# Webflow Cli:cloud > Create, build, and deploy Webflow Cloud apps from the CLI (site-attached or project apps), and manage existing ones — apps, domains, environments, deployments, build/runtime logs, and environment variables including secrets. Use when initializing or deploying a Cloud app, importing an existing GitHub repository, setting up CI/CD (GitHub Actions or GitHub-linked deploys), setting or importing secrets, retrying or rolling back a deployment, diagnosing a failed build, or resolving app/environment/workspace IDs from webflow.json or env vars. The `webflow apps` namespace is beta and requires the CLI's `@next` channel. - Skill: `webflow/webflow-cli-cloud` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add webflow/webflow-cli-cloud` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/webflow/webflow-cli-cloud/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: DevOps & Infra - Author: webflow (https://skillmd.com/u/webflow) - Updated: 2026-09-09 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/webflow/webflow-cli-cloud --- # Webflow Cloud Initialize new projects from templates or an existing GitHub repository, deploy to Webflow Cloud, and manage existing apps (list, inspect, logs, deployments, environments, environment variables). Deploys support two modes: **site-attached** (deploy to an existing Webflow site) and **project app** (deploy as an independent app, no existing site required). ## Beta: `webflow apps` requires `@next` **Every `webflow apps …` command in this skill ships only on the CLI's beta channel, `@webflow/webflow-cli@next`.** The whole namespace is gated behind the beta build; on the stable `@latest` build, `webflow apps` does not exist at all and any invocation fails with an unknown-command error. ```bash # Required for every `apps` command in this skill: npm install -g @webflow/webflow-cli@next # Confirm the beta channel is installed — a beta version carries a `-next.` suffix # (e.g. 2.8.0-next.0). A bare semver (e.g. 2.7.0) is the stable channel. webflow --version ``` **On stable (`@latest`), only the `cloud` namespace exists**, and it covers `init` / `deploy` / `create` / `list` — there is no stable equivalent for any of the management commands (`apps list`, `get`, `domains`, `link`, `update`, `delete`, `environments`, `deployments`, `logs`, `env-vars`). If the user is on `@latest` and asks for anything under "Managing apps" below, tell them it requires `@next` rather than guessing an alternative. A subset of the beta commands is gated a second time and will need its own promotion even after the namespace goes GA — see [Beta gating tiers](#beta-gating-tiers). ## Namespaces: `apps` (beta, canonical) vs `cloud` (stable, being deprecated) `webflow apps ` is the **canonical** namespace Webflow Cloud is moving to, currently **beta-only**. `webflow cloud ` is what stable users have today; the `init` / `deploy` forms are **aliases of the same handler** and will be deprecated once `apps` reaches GA. | Canonical (`@next` only) | Stable alias (`@latest` + `@next`) | Notes | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `webflow apps init` | `webflow cloud init` | Same options + handler — **except** `--import` and its repo-intake flags, which attach to `apps init` **only**, on `@next`. | | `webflow apps deploy` | `webflow cloud deploy` | Same options + handler. | | — | `webflow cloud create ` | Deprecated on both channels; prefer `apps init` (or `cloud init` on stable). | | — | `webflow cloud list` | Lists **scaffold templates**, not apps. Stays under `cloud`; there is **no** `apps` equivalent. Do not confuse with `apps list`, which lists workspace **apps**. | | `webflow apps list` / `get` / `domains` / `link` / `update` / `delete` / `environments …` / `deployments …` / `logs …` / `env-vars …` | — | **No stable equivalent.** Beta-only. | On a beta build, `cloud init` / `cloud deploy` print a one-time deprecation notice on stderr pointing at the `apps` form (suppressed with `--json`). On a stable build that notice is **not** printed — the CLI never advertises a namespace the user doesn't have. Prefer the `apps` forms in all new work when the user is on `@next`. This skill shows `apps` commands throughout; every `apps init` / `apps deploy` invocation can be run as `cloud init` / `cloud deploy`, with identical flags, apart from `--import`. ### Beta gating tiers **Today this distinction changes nothing — everything below needs `@next`.** It matters only for what reaches stable first, so treat it as forward-looking context, not as a capability check. The beta commands sit behind two independent gates: | Tier | Commands | Reaches stable when | | ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Namespace gate** | `apps init` (incl. `--import`), `deploy`, `list`, `get`, `domains`, `environments list`, `deployments list` / `get` / `redeploy` / `trigger`, `logs build` / `runtime`, `env-vars list` / `set` / `delete` / `import` | The `apps` namespace is promoted. | | **Second gate** | `apps link`, `apps update`, `apps delete`, `apps environments create` / `update` / `delete` | **Separately promoted** — removing the namespace gate alone does **not** ship these. | Until both are lifted, assume every `apps` command requires `@next`. ## Instructions ### Step 0: Verify CLI is installed ```bash webflow --version ``` If the command is not found, install it. **Install `@next`, not `@latest`, for anything in this skill under `webflow apps`** — the whole namespace is beta-only: ```bash npm install -g @webflow/webflow-cli@next # or yarn global add @webflow/webflow-cli@next # or pnpm add -g @webflow/webflow-cli@next ``` If the user only needs `webflow cloud init` / `cloud deploy`, `@latest` is sufficient — swap `@next` for `@latest` above. A beta install reports a `-next.` version suffix (`2.8.0-next.0` at time of writing); a stable install reports a bare semver (`2.7.0`). **Match on the `-next.` suffix, not on these numbers** — both channels move. If `webflow --version` shows a bare semver and the user asks for an `apps` command, reinstall from `@next` before doing anything else — every `apps` invocation will otherwise fail as an unknown command. Then proceed to state detection. ### Step 1: Detect project state Run both checks before deciding which path to follow: ```bash # Is this project already set up on Webflow Cloud? cat webflow.json # Is there a git remote? git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null ``` **Quick reference** (the CLI now writes `cloud.app_id`; older manifests may carry the legacy `cloud.project_id`, which is still read as a fallback): | `cloud.app_id` in `webflow.json` (or legacy `cloud.project_id`) | git remote | → Path | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------- | | No | — | **A** — new project | | Yes | No | **B** — existing project, no git | | Yes | Yes | **C** — ideal state | --- > **You are running without a TTY.** The CLI's interactive prompts only fire when `process.stdin.isTTY` is true. As an agent invoking the CLI through a subprocess, you do not have a TTY — every prompt is silently skipped, and any required value that wasn't passed as a flag triggers a hard error like `--app-name cannot be empty`. > > **Rule for every command in this skill:** pass all required flags explicitly. Never rely on prompts. Pass `--no-input` when the CLI accepts it to make this contract explicit. The required flag set per command: > > | Command | Always pass | > | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | > | `apps init` (site-attached) | `--no-input --app-name <3–39 chars> --framework --mount --site-id ` | > | `apps init --new` (app) | `--no-input --app-name <3–39 chars> --framework --workspace-id ` | > | `apps init --import` (site-attached) | `--no-input --import --site-id --mount --idempotency-key ` | > | `apps init --import --new` (project app) | `--no-input --import --new --idempotency-key ` — **no `--mount`** | > | `apps deploy` (site-attached) | `--no-input --mount --environment --site-id ` plus `--app-name` on first deploy | > | `apps deploy` (project app, first deploy) | `--no-input --mount --environment --workspace-id --app-name ` | > > `--site-id`, `--app-id`, `--framework`, and `--workspace-id` on `apps deploy` let agents override what's in `webflow.json` at deploy time. > > **Multi-workspace tokens used to be an agent-fatal hang** because workspace selection had no non-TTY path. Now pass `--workspace-id` to skip the picker. **The workspace ID is not surfaced anywhere in the Webflow dashboard UI** — users can't look it up by hand. If the agent doesn't have it, ask the user to run `webflow apps deploy` interactively once from inside their project. The preflight prompts for workspace selection and writes `cloud.workspace_id` to `webflow.json`; from that point the agent can read it from the manifest and pass `--workspace-id` on subsequent runs. Do **not** suggest `apps init --new` for ID discovery — on an existing project it creates a discarded scratch directory. **Exception:** in Path A2 (empty directory) it _is_ safe to try `apps init --new` without `--workspace-id` to auto-resolve a single-workspace token — see [Path A2](#path-a2-empty-directory-scaffold-from-scratch). > > **Site IDs are visible in the dashboard.** When `--site-id` is needed but unknown, do not ask the user for a raw `site_XXXX` value — use [`webflow sites list`](#picking-a---site-id-from-a-list) to fetch their sites and present a picker keyed by display name. Users can still check their dashboard to fetch it. > > **Read/manage commands don't need `--workspace-id`.** The `apps list` / `get` / `domains` / `environments` / `deployments` / `logs` / `env-vars` commands derive the workspace server-side from the OAuth token — they have **no** `--workspace-id` flag and never prompt for a workspace. See [Managing apps](#managing-apps). --- ### Path A: No `app_id` — new project The project has not been deployed yet. **Before doing anything else, ask the user two questions:** > 1. "Do you already have source code for this project (an existing Next.js or Astro codebase), or are you starting from an empty directory and want a Webflow starter scaffold?" > 2. If they have code: **"Is it already pushed to a GitHub repository, and do you want Webflow to build from that repo (rather than from your local files)?"** Those answers choose the branch — and the three are meaningfully different: | User has... | Branch | Init step | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Existing code**, deploying from **local files** | **Path A1** | **Skip `apps init`.** It would create a `.//` subfolder with a hello-world scaffold inside their repo, which they don't want. | | **Empty directory** or wants a Webflow starter | **Path A2** | Run `apps init` to scaffold from `Webflow-Examples/hello-world-*`. | | **Existing code already on GitHub**, wants Webflow to **build from the repository** | **Path A3** | Run `apps init --import ` — creates a **GitHub-connected** app bound to the repo. Beta (`@next`) and `apps`-only; there is no `cloud init --import`. | **The A1 vs A3 choice is not cosmetic — it decides what the app can do later.** A GitHub-connected app (A3) can use `apps deployments trigger` / `redeploy`, and is the only kind eligible for dashboard push-to-deploy. An app first created by a local `apps deploy` (A1) is **not** GitHub-connected, so `trigger` / `redeploy` refuse it. If the user's code is already on GitHub and they say anything about CI, automatic deploys, rollbacks, or "deploy when I push", route to **A3**, not A1. Recoverable either way: an A1 app can be pointed at a repo afterwards with `apps update --github-source ` (see [apps update](#apps-update-appid)) — but choosing A3 up front avoids the extra step. After the branch decision, also ask **site-attached vs app** (only relevant before the first deploy): | User says... | Mode | Outcome | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | "deploy to my Webflow site ``", "site-attached", references an existing site | **Site-attached** | App is bound to an existing Webflow site; site URL hosts the app at the chosen mount path. Requires `--site-id`. | | "project app", "just an app", "no site", or no existing site mentioned | **Project app** | First deploy provisions a brand-new Webflow site (`-.webflow.io`). | If the user is ambiguous on either question, **ask**. Do not default. --- #### Path A1: existing codebase, deploying from local files > **Check A3 first if the code is on GitHub.** This path uploads and builds **local files**, producing an app that is **not** GitHub-connected — `apps deployments trigger` / `redeploy` and dashboard push-to-deploy will all refuse it. If the repo is on GitHub and the user wants Webflow to build from it, use [Path A3](#path-a3-existing-github-repository-github-connected-app) instead. The user has working source. `apps deploy` handles everything — framework detection runs against `package.json`, and the preflight phase resolves identity from flags or prompts the user. No `apps init` needed, no `webflow.json` to hand-write up front. **Step 1: One-time auth (human-only).** Tell the user to run this locally; agents cannot drive the browser flow: ```bash webflow auth login ``` **Step 2: Deploy.** The exact form depends on what the agent knows. **A1-a — Site-attached, `--site-id` is known:** ```bash webflow apps deploy --no-input \ --site-id site_abc123 \ --app-name my-app \ --framework nextjs \ --mount /app \ --environment main \ --skip-mount-path-check \ --skip-update-check ``` `--framework` is optional if `package.json` has the framework's Cloudflare adapter (`@opennextjs/cloudflare`, `@astrojs/cloudflare`). Pass it explicitly for monorepos or when auto-detection is unreliable. If the agent doesn't know the user's `--site-id`, do **not** ask for a raw `site_XXXX` value — use [`webflow sites list`](#picking-a---site-id-from-a-list) to fetch the user's sites and present readable display names to pick from. **A1-b — Project app, `--workspace-id` is known:** ```bash webflow apps deploy --no-input \ --workspace-id ws_abc123 \ --app-name my-app \ --framework nextjs \ --mount / \ --environment main \ --skip-mount-path-check \ --skip-update-check ``` **A1-c — Project app, workspace ID is unknown** (the common gap): **The workspace ID is not visible anywhere in the Webflow dashboard UI.** Users cannot look it up by hand — the only way to discover it is to run the CLI. So the path is: **Ask the user to run one interactive deploy locally.** From inside their project directory: ```bash webflow apps deploy ``` With no `--no-input` and no identity flags, the preflight prompts: _"This project isn't initialized for Webflow Cloud. How would you like to deploy?"_ → user picks "Create a new app" → workspace picker → done. After this one human-driven deploy, `cloud.workspace_id` and `siteId` are written to `webflow.json` and `WEBFLOW_SITE_ID` to `.env`. The agent can then run all subsequent deploys with `--site-id` (the newly provisioned site). > Do **not** ask the user to run `apps init --new` to "discover" their workspace ID. On an existing project that creates a discarded `.//` scratch directory with a hello-world scaffold inside the user's repo. Use the interactive `apps deploy` path above — it discovers the workspace ID _and_ completes the first deploy in the same step. **Step 3: Set up git** (if not already) — same as Path A2 step 3 below. --- #### Path A2: empty directory, scaffold from scratch 1. **Scaffold the project** — pick the form that matches the user's intent: ```bash # Project app (no site attachment). --workspace-id avoids the multi-workspace hang. webflow apps init --new --no-input \ --app-name my-app \ --framework astro \ --workspace-id ws_abc123 ``` ```bash # Site-attached (connect to an existing Webflow site). Requires --site-id. webflow apps init --no-input \ --app-name my-app \ --framework astro \ --mount /app \ --site-id site_abc123 ``` See [`apps init`](#webflow-apps-init) for all flags. **Workspace ID discovery for project apps in Path A2 only:** because Path A2 starts from an empty directory, `apps init --new` creates a fresh scaffold either way — there's nothing to pollute. So if the agent doesn't have `--workspace-id`, it's safe to **try `apps init --new` without it first**: ```bash # Try this first if --workspace-id is unknown (Path A2 only — empty dir) webflow apps init --new --no-input \ --app-name my-app \ --framework astro ``` - **Single-workspace tokens:** the CLI auto-selects the only workspace, writes `cloud.workspace_id` to `webflow.json`, and exits 0. Read it back from the manifest and pass it as `--workspace-id` to `apps deploy` in step 2. - **Multi-workspace tokens:** the workspace picker fires and the command hangs (no TTY). **Set a 30-second timeout on the Bash call** (or wrap the command in `timeout 30s ...`) — a successful single-workspace init completes in 10–20 seconds (OAuth check + `GET /v2/workspaces` + scaffold download from GitHub), so anything past 30s with no output is the picker hanging. Once the timeout fires, ask the user for the workspace ID directly and re-run with `--workspace-id`. For **site-attached** in Path A2, there is no equivalent auto-discovery — `--site-id` is always required up front. Use the [site picker](#picking-a---site-id-from-a-list) pattern below to help the user pick. **Path A1 (existing codebase) does not get this trick.** Running `apps init --new` in an existing project creates a discarded scratch subdirectory. The Path A1 workspace-ID discovery path stays as documented in Path A1-c. --- #### Path A3: existing GitHub repository, GitHub-connected app The user's code is already on GitHub and they want Webflow to build **from the repository** rather than from local files. `apps init --import ` creates the app bound to that repo and clones it locally. > **Beta, `apps`-only.** `--import` exists only on `@webflow/webflow-cli@next`, and only under `apps init` — there is deliberately no `cloud init --import`. If the user is on `@latest`, either move them to `@next` or fall back to [Path A1](#path-a1-existing-codebase-deploying-from-local-files) and attach the repo later with `apps update --github-source`. **Step 0: Prerequisite — the Webflow GitHub App.** It must be installed on the repository owner and connected to the workspace. **The CLI cannot do this**; it's dashboard/GitHub-side setup. If the import fails on permissions, this is the first thing to check. **Step 1: One-time auth (human-only).** Same as A1 — agents cannot drive the browser flow: ```bash webflow auth login ``` **Step 2: Import.** Exactly one of `--site-id` or `--new` is required — the CLI will **not** infer the target from anything inside the repo. **A3-a — Site-attached** (`--mount` is **required** and must be non-root): ```bash webflow apps init --import https://github.com/acme/site \ --site-id 6234abc --mount /app --dry-run webflow apps init --import https://github.com/acme/site \ --site-id 6234abc --mount /app ``` **A3-b — Project app** (`--mount` is **not allowed** — a project app owns the root of its own domain): ```bash webflow apps init --import https://github.com/acme/site --new ``` **A3-c — Non-interactive / CI.** `--idempotency-key` is **required** here. Use a retry-stable key unique to this repo + target (e.g. `$GITHUB_RUN_ID-$REPOSITORY-$SITE_ID`) so a retry replays the original app instead of creating a second one: ```bash webflow apps init --import https://github.com/acme/site --new --no-input \ --idempotency-key "$GITHUB_RUN_ID-acme-site" \ --branch main --json ``` Add `--skip-clone` to register the app without writing anything to the filesystem — the app and environment IDs are printed instead. Useful when the repo is already checked out, or when running somewhere you don't want a clone. `--branch` picks which branch builds; it defaults to the repository's default branch. **Step 3: Enable push-to-deploy (dashboard, manual).** The import connects the app to the repo, but **pushing does not deploy until the dashboard wiring is done** — see the [full workflow example](#full-workflow-scaffold--github--dashboard-connection--push-to-deploy-recommended), steps 3 onward. Until then, build on demand: ```bash webflow apps deployments trigger --json ``` **Do not run `apps deploy` on an A3 app to "push an update".** That uploads local files and is the A1 model; for a GitHub-connected app the equivalents are `deployments trigger` (build current HEAD) and `deployments redeploy ` (re-run a past commit, i.e. roll back). #### Picking a `--site-id` from a list When `--site-id` is needed (Path A1 site-attached, Path A2 site-attached, or anywhere else) and the user hasn't given one, use `webflow sites list --json` to enumerate sites the token can see, then present a short list of readable names for the user to choose from. The site ID is visible in the Webflow dashboard URL config, but a numeric-ID prompt is bad UX; surface display names instead unless asked for IDs. ```bash # Returns a JSON array of sites with id, displayName, lastPublished, etc. webflow sites list --json ``` Workflow: 1. Run `webflow sites list --json`. The CLI exits 0 with a JSON array. 2. Parse the output. Show the user a short list keyed by `displayName` (and `lastPublished` if the user has many sites). Example: ``` Which site should this project deploy to? 1. Acme Marketing (last published 2 days ago) 2. Acme Docs (last published 3 weeks ago) 3. Acme Internal (never published) ``` 3. Map the user's pick back to its `id` field. Pass that as `--site-id`. If `webflow sites list` errors (auth missing / expired), surface the error and ask the user to run `webflow auth login` locally; do not try to drive it from the agent. 2. **Deploy:** pick the form matching the init form above. Pass `--site-id` (or `--workspace-id` for project-app first deploy) so the deploy can't misread the manifest if something is half-written. ```bash # Project-app first deploy — provisions the Cloud site/app/env webflow apps deploy \ --no-input \ --app-name my-app \ --workspace-id ws_abc123 \ --mount / \ --environment main \ --skip-mount-path-check \ --skip-update-check ``` ```bash # Site-attached first deploy — uses the existing Webflow site webflow apps deploy \ --no-input \ --app-name my-app \ --site-id site_abc123 \ --mount /app \ --environment main \ --skip-mount-path-check \ --skip-update-check ``` This creates the app on Webflow Cloud and sets `cloud.app_id` in `webflow.json`. Commit the updated `webflow.json`. 3. **Set up git** (if not already): ```bash git init && git add . && git commit -m "init" git remote add origin https://github.com/your-org/my-app.git git push -u origin main ``` 4. **(Optional) Enable push-to-deploy via the Webflow dashboard.** Pushing to GitHub alone does **not** trigger deploys — that wiring lives in the Webflow dashboard, not in the CLI or the repo. Tell the user: 1. Open the Webflow dashboard → their Cloud app → **Settings** → **Git** 2. Connect their GitHub account, then select the repository and branch 3. Confirm — the dashboard runs one initial deploy automatically to verify the connection 4. From that moment on, every push to the connected branch triggers a deploy The CLI cannot perform any of these steps. If the user skips this, every deploy must be a manual `webflow apps deploy` invocation (Path B–style) or a CI/CD pipeline. > If a deploy auth error occurs in step 2: run `webflow auth login`, complete the browser flow, then retry. --- ### Path B: `app_id` exists, no git remote — existing project, no git The project is already on Webflow Cloud but has no git repo. Deploy directly and nudge toward git setup. 1. **Deploy:** read `webflow.json` first. If `siteId` is set, pass `--site-id` matching it. If only `cloud.workspace_id` is set, pass `--workspace-id` matching it. ```bash webflow apps deploy \ --no-input \ --site-id site_abc123 \ --mount / \ --environment main \ --skip-mount-path-check \ --skip-update-check ``` 2. **Nudge toward push-to-deploy:** suggest the user initialize a git repo, push to GitHub, **and then connect the repo in the Webflow dashboard** (app → Settings → Git). The dashboard step is what activates push-to-deploy — the CLI can't do this. See Path A, steps 3–4. > If a deploy auth error occurs: run `webflow auth login`, complete the browser flow, then retry step 1. --- ### Path C: `app_id` exists + git remote — possibly ideal The project is deployed and has a git remote, **but the existence of a remote is not proof that push-to-deploy is wired up.** That wiring is a dashboard-side connection that the CLI can't introspect. Confirm before suggesting anything. > **Always ask the user:** _"Is this repo connected to your Webflow Cloud app in the dashboard (app → Settings → Git, with a branch selected)?"_ The answer changes the recommendation: > > - **Yes, connected** — push-to-deploy is active. The only action needed is `git push`. Do not suggest re-linking or re-deploying. > - **No, not connected** — `git push` does nothing on the Webflow side. Either run a manual deploy now, or have the user connect the repo in the dashboard first to activate push-to-deploy for future commits. > - **Don't know** — assume not connected and recommend the dashboard connection (one-time setup, then push-to-deploy is permanent). 1. **If connected** — just commit and push: ```bash git add . git commit -m "your message" git push ``` Webflow Cloud picks up the push and deploys automatically. The first deploy after connection is run by the dashboard itself; subsequent pushes are picked up automatically. 2. **If not connected** — two routes: - **Activate push-to-deploy for future commits** (recommended). Tell the user to open the Webflow dashboard → their Cloud app → **Settings** → **Git**, connect the repo, select the branch. The dashboard runs an initial deploy automatically to verify the connection. From then on, every `git push` to that branch deploys. - **One-off manual deploy now**, without enabling push-to-deploy. Pass `--site-id` matching the `siteId` in `webflow.json`: ```bash webflow apps deploy \ --no-input \ --site-id site_abc123 \ --mount / \ --environment main \ --skip-mount-path-check \ --skip-update-check ``` This deploys the current state but does **not** wire up push-to-deploy. The next `git push` will still be a no-op on the Webflow side. > If a deploy auth error occurs: run `webflow auth login`, complete the browser flow, then retry. ### Tool usage - Use the **Bash tool** for all `webflow apps` / `webflow cloud` commands - Use the **Read tool** to examine `webflow.json`, `package.json` — never modify these directly - Use the **Glob tool** to discover project files - **Do not** use Webflow MCP tools for CLI workflows ### Authentication ```bash # Interactive — local-only, opens a browser. NOT for agents or CI. webflow auth login ``` > `webflow auth login` performs an OAuth flow in the user's browser and then writes the token to `.env`. It refuses to run with `--no-input` (exits with `No-input mode enabled. Aborting OAuth authentication`). **Agents cannot drive this command.** If `webflow auth login` is needed (missing or expired token), ask the user to run it locally once and report back when it's done. The CLI writes the same token env var for **both** modes. There is no per-mode split. **`webflow auth login` writes to `.env`:** | Variable | Always written? | Description | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `WEBFLOW_API_TOKEN` | Yes (both modes) | OAuth access token. The canonical token env var. Set by `webflow auth login`. | | `WEBFLOW_SITE_ID` | Site-attached only (or after first project-app deploy) | Site ID. Written by `apps init` for site-attached projects, or by `apps deploy` for project apps after the first deploy provisions a site. | After the **first project-app deploy**, the CLI provisions a site on the backend and writes `WEBFLOW_SITE_ID` to `.env`. From that point on, the project behaves like a site-attached project — but the token env var is still `WEBFLOW_API_TOKEN`. **Deprecated legacy:** `WEBFLOW_SITE_API_TOKEN` (and `WEBFLOW_WORKSPACE_API_TOKEN`) are read-only legacy fallbacks. The CLI never writes them, but if it finds one of them set in the environment when `WEBFLOW_API_TOKEN` is not set, it uses the legacy value **and prints a deprecation warning on every run**. Do not put `WEBFLOW_SITE_API_TOKEN` in `.env` or CI secrets for new projects — use `WEBFLOW_API_TOKEN`. Other env vars (any mode): | Variable | Description | | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | `DO_NOT_TRACK` | Set to `1` to opt out of telemetry. | | `WEBFLOW_SKIP_UPDATE_CHECKS` | Set to `true` to skip the @webflow package update check. | > **`WEBFLOW_SITE_ID` env var is read-only.** Used at runtime when no flag or manifest value is set, but never written back to `webflow.json`. Setting `WEBFLOW_SITE_ID=X` in `.env` will not update the manifest — only `apps init`, `apps deploy`, and the manifest itself drive that. > **GitHub Secrets:** use `WEBFLOW_API_TOKEN` for the token in every mode. Also set `WEBFLOW_SITE_ID` for site-attached projects and project apps that have already had their first deploy. Never commit `.env` files. If existing CI uses `WEBFLOW_SITE_API_TOKEN`, rename it — the deploy will still succeed but every run prints a deprecation warning until you switch. ### Configuration — webflow.json ```json { "siteId": "site_abc123", "cloud": { "app_id": "app_xyz", "environment_id": "env_xyz", "workspace_id": "ws_xyz", "framework": "nextjs", "skipMountPathCheck": false } } ``` All `cloud.*` keys are **snake_case** (`app_id`, not `appId`). | Key | When set | Notes | | -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `siteId` | Site-attached: at `apps init`. Project app: after first deploy (CLI provisions a site). | Absent on project apps that have not been deployed yet. | | `cloud.framework` | At `apps init`. | Required for deploy resolution — see below. | | `cloud.app_id` | After first deploy. | **Canonical.** Auto-written. Replaces the legacy `cloud.project_id`. | | `cloud.project_id` | Legacy only. | **Deprecated.** Read as a fallback when `cloud.app_id` is absent (manifests created before the Project → App rename). New deploys never write it; will be removed in a future major release. | | `cloud.environment_id` | After first **project-app** deploy. | Auto-written by `createCloudApp`. | | `cloud.workspace_id` | At project-app `apps init` (`--new`). | Used by the first deploy to provision the site. | | `cloud.skipMountPathCheck` | User-managed. | Equivalent to `--skip-mount-path-check`. | The CLI also writes `cloud.deployment_type` (`"ssr" | "ssg" | "spa"`), `cloud.entrypoint_path`, and `cloud.framework_version` into the **bundled** `webflow.json` at build time (these power the cosmic deployer's wrangler config and telemetry). They're build-time outputs — do not strip them from the source `webflow.json` if you find them there; missing values silently break Next.js server-side deploys. #### ID resolution and env vars A shared resolver resolves `siteId`, `appId`, `environmentId`, and `workspaceId` in a **strict priority order**: ``` explicit flag / positional arg > env var > webflow.json manifest > interactive prompt > error ``` | Resource | Flag / arg | Env var (read-only) | `webflow.json` | | -------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | App ID | `--app-id` / `[appId]` arg | `WEBFLOW_APP_ID` | `cloud.app_id` (falls back to legacy `cloud.project_id`) | | Environment ID | `--environment-id` / `[envId]` arg | `WEBFLOW_APP_ENVIRONMENT_ID` | `cloud.environment_id` | | Site ID | `--site-id` | `WEBFLOW_SITE_ID` | `siteId` | | Workspace ID | `--workspace-id` | `WEBFLOW_WORKSPACE_ID` | `cloud.workspace_id` | Env vars are **read-only** — they are never persisted back to the manifest. When a value comes from the manifest, the CLI logs a `Using from webflow.json` line (suppressed with `--json`). When nothing resolves and the command can't prompt (`--no-input`, `CI=true`, or no TTY), it exits with a machine-readable `missingFlag` on the error — see the `--no-input` contract in [Managing apps](#managing-apps). **`cloud.framework` resolution at deploy time:** 1. **`webflow.json` exists with `cloud.framework`** — used as-is. Invalid value exits with code 1. 2. **`webflow.json` exists but `cloud.framework` is absent** — falls back to detecting from `package.json`. 3. **No `webflow.json`** — auto-detected from `package.json`. CLI **writes a new `webflow.json`** on success. Projects created via `apps init` always land in case 1. ### Commands #### webflow cloud list ```bash webflow cloud list ``` Lists available **scaffold templates** (used by `init`). Check this before `apps init --framework` to confirm valid scaffold IDs. This is distinct from `apps list` (which lists your deployed apps) and lives only under the `cloud` namespace. #### webflow apps init Bootstrap a new app locally. Two modes: **site-attached** and **app**. (`webflow cloud init` is a deprecated alias with identical flags.) **Site-attached** (connects to an existing Webflow site): ```bash # Agent / non-TTY — always pass every flag webflow apps init \ --no-input \ --app-name my-app \ --framework nextjs \ --mount /app \ --site-id site_abc123 # Human at a real terminal — interactive prompts will fill in any missing flag webflow apps init ``` Flags: | Flag | Short | Description …(truncated)