shortwing 0.2.1

Lightweight async CLI for Dimensions DSL queries

Shortwing

Lightweight CLI wrapper for Dimensions DSL queries via dimcli.

Installation

pip install shortwing

Usage

# Query as argument
shortwing "search grants for \"malaria\" return researchers"

# Query from stdin
echo 'search grants for "malaria"' | shortwing

# With subcommand
shortwing query "search grants return grants"

# Compact JSON output
shortwing --compact "search grants"

# Use a specific instance from dsl.ini
shortwing --instance test "search grants"

Configuration

Credentials are loaded in the following order of priority:

1. CLI flags (--key, --endpoint)
2. Environment variables (DIMENSIONS_KEY, DIMENSIONS_ENDPOINT)
3. dsl.ini file (default)

Using dsl.ini (Recommended)

Shortwing uses the same dsl.ini configuration file as dimcli. Create the file at ~/.dimensions/dsl.ini:

[instance.live]
url=https://app.dimensions.ai
login=
password=
key=your-api-key

You can define multiple instances and select them with --instance:

[instance.live]
url=https://app.dimensions.ai
key=your-live-key

[instance.test]
url=https://test.dimensions.ai
key=your-test-key

shortwing --instance test "search grants"

Using Environment Variables

export DIMENSIONS_KEY=your-api-key
export DIMENSIONS_ENDPOINT=https://app.dimensions.ai  # optional

Using CLI Flags

shortwing --key your-api-key "search grants"
shortwing --key your-api-key --endpoint https://custom.endpoint.com "search grants"

Development

uv pip install .

Exit Codes

• 0: Success
• 1: Query/API error
• 2: Configuration/authentication error