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🕹️ Catalog Agent

Catalog Agent CLI

Last updated 4 months ago

The Catalog Agent is a Command Line Utility to install and update apps. Running catalog help shows all the available options:

OVERVIEW: Install, update and remove apps using App Catalog.

The Catalog Agent is the command-line component of App Catalog. It installs, updates and removes apps on macOS.

All commands also accept the legacy dash-prefixed syntax, for example 'catalog --install nl.root3.support' or 'catalog -u'.

Documentation: https://docs.appcatalog.cloud

USAGE: catalog [--version] <subcommand>

OPTIONS:
  -v, --version           Show Catalog Agent version.
  -h, --help              Show help information.

SUBCOMMANDS:
  install                 Install an app using its Bundle Identifier.
  update                  Update all apps, or a single app by its Bundle Identifier (macOS 14 or later).
  uninstall               Uninstall an app using its Bundle Identifier.
  check-updates           Check and list available app updates.
  mandatory-apps          Check and install all apps configured using the MandatoryApps key (macOS 14 or later).
  schedule-status         Show the app update schedule status.
  set-app-icon            Set or update the app icon.

  See 'catalog help <subcommand>' for detailed help.