CLI Overview

The Probo CLI (prb) is a command-line tool for interacting with the Probo platform. It lets you manage frameworks, controls, risks, findings, and more — directly from your terminal.

Installation

Homebrew (macOS and Linux)

brew install getprobo/tap/prb

From source

go install github.com/getprobo/probo/cmd/prb@latest

Verify installation

prb version

Getting started

1. Authenticate with your Probo instance

   prb auth login

   This opens an interactive prompt where you provide your hostname, authentication token, and organization.

2. Verify your authentication

   prb auth status

3. List your frameworks

   prb framework list

Global flags

Flag	Environment Variables	Description
--no-interactive	PROBO_NO_INTERACTIVE=1, CI=true, DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive, TERM=dumb	Disable interactive prompts
--no-color	NO_COLOR, TERM=dumb	Disable ANSI color output

Common patterns

Output formatting — Most list and view commands support --output json or --json to get machine-readable output instead of the default styled table.

Pagination — list commands accept --limit (or -L, default 30), --order-by, and --order-direction (ASC/DESC) to control result sets.

Organization scoping — Commands that operate within an organization accept --org to specify which organization to target. If omitted, the default organization from prb auth login is used.

Interactive mode — Several commands support interactive prompts powered by terminal UI. These are automatically disabled in CI environments or when --no-interactive is set.

Next steps

Authentication Authenticate the CLI with your Probo instance

Frameworks Create and manage compliance frameworks

Risks Create and manage risks from the command line

Findings Track and manage audit findings