pdsx 0.0.1a5

general-purpose cli for atproto record operations

pdsx

general-purpose cli for atproto record operations

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installation

uv add pdsx
# or
uvx pdsx --help

quick start

important: flags like -r, --handle, --password go BEFORE the command (ls, get, etc.)

# read anyone's posts (no auth needed)
uvx pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post -o json | jq -r '.[].text'

# update your bio (requires auth)
export ATPROTO_HANDLE=your.handle ATPROTO_PASSWORD=your-app-password
uvx pdsx edit app.bsky.actor.profile/self description='new bio'

features

• crud operations for atproto records (list, get, create, update, delete)
• blob upload: upload images, videos, and other binary content
• cursor pagination: paginate through large collections
• optional auth: reads with --repo flag don't require authentication
• shorthand URIs: use app.bsky.feed.post/abc123 when authenticated
• multiple output formats: compact (default), json, yaml, table
• unix-style aliases: ls, cat, rm, edit, touch/add
• jq-friendly json output
• python 3.10+, type-safe

usage examples

read operations (no auth with -r)

# list records from any repo (note: -r goes BEFORE ls)
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 5 -o json

# read someone's bio
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.actor.profile -o json | jq -r '.[0].description'

pagination

# get first page (note: -r before ls, --cursor after)
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 10

# output includes cursor if more pages exist:
# next page cursor: 3lyqmkpiprs2w

# get next page
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 10 --cursor 3lyqmkpiprs2w

blob upload (auth required)

# upload an image
pdsx upload-blob ./photo.jpg

# returns blob reference like:
# {
#   "$type": "blob",
#   "ref": {"$link": "bafkreif..."},
#   "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
#   "size": 123456
# }

# use blob reference in records (e.g., create post with image)
# copy the blob reference output and use it in your record creation

write operations (auth required)

# update using shorthand URI
pdsx edit app.bsky.actor.profile/self description='new bio'

# delete using shorthand URI
pdsx rm app.bsky.feed.post/abc123

# create a record
pdsx create app.bsky.feed.like subject='at://...' createdAt='2024-01-01T00:00:00Z'

note: when authenticated, use shorthand URIs (collection/rkey) instead of full AT-URIs (at://did:plc:.../collection/rkey)

output formats

compact (default)

app.bsky.feed.post (3 records)
3m4ryxwq5dt2i: {"created_at":"2025-11-04T07:25:17.061883+00:00","text":"..."}

json

pdsx ls app.bsky.feed.post -o json | jq '.[].text'

table

pdsx ls app.bsky.feed.post -o table

development

git clone https://github.com/zzstoatzz/pdsx
cd pdsx
uv sync
uv run pytest
uv run ty check

license

mit