CLI reference
heddle thread
Shippedheddle thread [OPTIONS] <COMMAND> Manage threads
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Subcommands
The thread family covers everything from starting a thread to
cleaning one up. Each subcommand is listed here with its one-line
summary; for the full reference, run heddle thread <subcommand> --help at the
terminal. The CLI emits structured, publication-quality help.
thread createCreate a thread ref at the current statethread currentPrint the name of the current thread (the thread the working checkout is attached to). Read-only — no state change. Useful in shell pipelines: `cd "$(heddle thread cd "$(heddle thread current)")"`thread switchSwitch the current checkout to an existing thread refthread cdPrint the on-disk path for a thread. Read-only — no state change, no auto-capture. Without a shell hook: cd "$(heddle thread cd X)" With `heddle shell init`, `heddle thread cd X` becomes `cd <path>`thread listList threadsthread showShow one thread with actor and workflow contextthread capturesShow granular captures on a threadthread renameRename a thread refthread refreshRefresh a thread onto its target threadthread moveMove selected captured paths from one thread into anotherthread absorbAbsorb a child thread into its parent or another threadthread resolveGuide a blocked or stale thread toward its next clean statethread ownershipInspect or explicitly transfer a Thread's native ownershipthread ownership statusShow the local owner or the complete signed conflictthread ownership claimExplicitly transfer a local-key Thread to the currently authorized accountthread ownership resolveOriginal local owner chooses one accepted claim; the current account acceptsthread checkoutCreate a working checkout for this threadthread dropDrop a thread and mark it abandonedthread cleanupSweep merged, stale auto-created, or abandoned threadsthread collapseCollapse (squash) multiple states into onethread expandExpand a squashed land into the captures it collapsedthread markerManage named state markers under the thread namespacethread marker listList markers, optionally filtered by name prefixthread marker createCreate marker at current statethread marker deleteDelete marker(s)thread marker showShow marker details