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description: B2C CLI command reference with global flags and authentication options for managing Salesforce Commerce Cloud instances.
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# CLI Reference

The `b2c` CLI provides commands for managing Salesforce B2C Commerce instances.

## Global Flags

These flags are available on all commands that interact with B2C instances:

### Instance Flags

| Flag                   | Environment Variable | Description            |
| ---------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `--server`, `-s`       | `SFCC_SERVER`        | B2C instance hostname  |
| `--webdav-server`      | `SFCC_WEBDAV_SERVER` | Secure WebDAV hostname |
| `--code-version`, `-v` | `SFCC_CODE_VERSION`  | Code version           |

### Authentication Flags

| Flag               | Environment Variable | Description                        |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `--client-id`      | `SFCC_CLIENT_ID`     | OAuth client ID                    |
| `--client-secret`  | `SFCC_CLIENT_SECRET` | OAuth client secret                |
| `--username`, `-u` | `SFCC_USERNAME`      | Username for Basic Auth            |
| `--password`, `-p` | `SFCC_PASSWORD`      | Password/access key for Basic Auth |

### Safety Mode

Safety Mode provides protection against accidental or unwanted destructive operations. This is particularly important when using the CLI in automated environments, CI/CD pipelines, or as a tool for AI agents.

| Environment Variable   | Values | Description |
| ---------------------- | ------ | ----------- |
| `SFCC_SAFETY_LEVEL` | `NONE` (default) | No restrictions |
| | `NO_DELETE` | Block DELETE operations |
| | `NO_UPDATE` | Block DELETE and destructive operations (reset, stop, restart) |
| | `READ_ONLY` | Block all write operations (GET only) |

**Example:**
```bash
# Prevent deletions in CI/CD
export SFCC_SAFETY_LEVEL=NO_DELETE
b2c sandbox create --realm test  # ✅ Allowed
b2c sandbox delete test-id       # ❌ Blocked

# Read-only mode for reporting
export SFCC_SAFETY_LEVEL=READ_ONLY
b2c sandbox list                 # ✅ Allowed
b2c sandbox create --realm test  # ❌ Blocked
```

Safety Mode operates at the HTTP layer and cannot be bypassed by command-line flags. See the [Safety Mode](/guide/safety) guide for detailed information.

### Other Environment Variables

| Environment Variable         | Description                             |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `B2C_SKIP_NEW_VERSION_CHECK` | Skip the new version availability check |

## Command Topics

### Instance Operations

- [Code Commands](./code) - Deploy, download, and manage code versions
- [Job Commands](./jobs) - Execute and monitor jobs, import/export site archives
- [Sites Commands](./sites) - List and manage sites
- [WebDAV Commands](./webdav) - File operations on instance WebDAV

### Services

- [Sandbox Commands](./sandbox) - Create and manage On-Demand Sandboxes
- [MRT Commands](./mrt) - Manage Managed Runtime (MRT) projects and deployments
- [SLAS Commands](./slas) - Manage Shopper Login and Access Service (SLAS) API clients
- [CIP Commands](./cip) - Run CIP SQL queries and curated analytics reports
- [Custom APIs](./custom-apis) - SCAPI Custom API endpoint status

### Development

- [Scaffold Commands](./scaffold) - Generate cartridges, controllers, hooks, and more from templates

### Account Management

- [Account Manager Commands](./account-manager) - Manage Account Manager users, roles, organizations, and API clients

All Account Manager commands are under the `am` topic:

- `b2c am users ...` - User management commands
- `b2c am roles ...` - Role management commands
- `b2c am orgs ...` - Organization management commands
- `b2c am clients ...` - API client management (list, get, create, update, delete, password)

### Utilities

- [Docs Commands](./docs) - Search/read Script API docs and XSD schemas, and download docs from an instance
- [Auth Commands](./auth) - Authentication and token management
- [Logging](./logging) - Log levels, output formats, and environment variables

## Getting Help

Get help for any command:

```bash
b2c --help
b2c code --help
b2c code deploy --help
```