CLI reference
One binary drives the whole engine. See the CLI product page for the grouped overview.
Instances — athenadb db
athenadb db init ./vault # create an encrypted instance
athenadb db status ./vault # health
athenadb db check ./vault # integrity
athenadb db backup ./vault out.adb # snapshot
athenadb db restore ./vault out.adb # recover
athenadb db compact ./vault # reclaim space
athenadb db stats ./vault # metrics
athenadb db gpu-info # GPU acceleration availability
Retrieval & ingestion
athenadb ingest ./vault ./docs/*.md
athenadb legal query ./vault "how does activation work?"
athenadb ingest ./vault ./corpus # autonomous ingestion
athenadb import ./vault data.json # structured import
Trust Fabric — athenadb db trust
athenadb db trust list
athenadb db trust enroll <instance>
athenadb db trust create <instance> --role rag
athenadb db trust simulate <instance> <request> # dry-run before enabling
athenadb db trust graph
athenadb db trust revoke <instance>
Licensing — athenadb db license
athenadb db license verify
athenadb db license activate <key>
Licensing commands are available in supported builds.
Domain packs
athenadb legal ingest | overview | oppose
athenadb medical ingest | encounters | problems | query
athenadb research ingest | works | claims | query
SQL
athenadb sql ./vault "SELECT count(*) FROM events;"
athenadb-sqlite3 ./app.db ".tables" # SQLite drop-in shell

