Axern CLI

axern is the product CLI for resources and interactive development. It talks to public APIs through gatewayd; it never connects directly to node or database internals.

Confirm the current context

axern context list
axern context current
axern catalog list

For a Helm installation, keep a gateway port-forward open and import the chart-generated mTLS identity:

kubectl --namespace axern-system port-forward svc/gatewayd \
  25100:25000 25101:25080 25122:25022

axern context import-kubernetes local \
  --namespace axern-system \
  --current

Run isolated Python

axern run create \
  --namespace default \
  --template-id python311 \
  --runtime-class runsc \
  --argv python \
  --argv -c \
  --argv 'import platform; print(platform.python_version())' \
  --wait

Use a strict resource file when a specification should be reviewed or reused:

run.yaml

api_version: axern/v1
kind: Run
metadata:
  namespace: default
  labels:
    example: docs
spec:
  source:
    template: python311
  command:
    argv: [python, -c, "print('ok')"]
  runtime_class: runsc
  resources: {}

axern run create --file run.yaml --wait --output json

The CLI help is authoritative for the complete flag surface. See the CLI source guide for contexts, exit codes, aliases, services, tunnels, and admin workflows.