twenty/packages/twenty-sdk

Twenty SDK

A CLI and SDK to develop, build, and publish applications that extend Twenty CRM.

• Typed GraphQL clients: CoreApiClient (auto-generated per app for workspace data) and MetadataApiClient (pre-built with the SDK for workspace configuration & file uploads)
• Built‑in CLI for auth, dev mode (watch & sync), uninstall, and function management

Getting Started

The recommended way to start building a Twenty app is with create-twenty-app, which scaffolds a project with everything preconfigured:

npx create-twenty-app@latest my-app
cd my-app
yarn twenty dev

See the create-twenty-app README or the full documentation for details.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 24+ (recommended) and Yarn 4
• Docker (for the local Twenty dev server) or a remote Twenty workspace

Manual Installation

If you're adding twenty-sdk to an existing project instead of using create-twenty-app:

npm install twenty-sdk
# or
yarn add twenty-sdk

Usage

Usage: twenty [options] [command]

CLI for Twenty application development

Options:
  -V, --version       output the version number
  -r, --remote <name> Use a specific remote (overrides the default set by remote switch)
  -h, --help          display help for command

Commands:
  dev [appPath]       Watch and sync local application changes
  build [appPath]     Build, sync, and generate API client into .twenty/output/
  deploy [appPath]    Build and deploy to a Twenty server
  publish [appPath]   Build and publish to npm
  typecheck [appPath] Run TypeScript type checking on the application
  uninstall [appPath] Uninstall application from Twenty
  remote              Manage remote Twenty servers
  server              Manage a local Twenty server instance
  add [entityType]    Add a new entity to your application
  exec [appPath]      Execute a logic function with a JSON payload
  logs [appPath]      Watch application function logs
  help [command]      display help for command

In a project created with create-twenty-app (recommended), use yarn twenty <command> instead of calling twenty directly. For example: yarn twenty help, yarn twenty dev, etc.

Global Options

• --remote <name> (or -r <name>): Use a specific remote configuration. Defaults to local. See Configuration for details.

Commands

Server

Manage a local Twenty dev server (all-in-one Docker image).

• twenty server start — Start the local server (pulls image if needed). Automatically configures the local remote.
  • Options:
    • -p, --port <port>: HTTP port (default: 2020).
• twenty server stop — Stop the local server.
• twenty server logs — Stream server logs.
  • Options:
    • -n, --lines <lines>: Number of initial lines to show (default: 50).
• twenty server status — Show server status (running/stopped/healthy).
• twenty server reset — Delete all data and start fresh.

The server comes pre-seeded with a workspace and user (tim@apple.dev / tim@apple.dev).

Examples:

# Start the local server
twenty server start

# Check if it's ready
twenty server status

# Follow logs during first startup
twenty server logs

# Stop the server (data is preserved)
twenty server stop

# Wipe everything and start over
twenty server reset

Remote

Manage remote server connections and authentication.

• twenty remote add [nameOrUrl] — Add a new remote or re-authenticate an existing one.

  • Options:
    • --token <token>: API key for non-interactive auth.
    • --url <url>: Server URL (alternative to positional arg).
    • --as <name>: Name for this remote (otherwise derived from URL hostname).
    • --local: Connect to local development server (http://localhost:2020) via OAuth.
    • --port <port>: Port for local server (use with --local).
  • Behavior: If nameOrUrl matches an existing remote name, re-authenticates it. Otherwise, creates a new remote and authenticates via OAuth (with API key fallback).

• twenty remote remove <name> — Remove a remote and its credentials.

• twenty remote list — List all configured remotes with their auth status and URLs.

• twenty remote switch [name] — Set the default remote.

  • If omitted, shows an interactive selection.

• twenty remote status — Print the current remote name, server URL, and auth status.

Examples:

# Add a remote interactively (recommended)
twenty remote add

# Provide values in flags (non-interactive, for CI)
twenty remote add https://api.twenty.com --token $TWENTY_API_KEY

# Add a local development remote
twenty remote add --local

# Name a remote explicitly
twenty remote add https://api.twenty.com --as production

# Re-authenticate an existing remote by name
twenty remote add production

# Check status
twenty remote status

# List all configured remotes
twenty remote list

# Switch default remote
twenty remote switch production

# Remove a remote
twenty remote remove production

App

Application development commands.

• twenty dev [appPath] — Start development mode: watch and sync local application changes.

  • Behavior: Builds your application (functions and front components), computes the manifest, syncs everything to your remote, then watches the directory for changes and re-syncs automatically. Displays an interactive UI showing build and sync status in real time. Press Ctrl+C to stop.

• twenty build [appPath] — Build the application, sync to the server, generate the typed API client, then rebuild with the real client.

  • Options:
    • --tarball: Also pack the output into a .tgz tarball.

• twenty publish [appPath] — Build and publish the application to npm.

  • Behavior: Builds the application and runs npm publish on the output directory.
  • Options:
    • --tag <tag>: npm dist-tag (e.g. beta, next).

• twenty deploy [appPath] — Build and deploy the application to a Twenty server.

  • Behavior: Builds the tarball, uploads it to the server, and installs the application.
  • Options:
    • --server <url>: Target Twenty server URL.
    • --token <token>: Auth token for the server.

• twenty typecheck [appPath] — Run TypeScript type checking on the application (runs tsc --noEmit). Exits with code 1 if type errors are found.

• twenty uninstall [appPath] — Uninstall the application from the current remote.

Entity

• twenty add [entityType] — Add a new entity to your application.
  • Arguments:
    • entityType: one of object, field, function, front-component, role, view, navigation-menu-item, or skill. If omitted, an interactive prompt is shown.
  • Options:
    • --path <path>: The path where the entity file should be created (relative to the current directory).
  • Behavior:
    • object: prompts for singular/plural names and labels, then creates a *.object.ts definition file.
    • field: prompts for name, label, type, and target object, then creates a *.field.ts definition file.
    • function: prompts for a name and scaffolds a *.function.ts logic function file.
    • front-component: prompts for a name and scaffolds a *.front-component.tsx file.
    • role: prompts for a name and scaffolds a *.role.ts role definition file.
    • view: prompts for a name and target object, then creates a *.view.ts definition file.
    • navigation-menu-item: prompts for a name and scaffolds a *.navigation-menu-item.ts file.
    • skill: prompts for a name and scaffolds a *.skill.ts skill definition file.

Function

• twenty logs [appPath] — Stream application function logs.

  • Options:
    • -u, --functionUniversalIdentifier <id>: Only show logs for a specific function universal ID.
    • -n, --functionName <name>: Only show logs for a specific function name.

• twenty exec [appPath] — Execute a logic function with a JSON payload.

  • Options:
    • --preInstall: Execute the pre-install logic function defined in the application manifest (required if --postInstall, -n, and -u not provided).
    • --postInstall: Execute the post-install logic function defined in the application manifest (required if --preInstall, -n, and -u not provided).
    • -n, --functionName <name>: Name of the function to execute (required if --postInstall and -u not provided).
    • -u, --functionUniversalIdentifier <id>: Universal ID of the function to execute (required if --postInstall and -n not provided).
    • -p, --payload <payload>: JSON payload to send to the function (default: {}).

Examples:

# Start dev mode (watch, build, and sync)
twenty dev

# Start dev mode with a custom remote
twenty dev --remote my-custom-remote

# Type check the application
twenty typecheck

# Add a new entity interactively
twenty add

# Add a new function
twenty add function

# Add a new front component
twenty add front-component

# Add a new view
twenty add view

# Add a new navigation menu item
twenty add navigation-menu-item

# Add a new skill
twenty add skill

# Build the app (output in .twenty/output/)
twenty build

# Build and create a tarball
twenty build --tarball

# Publish to npm
twenty publish

# Publish with a dist-tag
twenty publish --tag beta

# Deploy directly to a Twenty server (builds, uploads, and installs)
twenty deploy --server https://app.twenty.com

# Uninstall the app from the remote
twenty uninstall

# Watch all function logs
twenty logs

# Watch logs for a specific function by name
twenty logs -n my-function

# Execute a function by name (with empty payload)
twenty exec -n my-function

# Execute a function with a JSON payload
twenty exec -n my-function -p '{"name": "test"}'

# Execute a function by universal identifier
twenty exec -u e56d363b-0bdc-4d8a-a393-6f0d1c75bdcf -p '{"key": "value"}'

# Execute the pre-install function
twenty exec --preInstall

# Execute the post-install function
twenty exec --postInstall

Configuration

The CLI stores configuration per user in a JSON file:

• Location: ~/.twenty/config.json
• Structure: Remotes keyed by name. The active remote is selected with --remote <name> or by the defaultRemote setting.

Example configuration file:

{
  "defaultRemote": "production",
  "remotes": {
    "local": {
      "apiUrl": "http://localhost:2020",
      "apiKey": "<your-api-key>"
    },
    "production": {
      "apiUrl": "https://api.twenty.com",
      "accessToken": "<oauth-token>",
      "refreshToken": "<refresh-token>",
      "oauthClientId": "<client-id>"
    }
  }
}

Notes:

• If a remote is missing, apiUrl defaults to http://localhost:2020.
• twenty remote add writes credentials for the active remote (OAuth tokens or API key).
• twenty remote add --as my-remote saves under a custom name.
• twenty remote switch sets the defaultRemote field, used when -r is not specified.
• twenty remote list shows all configured remotes and their authentication status.

How to use a local Twenty instance

If you're already running a local Twenty instance, you can connect to it instead of using Docker. Pass the port your local server is listening on (default: 3000):

# During scaffolding
npx create-twenty-app@latest my-app --port 3000

# Or after scaffolding
twenty remote add --local --port 3000

Troubleshooting

• Auth errors: run twenty remote add again (or add a new remote) and ensure the API key has the required permissions.
• Typings out of date: restart twenty dev to refresh the client and types.
• Not seeing changes in dev: make sure dev mode is running (twenty dev).

Contributing

Development Setup

To contribute to the twenty-sdk package, clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty.git
cd twenty
yarn install

Development Mode

Run the SDK build in watch mode to automatically rebuild on file changes:

npx nx run twenty-sdk:dev

This will watch for changes and rebuild the dist folder automatically.

Production Build

Build the SDK for production:

npx nx run twenty-sdk:build

Running the CLI Locally

After building, you can run the CLI directly:

npx nx run twenty-sdk:start -- <command>
# Example: npx nx run twenty-sdk:start -- remote status

Or run the built CLI directly:

node packages/twenty-sdk/dist/cli.cjs <command>

Resources

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