Glowbom CLI
Download a starter, connect your account, and export saved work into a complete project folder.
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Download a starter, connect your account, and export saved work into a complete project folder.
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The CLI can start the local workflow, download a clean starter, and export work from your Glowbom account into a complete project folder. These commands are implemented in the current source. If your installed release does not recognize one, follow the source build instructions.
No Glowbom account is needed:
glowbom template
glowbom template --output ~/Downloads/my-new-projectThe command downloads the current public starter from audio.glowbom.com/starter.zip and checks the ZIP before extracting it. The folder includes Apple, Android, and web projects, their manifest, and instructions. No downloaded code runs, and the command does not install dependencies or development tools.
The shared download can be replaced without rebuilding the CLI. Each run requests the starter again. Cloudflare may serve a cached copy until its cache expires or is cleared, so an immediate update also needs that URL's cache purged.
Without --output, it creates a unique glowbom-template-* folder in your current
directory. With --output, choose a new folder inside an existing parent.
Existing files and folders are never replaced.
glowbom login
glowbom account --refreshLogin opens Glowbom in your browser. Sign in and approve the connection, then
return to your terminal. Credentials use your computer's keyring by default.
account displays your subscription and remaining image generation allowance.
For a remote terminal, use glowbom login --device-auth --no-browser and open
the printed link on another device. Only approve a login you started.
Finish saving in Glowbom, then run:
glowbom pull --output ~/Downloads/my-saved-projectThis downloads your saved manifest, prompt, source exports, and any included
drawing or icon into a new folder. Without --output, the folder is named
glowbom-project-* in your current directory.
pull includes only the saved generation files. To add the starter's platform
projects around those files, use export.
Sign in with glowbom login, then finish saving your project in Glowbom before
running:
glowbom export
glowbom export --output ~/Downloads/my-exported-projectThe command combines your account's current saved generation with the public starter ZIP in one folder. It retains the original exports, prompt, and any saved drawing or icon, and places available generated code into the starter projects:
| Saved output | Destination |
|---|---|
| Processed HTML, with raw HTML as the fallback | prototype/index.html |
| SwiftUI | apple/Custom/AiExtensions.swift |
| Kotlin | android/app/src/main/java/com/glowbom/custom/AiExtensions.kt |
| Next.js | web/src/app/components/AiExtensions.tsx |
The CLI first downloads the saved generation using your account token, then downloads the public starter without sending that token or cookies. It validates both ZIPs and combines them on your computer. The result is one extracted folder.
The platform copies receive missing imports, package declarations, or the
Next.js client directive, and supported disabled generated-screen declarations
are enabled. Original exports remain unchanged. A saved icon is copied to
icon.png, web/src/app/icon.png, and web/public/icon.png.
The combined glowbom.json keeps your saved metadata and the starter's platform
targets. Starter sample prototype assets and stale sample dates are removed.
A nonempty HTML prototype is required. If a platform has no saved generated code, its starter files remain. Export does not generate missing code, run downloaded code, install dependencies, or build an app. Open the folder in your development tools or Glowbom OSS to continue.
By default, the destination is a unique glowbom-export-* folder in your current
directory. --output selects a new folder whose parent already exists. Existing
files, directories, and symlinks are never overwritten, even if the destination
directory is empty. Export does not synchronize later changes or retrieve unsaved
browser edits.
Choose the command for the files you need:
| Command | Result | Login required |
|---|---|---|
glowbom template | Clean starter projects | No |
glowbom pull | Your saved generation files | Yes |
glowbom export | Starter projects with your saved generated files included | Yes |
The new export command is available in source; a packaged release remains
pending. Build the updated CLI, or run go run . export
from its cli directory. It reuses the existing GET /project API and public
starter URL, so no Firebase Functions or Cloudflare Worker redeployment is needed.
Use glowbom export --help for the options.
glowbom generate-image "A friendly robot" --output robot.png
glowbom generate-image "Combine this character and setting" --ref character.png --ref garden.jpg --source nano-banana --output combined.pngImage generation uses your Glowbom allowance. Results save in your current
directory unless you choose another output path. Repeat --ref to use multiple
local images or HTTPS image URLs. Run glowbom generate-image --help for all
options.
glowbom logoutLogout removes the CLI credentials on this computer. Your browser remains
signed in. Use glowbom help to see all commands, including start and doctor
for the local Glowbom OSS workflow.