raindrop-cli

AI-native CLI for Raindrop.io. Built with TypeScript, using Bun for tooling and Node standard APIs in the codebase.

Designed for AI agents and automation scripts. TOON format for maximum token efficiency, with optional JSON output for standard integrations.

Key Features

• AI-Native: Outputs TOON format by default to save on context tokens
• Situation Reports: High-level context command for a quick "state of the world" overview
• Hierarchy Support: Create, move, and manage nested collections
• Batch Operations: Bulk update or delete bookmarks efficiently
• Dry Run Mode: Safe account management with --dry-run flag

Runtime Notes

• Prefer Node standard APIs (node:fs, node:timers/promises, node:child_process) over Bun.* in source code.
• Tests still run with bun test.

Release

# Bump and release (runs lint + tests, commits, tags, pushes)
bun run release:patch
bun run release:minor
bun run release:major

# Or set an explicit version
bun run release -- 1.2.3

Installation

# Clone and install
git clone <repo>
cd raindrop-cli
bun install

# Run directly
bun run src/index.ts --help

# Or link globally
bun link

Quick Start

1. Get your API Token

   Get a test token from https://app.raindrop.io/settings/integrations

2. Login (Verifies token before saving)

   bun run src/index.ts login

3. Account Overview (The agent "situation report")

   bun run src/index.ts context

Usage Examples

Authentication

# Login with your API token
raindrop login

# Check current user
raindrop whoami

# Logout
raindrop logout

Overview Commands

# Get high-level account context
raindrop context

# List all collections and tags
raindrop structure

# Get API schema (for AI context)
raindrop schema

Bookmark Management

# Search bookmarks (TOON format - default)
raindrop search "python"

# Search with pretty table output
raindrop search "python" --pretty

# Search in JSON format
raindrop search "python" --format json

# Get bookmark details
raindrop get 123456

# Add a new bookmark
raindrop add "https://example.com" --title "Example" --tags "work,reference"

# Update a bookmark with JSON patch
raindrop patch 123456 '{"title": "New Title", "tags": ["updated"]}'

# Delete a bookmark
raindrop delete 123456

# Get tag suggestions for a bookmark
raindrop suggest 123456

# Check Wayback Machine for a URL
raindrop wayback "https://example.com"

Collection Management

# Create a collection
raindrop collection create "Research"

# Create a public collection with parent
raindrop collection create "AI Papers" --parent 123 --public

# Get collection details
raindrop collection get 123

# Update a collection
raindrop collection update 123 '{"title": "New Name"}'

# Delete a collection
raindrop collection delete 123

# Delete multiple collections
raindrop collection delete-multiple 123,456,789

# Reorder collections
raindrop collection reorder title
raindrop collection reorder -count

# Expand/collapse all collections
raindrop collection expand-all true

# Merge collections
raindrop collection merge 123,456 789

# Remove empty collections
raindrop collection clean

# Empty trash
raindrop collection empty-trash

# Set collection cover from URL
raindrop collection cover 123 "https://example.com/image.png"

# Set collection icon by search
raindrop collection set-icon 123 "robot"

Tag Management

# Delete tags globally
raindrop tag delete "old-tag" "useless-tag"

# Delete tags from specific collection
raindrop tag delete "old-tag" --collection 123

# Rename a tag
raindrop tag rename "work" "career"

Batch Operations

# Update multiple bookmarks
raindrop batch update --ids 1,2,3 '{"tags": ["archived"]}'

# Move multiple bookmarks to a collection
raindrop batch update --ids 1,2,3 '{"collection": {"$id": 123}}'

# Delete multiple bookmarks
raindrop batch delete --ids 1,2,3

Global Options

Option	Description
--dry-run	Log actions instead of making real API requests
--format, -f	Output format: toon (default) or json
--help, -h	Show help
--version, -v	Show version

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
RAINDROP_TOKEN	API token (alternative to login command)

Output Formats

TOON (Default)

Token-optimized format for AI agents. Tabular data with minimal overhead.

JSON

Standard JSON output for programmatic use:

raindrop search "python" --format json

Configuration

Config is stored in ~/.config/raindrop-cli/config.json

Development

# Run with watch mode
bun run dev

# Type check
bun run typecheck

# Build
bun run build

License

MIT