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 2

# output includes cursor if more pages exist, copy it for next command
# next page cursor: 3m5335qycpc2z

# get next page (use actual cursor from previous output)
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 2 --cursor 3m5335qycpc2z

post with image (end-to-end)

# download a test image
curl -sL https://picsum.photos/200/200 -o /tmp/test.jpg

# upload image and capture blob reference
pdsx upload-blob /tmp/test.jpg
# copy the blob reference from output, example:
# {"$type":"blob","ref":{"$link":"bafkreif..."},"mimeType":"image/jpeg","size":6344}

# create post with uploaded image (paste your actual blob reference)
pdsx create app.bsky.feed.post \
  text='Posted via pdsx!' \
  'embed={"$type":"app.bsky.embed.images","images":[{"alt":"test image","image":{"$type":"blob","ref":{"$link":"PASTE_YOUR_CID_HERE"},"mimeType":"image/jpeg","size":6344}}]}'

write operations (auth required)

# update your bio
pdsx edit app.bsky.actor.profile/self description='Building with pdsx!'

# create a simple post
pdsx create app.bsky.feed.post text='Hello from pdsx!'

# delete a post (use the rkey from create output)
pdsx rm app.bsky.feed.post/PASTE_RKEY_HERE

batch operations

# delete multiple records (runs concurrently)
pdsx rm app.bsky.feed.post/abc123 app.bsky.feed.post/def456 app.bsky.feed.post/ghi789

# delete from file via stdin (the Unix way)
cat uris.txt | pdsx rm

# control concurrency (default: 10)
pdsx rm uri1 uri2 uri3 --concurrency 20

# fail-fast mode (stop on first error)
pdsx rm uri1 uri2 uri3 --fail-fast

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

both ls and cat/get support four output formats:

compact (default for ls)

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

json

pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post -o json | jq '.[].text'
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io cat app.bsky.feed.post/3m5335qycpc2z -o json

yaml

pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 3 -o yaml
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io cat app.bsky.actor.profile/self -o yaml

table (default for cat/get)

pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 5 -o table
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io cat app.bsky.actor.profile/self  # default

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