rafter-cli 0.4.2

Rafter CLI

rafter-cli (Python)

Python CLI for Rafter — trigger and retrieve remote SAST/SCA security scans via the Rafter API.

Note: This package provides backend scanning only. For the full feature set—including agent security (secret scanning, command interception, pre-commit hooks, skill auditing)—install the Node.js package: npm install -g @rafter-security/cli

Installation

pip install rafter-cli

Requires Python 3.10+.

Quick Start

export RAFTER_API_KEY="your-key"   # or add to .env file

rafter run                                    # scan current repo (auto-detected)
rafter scan --repo myorg/myrepo --branch main # scan specific repo
rafter get SCAN_ID                            # retrieve results
rafter get SCAN_ID --interactive              # poll until complete
rafter usage                                  # check quota

Important: The scanner analyzes the remote repository on GitHub, not your local files. Auto-detection uses your local Git configuration to determine which repo and branch to scan.

Commands

rafter run [options]

Alias: rafter scan

Trigger a new security scan for your repository.

• -r, --repo <repo> — org/repo (default: auto-detected from git remote)
• -b, --branch <branch> — branch (default: current branch or 'main')
• -k, --api-key <key> — API key (or RAFTER_API_KEY env var)
• -f, --format <format> — json or md (default: md)
• --skip-interactive — don't wait for scan completion
• --quiet — suppress status messages

rafter get <scan-id> [options]

Retrieve results from a scan.

• -k, --api-key <key> — API key
• -f, --format <format> — json or md (default: md)
• --interactive — poll until scan completes
• --quiet — suppress status messages

rafter usage [options]

Check API quota and usage.

• -k, --api-key <key> — API key

Piping and Automation

The CLI follows UNIX principles: scan data to stdout, status to stderr, no file writing.

# Filter critical vulnerabilities
rafter get SCAN_ID --format json | jq '.vulnerabilities[] | select(.level=="critical")'

# Count vulnerabilities
rafter get SCAN_ID --format json | jq '.vulnerabilities | length'

# CSV export
rafter get SCAN_ID --format json --quiet | jq -r '.vulnerabilities[] | [.level, .rule_id, .file, .line] | @csv'

# CI gate
if rafter get SCAN_ID --format json | jq -e '.vulnerabilities | length > 0'; then
    echo "Vulnerabilities found!" && exit 1
fi

# Save to file
rafter get SCAN_ID > scan_results.json

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	General error
2	Scan not found
3	Quota exhausted

Configuration

• API key: --api-key flag, RAFTER_API_KEY env var, or .env file
• Git auto-detection: works in CI (GITHUB_REPOSITORY, GITHUB_REF_NAME, CI_REPOSITORY, CI_COMMIT_BRANCH)
• Remote scanning: analyzes the remote repository, not local files

Documentation

Full docs at docs.rafter.so.