Bob CLI

HiBob CLI (bob)

Use this skill when the user wants to query HiBob HR data.

Quick Reference

• bob people - List employees
• bob people "john" - Search employees by name (local filter)
• bob person <ref> - View a single employee (name, email, or id:xxx)
• bob whosout - Who is out of office
• bob outtoday - Who is out today
• bob update - Update CLI to latest version
• bob update --check - Check for updates without installing, show channel
• bob update --channel - Show current update channel
• bob update switch --stable - Switch to stable release channel
• bob update switch --pre-release - Switch to pre-release (next) channel
• bob changelog - Show recent changelog entries
• bob skill list - List supported agents

Output Formats

All list commands support:

• --json - JSON output (essential fields)
• --ndjson - Newline-delimited JSON
• --full - Include all fields in JSON

Examples

bob people --json
bob people "Ava" --department "Engineering"
bob person "Jane Doe"
bob person id:12345
bob whosout --from 2024-01-15 --to 2024-01-20
bob outtoday --date 2024-01-15