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CLI basics
Common commands for projects, notes, and search.
The CLI is the fastest way to manage projects and run MCP tools directly from the terminal.
Use the short alias
bm is a short alias for basic-memory.
List and create projects
bm project list
bm project add "research" ~/Documents/research
Set the default project
bm project default "research"
Search notes
bm tools search-notes --query "authentication"
Read and write notes
bm tools read-note --path "docs/api-auth.md"
echo "New note content" | bm tools write-note --path "drafts/notes.md"