Guardian CLI reference

This compact reference is based on help output from the CLI bundled with Guardian 1.0: Mobile Release Guardian 0.1.0rc1.

Core commands

Command	Purpose
`guardian init`	Initialize Guardian in a project.
`guardian detect`	Detect project platform and structure.
`guardian scan`	Run local project analysis.
`guardian doctor`	Inspect the local Guardian environment.
`guardian release check`	Run the release check workflow.
`guardian version`	Print version information.

Scan options

Terminal

guardian scan [OPTIONS] [project_path]

--format text|json|sarif|gitlab|html
--output <file>
--baseline <file>
--fail-on-new
--record-metrics
--metrics-dir <directory>

More command groups

The bundled CLI also lists binary analysis, database import, SBOM, dynamic analysis, metrics, performance, plugins, workspace, dashboard, policy and configuration commands. Use each group’s --help before automation.

guardian review is not a command in this release.