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name: asc-cli-usage description: Guidance for using asc cli in this repo (flags, output formats, pagination, auth, and discovery). Use when asked to run or design asc commands or interact with App Store Connect via the CLI.

asc cli usage

Use this skill when you need to run or design asc commands for App Store Connect.

Command discovery

• Always use --help to discover commands and flags.
  • asc --help
  • asc builds --help
  • asc builds list --help
• Use asc search for local, deterministic command discovery when you know the workflow but not the command path.
  • asc search "submit app for review"
  • asc search --output table "upload build"
• Use asc schema to inspect bundled App Store Connect endpoint schemas and request/query fields before designing API-facing commands.
  • asc schema --pretty "GET /v1/apps"
  • asc schema --method POST appStoreVersions
• Use asc capabilities to explain CLI-supported, partial, web-only, and public-API-limited workflow coverage.
  • asc capabilities --area release --output table
  • asc capabilities --status not-public-api --output markdown

Canonical verbs (current asc)

• Prefer view over legacy get aliases for read-only commands in docs and automation.
  • asc apps view --id "APP_ID"
  • asc versions view --version-id "VERSION_ID"
  • asc pricing availability view --app "APP_ID"
• Prefer edit for update-only availability surfaces and other canonical edit flows.
  • asc pricing availability edit --app "APP_ID" --territory "USA,GBR" --available true
  • asc app-setup availability edit --app "APP_ID" --territory "USA,GBR" --available true
  • asc xcode version edit --build-number "42"
• Keep set where the CLI intentionally models a higher-level replacement/configuration flow and --help still shows set as the canonical verb.

Flag conventions

• Use explicit long flags (e.g., --app, --output).
• Prefer explicit flags in automation; some newer commands can prompt for missing fields when run interactively.
• Destructive operations require --confirm.
• Use --paginate when the user wants all pages.

Output formats

• Output defaults are TTY-aware: table in interactive terminals, json when piped or non-interactive.
• Use --output table or --output markdown only for human-readable output.
• --pretty is only valid with JSON output.

Authentication and defaults

• Prefer keychain auth via asc auth login.
• Fallback env vars: ASC_KEY_ID, ASC_ISSUER_ID, ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH, ASC_PRIVATE_KEY, ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_B64.
• ASC_APP_ID can provide a default app ID.
• When permissions are unclear, inspect exact API key role coverage with asc web auth capabilities.
  • This lives under the experimental web auth surface.
  • It can resolve the current local auth by default, or inspect a specific key with --key-id.

Apple Ads

• Use asc ads --help before choosing a command.
• Apple Ads uses asc ads auth, --ads-profile, and ASC_ADS_* variables. It does not use App Store Connect API credentials.
• Resolve org access with asc ads acls --output json unless the org ID is already known.
• Most endpoint commands need --org or ASC_ADS_ORG_ID.
• Body commands use --file with Apple Ads JSON payloads. Object endpoints need a JSON object. Bulk endpoints often need a JSON array.
• Use --paginate only where help shows it. Reporting and selector payloads carry pagination inside the JSON file.
• Destructive commands and bulk delete commands require --confirm.
• For live mutation tests, create paused resources with a clear test name and delete the parent campaign when done.

Timeouts

• ASC_TIMEOUT / ASC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS control request timeouts.
• ASC_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT / ASC_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS control upload timeouts.