installation

Install Script (Recommended)

curl https://cli.sentry.dev/install -fsS | bash

Homebrew

brew install getsentry/tools/sentry

Package Managers

npm install -g sentry
pnpm add -g sentry
yarn global add sentry
bun add -g sentry

The npm/pnpm/yarn packages require Node.js 22.15+.

Run Without Installing

npx sentry@latest
pnpm dlx sentry --help
yarn dlx sentry --help
bunx sentry --help

Quick Start

# Authenticate with Sentry
sentry auth login

# List issues (auto-detects project from your codebase)
sentry issue list

# Get AI-powered root cause analysis
sentry issue explain PROJ-ABC

# Generate a fix plan
sentry issue plan PROJ-ABC

Features

• DSN Auto-Detection - Automatically detects your project from .env files or source code. No flags needed.
• Seer AI Integration - Get root cause analysis and fix plans directly in your terminal.
• Monorepo Support - Works with multiple projects, generates short aliases for easy navigation.
• JSON Output - All commands support --json for scripting and pipelines.
• Open in Browser - Use -w flag to open any resource in your browser.

Commands

Run sentry --help to see all available commands, or browse the command reference.

Configuration

Credentials are stored in ~/.sentry/ with restricted permissions (mode 600).

Library Usage

Use Sentry CLI programmatically in Node.js (≥22.15) without spawning a subprocess:

import createSentrySDK from "sentry";

const sdk = createSentrySDK({ token: "sntrys_..." });

// Typed methods for every CLI command
const orgs = await sdk.org.list();
const issues = await sdk.issue.list({ orgProject: "acme/frontend", limit: 5 });
const issue = await sdk.issue.view({ issue: "ACME-123" });

// Nested commands
await sdk.dashboard.widget.add({ display: "line", query: "count" }, "my-org/my-dashboard");

// Escape hatch for any CLI command
const version = await sdk.run("--version");
const text = await sdk.run("issue", "list", "-l", "5");

Options (all optional):

• token — Auth token. Falls back to SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN / SENTRY_TOKEN env vars.
• url — Sentry instance URL for self-hosted (e.g., "sentry.example.com").
• org — Default organization slug (avoids passing it on every call).
• project — Default project slug.
• text — Return human-readable string instead of parsed JSON (affects run() only).
• cwd — Working directory for DSN auto-detection. Defaults to process.cwd().
• signal — AbortSignal to cancel streaming commands (--follow, --refresh).

Streaming commands return AsyncIterable — use for await...of and break to stop.

Errors are thrown as SentryError with .exitCode and .stderr.

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js v22.15+ and pnpm v10.11+

Setup

git clone https://github.com/getsentry/cli.git
cd cli
pnpm install

Running Locally

# Run CLI in development mode
pnpm run cli -- --help

# With environment variables (create .env.local first, see DEVELOPMENT.md)
pnpm run cli -- --help

Scripts

pnpm run build         # Build for current platform
pnpm run typecheck     # Type checking
pnpm run lint          # Check for issues
pnpm run lint:fix      # Auto-fix issues
pnpm run test:unit     # Run unit tests
pnpm run test:e2e      # Run end-to-end tests
pnpm run generate:docs # Regenerate command docs and skills

See DEVELOPMENT.md for detailed setup and CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines.

License

FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0