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Other Commands

Status, lifecycle, and utility commands.

status

Show reel mode, detected runtime, and supported features.

reel status

reel --agent status

version

Display version, build number, git commit, and Go version.

reel version

completion

Generate and install shell completions.

reel completion install

reel completion bash | zsh | fish | powershell

start

Run reel as a long-lived server. start server launches the local agent HTTP API that --agent commands connect to; start mcp exposes reel's tools to AI clients over stdio.

# Local agent API (in-cluster, this is what Helm runs)

reel start server

# MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, Continue

reel start mcp

See the MCP Server page for client configuration.

Agent Mode

The following commands require the --agent flag.

schedule

View scheduled workloads with execution history and next run times.

reel --agent schedule

reel --agent schedule -n production

reel --agent schedule -A

Flag	Description
--pod	Filter by pod name
--container	Filter by container name
-n, --namespace	Kubernetes namespace
-A, --all-namespaces	List across all namespaces
--detailed	Verbose per-pod block format with full command lines and dependencies
-o, --output	Output format: table, json

create checkpoint | layer | frame

Create artifacts and store them locally on the agent node. Unlike export (which is ephemeral), create persists artifacts for later listing, export, or deletion. create frame stitches an existing checkpoint and layer into one archive by ID.

reel --agent create checkpoint --pod nginx -n production

reel --agent create layer --pod nginx -n production

reel --agent create frame <checkpoint-id> <layer-id>

delete checkpoint | layer | frame

Delete stored artifacts to free disk space. Supports bulk deletion with filters.

reel --agent delete checkpoint <id>

reel --agent delete checkpoint --all --older-than 7d -y

reel --agent delete layer <id>

Flag	Description
--all	Delete all (checkpoint only)
--older-than	Delete older than duration (e.g., 7d, 24h)
--filter	Glob pattern filter (checkpoint only)
-y, --yes	Skip confirmation prompt

restore layer

Create a new pod from a stored layer capture. Filesystem-only cold start using the original base image.

reel --agent restore layer <layer-id> <new-pod-name> -n production

rollback layer

Roll back an existing deployment to a stored layer state. Triggers a rolling update.

reel --agent rollback layer <layer-id> deployment/api-server -n production

Flag	Description
--timeout	Timeout for deployment operations (default: 300s)
-y, --yes	Skip confirmation prompt

health

Check agent health and connectivity.

reel --agent health

license

Display current license status: validity, customer ID, expiration, and trial information.

reel --agent license

upload Scheduling Reference