helmr agent

helmr agent list [--deployment DEPLOYMENT_ID | --all | --deleted] [--limit N] [--cursor CURSOR] [--json]
helmr agent get AGENT [--deployment DEPLOYMENT_ID] [--json]

AGENT is the id declared in agent({ id: "support", ... }). The response calls this value agent. It is the only public Agent identifier. Definition reads also include the default template and resolved deployment_id. Use helmr session create support to create a Session.

Without --deployment, --all or --deleted, reads use the current Deployment. An explicit selector inspects that exact Deployment, including historical content. An Agent absent from the selected Deployment returns not found; the CLI does not choose an older configuration. Configuration changes belong in code and a new Deployment.

Flag Description
--deployment ID Inspect this Deployment instead of current.
--all List retained identities, including Agents absent from current and deleted Agents.
--deleted List only deleted identities.
--limit N List page size, 1–100; default 50.
--cursor CURSOR Continue the same Deployment snapshot or catalog view.
--json Print the resource or page as JSON.

Commands accept -p, --project and -e, --env. They are required with a saved login and rejected with an API key. See Credential selection.

Retained Agent identities

list --all and list --deleted use the human management catalog and cannot be combined with --deployment or each other. Use a saved login with -p PROJECT -e ENV and unset HELMR_API_KEY for these reads. They work even when the Environment has no current Deployment. JSON returns agent, current_deployment_id, defined_in_current, deleted_at and revision per identity, rather than a definition snapshot. get remains a definition read; use the status API to inspect retained status directly.

Delete

helmr agent delete AGENT -p PROJECT -e ENV [--dry-run] [--if-match REVISION] [--json]

The command uses your saved human login, including when HELMR_API_KEY is set. Delete requires agents.delete on the target Agent for preview and mutation. It acts on the Environment’s stable Agent identity, not a selected Deployment.

Preview first to see blockers, cleanup effects and warnings:

helmr agent delete support -p demo -e staging --dry-run --json
# Use the revision returned by the preview, for example 7:
helmr agent delete support -p demo -e staging --if-match 7

--dry-run changes nothing and does not require a revision. A preview with can_apply: false is a successful inspection, not a successful deletion. --if-match takes an unquoted revision number. If omitted on an apply, the CLI reads the current revision before submitting the operation. A stale revision fails; refresh the preview before trying again. Apply does not prompt for an additional confirmation.

Delete requires the Agent to be absent from the current Deployment. Deleting cancels its Sessions and the Sessions they started, including ones of other Agents; agents.delete is the only permission it needs. The preview reports their count as sessions_cancelled, and execution cleanup continues after deletion. To restore a deleted Agent, promote a Deployment that declares it with helmr deployment promote; removed Role selections, Slack Connections and old scheduled work stay removed. See Deleting and restoring an Agent.