Arduino CLI

arduino-cli Plugin

Arduino command line interface. Compile, upload, and manage Arduino sketches, boards, and libraries from the command line.

Commands

Sketch Compilation

• arduino-cli sketch compile — Compile an Arduino sketch

Board Management

• arduino-cli board list — List connected boards

Utility

• arduino-cli _ _ — Passthrough to arduino-cli

Usage Examples

• "Compile Arduino sketch"
• "List Arduino boards"
• "Upload to Arduino"
• "Manage Arduino hardware"

Installation

brew install arduino-cli

Examples

# Compile sketch
arduino-cli sketch compile ./MySketch --fqbn arduino:avr:uno

# List boards
arduino-cli board list

# With timeout
arduino-cli board list --timeout 10

# Any arduino-cli command with passthrough
arduino-cli _ _ compile ./MySketch
duino-cli _ _ upload ./MySketch --port /dev/ttyACM0

Key Features

• Compile - Sketch compilation
• Upload - Upload to boards
• Boards - Board management
• Libraries - Library management
• Cores - Core management
• FQBN - Board name support
• Serial - Serial monitoring
• CLI - Full CLI interface
• Cross-platform - Linux, macOS, Windows
• Embedded - IoT development

Notes

• Requires Arduino board
• Supports all compatible boards
• Great for CI/CD builds
• Perfect for automation