FlowerShow CLI (Beta 🚧)

A CLI tool for publishing Markdown files and folders directly to FlowerShow with OAuth authentication.

Note: This package was previously named flowershow. If you're migrating from the old package, see the Migration Guide.

Installation

npm install -g flowershow-publish@latest

Then use the publish command anywhere:

publish auth login
publish ./my-notes

Quick Start

1. Authenticate

Before using any commands, you must authenticate:

publish auth login

This will:

1. Display a URL and verification code
2. Open your browser to authorize the CLI
3. Store your authentication token locally

2. Publish Your Content

# Publish a folder
publish ./my-notes

# Publish a single file
publish ./my-note.md

3. Sync after changes

# Sync a folder site
publish sync ./my-notes

# Sync a single file site
publish sync ./my-note.md

Commands

Authentication

publish auth login

Authenticate with FlowerShow via browser OAuth flow.

publish auth login

publish auth status

Check your current authentication status.

publish auth status

publish auth logout

Remove your stored authentication token.

publish auth logout

See Authentication Documentation for detailed information.

Publishing

publish <path> [morePaths...] [options]

Publish files or folders to FlowerShow.

Options:

• --overwrite - Overwrite existing site if it already exists
• --name <siteName> - Custom name for the site (defaults to file/folder name). Note: If you use it, you need to pass it also to the sync command later on, so that Flowershow knows content of which site you're trying to sync.

Examples:

# Publish a single markdown file
publish ./my-note.md

# Publish multiple files
publish ./intro.md ./chapter1.md ./chapter2.md

# Publish a folder
publish ./my-notes

# Overwrite an existing site
publish ./my-notes --overwrite

# Publish with a custom site name
publish ./my-notes --name my-custom-site

# Combine options
publish ./my-notes --name my-custom-site --overwrite

What happens:

1. Files are discovered and filtered (ignores .git, node_modules, etc.; also supports .gitignore and will ignore paths listed there)
2. Project name is derived from the first file name or the folder name
3. Site is created via the FlowerShow API
4. Presigned URLs are obtained for secure file uploads
5. Files are uploaded directly to Cloudflare R2 storage
6. CLI waits for markdown files to be processed
7. Site URL is displayed

Single file behavior:

• Filename becomes the project name (e.g. publish about.md will create a site named about)
• File is saved as README.md (or README.mdx depending on the original file extension)
• Site accessible at /@{username}/{filename} (e.g. /@johndoe/about)

Multiple files behavior:

• First filename becomes the project name (e.g. publish about.md team.md abc.md will create a site named about)
• First file is saved as README.md (or README.mdx)
• Subsequent files keep their original names
• Site accessible at /@{username}/{first-filename} (e.g. /@johndoe/about)

Folder behavior:

• Folder name becomes the project name (e.g. publish my-digital-garden/blog will create a site named blog)
• All files maintain their relative paths
• Site accessible at /@{username}/{foldername} (e.g. /@johndoe/blog)

publish sync <path> [options]

Sync changes to an existing published site. Only uploads new or modified files, and deletes files that no longer exist locally.

Options:

• --name <siteName> - Specify site name if different from folder name
• --dry-run - Show what would be synced without making changes
• --verbose - Show detailed list of all files in each category

Examples:

# Sync changes to a folder
publish sync ./my-notes

# Preview changes without syncing
publish sync ./my-notes --dry-run

# Show detailed file lists including unchanged files
publish sync ./my-notes --verbose

# Sync to a specific site name
publish sync ./my-notes --name my-custom-site

# Combine options
publish sync ./my-notes --dry-run --verbose

What happens:

1. Files are discovered and SHA hashes calculated
2. File list is sent to the API for comparison
3. API compares with existing files and determines:
   • New files (not in database)
   • Modified files (different SHA hash)
   • Deleted files (in database but not in request)
   • Unchanged files (same SHA hash)
4. Sync summary is displayed
5. Only new/modified files are uploaded
6. Deleted files are removed by the API
7. CLI waits for markdown files to be processed
8. Site URL is displayed

When to use sync vs publish:

• Use publish for initial site creation or complete site replacement
• Use sync for updates to existing sites

Site Management

publish list

List all sites published by your authenticated user.

publish list

Shows site names, URLs, and timestamps.

publish delete <project-name>

Delete a site and all its files.

publish delete my-notes

Removes the site and all its files via the FlowerShow API.

File Filtering

The CLI automatically ignores common non-content files and directories:

• .git/, node_modules/, .cache/, dist/, build/
• .DS_Store, Thumbs.db
• .env*, *.log
• .next/, .vercel/, .turbo/

If .gitignore file is present in the published folder, the Flowershow CLI will also ignore files matched by it.

Site URLs

All CLI-published sites are accessible at:

https://my.flowershow.app/@{username}/{project-name}

Where {username} is your authenticated username.

Troubleshooting

"You must be authenticated to use this command"

Run publish auth login to authenticate.

"Authentication token is invalid or expired"

Your token may have been revoked. Re-authenticate:

publish auth login

"Site already exists"

A site with that name already exists. You can:

• Use the --overwrite flag: publish <path> --overwrite
• Delete it first: publish delete <name>
• Rename your file/folder
• Use publish list to see all existing sites
• Or use publish sync to update an existing site incrementally

"Site not found" (when using sync)

The sync command requires the site to already exist. If you get this error:

• Use publish to create the site first
• Check the site name with publish list
• Specify the correct site name with --name

Files still processing after timeout

The site is live, but some pages may not be ready yet. The Cloudflare worker processes files asynchronously. Check your site again in a moment.

Architecture

All CLI commands communicate with the Flowershow API:

• Authentication: OAuth device flow endpoints
• Site Management: Create, list, and delete sites
• File Upload: Presigned URL generation and status polling
• User Info: Retrieve authenticated user details

Security

• Token Storage: Authentication tokens are stored in ~/.flowershow/token.json
• Token Format: CLI tokens use the fs_cli_ prefix
• Token Expiration: Tokens do not expire by default
• Token Revocation: Revoke tokens from the Flowershow dashboard or via flowershow auth logout
• Secure Uploads: Files are uploaded using time-limited presigned URLs
• No Credentials: CLI never stores database or storage credentials

Development

Setup

1. Clone and install dependencies:

cd cli
pnpm install

2. Configure environment:

Use local or other non-production API and publish URLs.

cp .env.example .env

API_URL="http://cloud.localhost:3000"
APP_URL="http://my.localhost:3000"

3. Run commands:

pnpm dev auth login
pnpm dev ./my-notes
pnpm dev sync ./my-notes

You can also build the project, link it globally and use it as you normally would the npm-installed version:

pnpm build
npm link
publish ...