# Asc CLI Usage

> Guides the use of the asc CLI for App Store Connect, covering command discovery, canonical verbs, flags, output formats, authentication, and Apple Ads operations.

- Skill: `omega-bred/asc-cli-usage` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add omega-bred/asc-cli-usage`
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- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- Tags: App Store Connect, Apple Ads, Asc Cli, Authentication, Command Line
- Author: omega-bred (https://skillmd.com/u/omega-bred)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/omega-bred/asc-cli-usage

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# asc cli usage

Use this skill when you need to run or design `asc` commands for App Store Connect.

## Command discovery
- Always use `--help` to discover commands and flags.
  - `asc --help`
  - `asc builds --help`
  - `asc builds list --help`
- Use `asc search` for local, deterministic command discovery when you know the workflow but not the command path.
  - `asc search "submit app for review"`
  - `asc search --output table "upload build"`
- Use `asc schema` to inspect bundled App Store Connect endpoint schemas and request/query fields before designing API-facing commands.
  - `asc schema --pretty "GET /v1/apps"`
  - `asc schema --method POST appStoreVersions`
- Use `asc capabilities` to explain CLI-supported, partial, web-only, and public-API-limited workflow coverage.
  - `asc capabilities --area release --output table`
  - `asc capabilities --status not-public-api --output markdown`

## Canonical verbs (current asc)
- Prefer `view` over legacy `get` aliases for read-only commands in docs and automation.
  - `asc apps view --id "APP_ID"`
  - `asc versions view --version-id "VERSION_ID"`
  - `asc pricing availability view --app "APP_ID"`
- Prefer `edit` for update-only availability surfaces and other canonical edit flows.
  - `asc pricing availability edit --app "APP_ID" --territory "USA,GBR" --available true`
  - `asc app-setup availability edit --app "APP_ID" --territory "USA,GBR" --available true`
  - `asc xcode version edit --build-number "42"`
- Keep `set` where the CLI intentionally models a higher-level replacement/configuration flow and `--help` still shows `set` as the canonical verb.

## Flag conventions
- Use explicit long flags (e.g., `--app`, `--output`).
- Prefer explicit flags in automation; some newer commands can prompt for missing fields when run interactively.
- Destructive operations require `--confirm`.
- Use `--paginate` when the user wants all pages.

## Output formats
- Output defaults are TTY-aware: `table` in interactive terminals, `json` when piped or non-interactive.
- Use `--output table` or `--output markdown` only for human-readable output.
- `--pretty` is only valid with JSON output.

## Authentication and defaults
- Prefer keychain auth via `asc auth login`.
- Fallback env vars: `ASC_KEY_ID`, `ASC_ISSUER_ID`, `ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH`, `ASC_PRIVATE_KEY`, `ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_B64`.
- `ASC_APP_ID` can provide a default app ID.
- When permissions are unclear, inspect exact API key role coverage with `asc web auth capabilities`.
  - This lives under the experimental web auth surface.
  - It can resolve the current local auth by default, or inspect a specific key with `--key-id`.

## Apple Ads
- Use `asc ads --help` before choosing a command.
- Apple Ads uses `asc ads auth`, `--ads-profile`, and `ASC_ADS_*` variables. It does not use App Store Connect API credentials.
- Resolve org access with `asc ads acls --output json` unless the org ID is already known.
- Most endpoint commands need `--org` or `ASC_ADS_ORG_ID`.
- Body commands use `--file` with Apple Ads JSON payloads. Object endpoints need a JSON object. Bulk endpoints often need a JSON array.
- Use `--paginate` only where help shows it. Reporting and selector payloads carry pagination inside the JSON file.
- Destructive commands and bulk delete commands require `--confirm`.
- For live mutation tests, create paused resources with a clear test name and delete the parent campaign when done.

## Timeouts
- `ASC_TIMEOUT` / `ASC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` control request timeouts.
- `ASC_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT` / `ASC_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` control upload timeouts.