mcp, init

Comma-separated and/or repeatable: cursor, vscode, claude-code, claude-desktop, windsurf Default: [].

Wire every detected client on this OS

Print planned mutations as JSON; write nothing

Overwrite an existing ish server block that has drifted

Confirm writes (required when stdout is piped or —json is set)

Comma-separated and/or repeatable: cursor, vscode, claude-code, claude-desktop, windsurf Default: [].

Remove from every detected client on this OS

Print planned mutations as JSON; write nothing

Confirm writes (required when stdout is piped or —json is set)

Where to install: claude (.claude/skills/ish), agents (.agents/skills/ish), or both Default: “claude”.

Write to a custom directory instead of a recognised target path

Print the SKILL.md to stdout instead of writing files (skips references/)

Overwrite existing files in the target directory

output the version number

Auth token (or set ISH_TOKEN env var)

Read auth token from a file (preferred over —token / ISH_TOKEN)

Default workspace ID; per-subcommand —workspace overrides

Output as JSON (auto-enabled when piped)

Extract a single field from the JSON response and print only its value (implies —json internally; supports dotted paths e.g. person.name)

Force human-readable output even when stdout is piped (overrides JSON-when-piped auto-detection)

Comma-separated fields to include in JSON output (e.g. alias,name,status)

Include full UUIDs and timestamps in JSON output

Disable colored output (also honored: NO_COLOR env var)

Suppress progress messages on stderr (no-op for read commands that emit none)