# platphormctl

> The command-line control plane for the PlatPhormNews network.

## What is platphormctl?

platphormctl (also: phormctl, pctl) is a production-grade CLI that discovers, validates, exercises, orchestrates, tests, traces, documents, and integrates every public-safe PlatPhormNews tool, API, MCP server, discovery file, content pipeline, developer utility, and agent-facing capability.

## Installation

```bash
npm install -g platphormctl
```

## Core Principles

- Discover first
- Validate second
- Exercise third
- Trace everything
- Report honestly
- Never fake success

## Key Features

- Network discovery via canonical graph
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) client
- API validation and testing
- W3C trace propagation
- CI/CD integration
- LLM workflow orchestration
- OpenAPI validation
- Sitemap and RSS validation

## Command Groups

- network: Discover and inspect the PlatPhormNews network graph
- site: Inspect individual sites (health, OpenAPI, MCP, llms, sitemap)
- mcp: MCP protocol operations (initialize, tools, resources, prompts, call)
- harness: Run test harnesses and validation suites
- llm: LLM-assisted operations and prompt execution
- api: Direct API calls to any discovered endpoint
- trace: W3C trace management
- report: Generate compliance and status reports
- config: Manage CLI configuration
- cache: Manage local cache

## Links

- Website: https://cli.platphormnews.com
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@platphormnews/platphormctl
- Network: https://platphormnews.com
- API Docs: https://platphormnews.com/api/docs
- MCP Hub: https://mcp.platphormnews.com

## Contact

- Email: michael@barbineworldwide.com
- X/Twitter: @platphormnews