CLI & Daemon Reference

Comprehensive command-line syntax and automation flags for the recruit Go binary.

The recruit CLI binary is a headless command-line client that interfaces directly with ~/.recruit/recruit.db. It shares all data with the macOS desktop application.

Core Commands

Pipeline & Opportunities

Display current opportunities and pipeline metrics:

zsh — recruit status

$ recruit status --all
$ recruit pipeline list
$ recruit opp show --id=42

Job Scraping & Import

Import listings directly from URLs:

zsh — recruit add

$ recruit job import "https://jobs.lever.co/example/123"
$ recruit job score --id=88

Background Sync & Email Scan

Run background checks on feeds and unstick candidate jobs:

zsh — recruit sync

$ recruit sync --all
$ recruit network stale --days=60

Global Flags

Flag	Type	Description
`--db <path>`	string	Override path to SQLite database (default: `~/.recruit/recruit.db`)
`--json`	bool	Output machine-readable JSON for piping to `jq`
`--verbose`, `-v`	bool	Enable debug logging output
`--help`, `-h`	bool	Print help information

Shell Completion

Generate autocomplete scripts for your shell:

zsh — completions

$ recruit completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_recruit"
$ recruit completion bash > ~/.bash_completion.d/recruit