Agent Skills: Cloud CLI: Environments Commands

Cloud CLI: Environments Commands

Execute mcloud environments commands to manage environment lifecycle and deployments.

Constraints

• Production environments cannot be deleted. Always check type via environments get --json before attempting delete in automation.
• Use --yes for destructive operations (delete) in non-interactive contexts.
• redeploy vs trigger-build are not interchangeable — choose the right one based on where the fix is.

Commands

environments list

List all environments in a project.

mcloud environments list --organization <org-id> --project <project-id-or-handle> --json

Options:

• -o/--organization <id> — Organization ID (falls back to active context)
• -p/--project <id-or-handle> — Project ID or handle (falls back to active context)
• --json — Output as JSON

environments get

Retrieve a single environment by its ID or handle.

mcloud environments get <environment-id-or-handle> --organization <org-id> --project <project-id-or-handle> --json

Arguments:

• environment — Environment ID or handle (required)

Options:

• -o/--organization <id>, -p/--project <id-or-handle>, --json

environments create

Create a new long-lived environment.

mcloud environments create \
  --organization <org-id> \
  --project <project-id-or-handle> \
  --name "Staging" \
  --branch develop \
  --json

Options:

• -o/--organization <id>, -p/--project <id-or-handle>
• -n/--name <name> — Environment name (required)
• -b/--branch <branch> — Git branch to track (required)
• --custom-subdomain <subdomain> — Optional custom subdomain
• --json — Output as JSON

environments delete

Delete an environment. Cannot delete production environments.

mcloud environments delete <environment-id-or-handle> \
  --organization <org-id> \
  --project <project-id-or-handle> \
  --yes

Arguments:

• environment — Environment ID or handle (required)

Options:

• -o/--organization <id>, -p/--project <id-or-handle>
• -y/--yes — Skip confirmation prompt (required in non-interactive mode)
• --json — Output as JSON

environments redeploy

Re-run an existing build for the active deployment. Use when the fix is environment-side (variable change, infra issue) — does NOT start a new build.

mcloud environments redeploy <environment-id-or-handle> \
  --organization <org-id> \
  --project <project-id-or-handle> \
  --json

Arguments:

• environment — Environment ID or handle (required)

Options:

• -o/--organization <id>, -p/--project <id-or-handle>, --json

Requires the environment to have an active deployment. If it doesn't, use trigger-build first.

environments trigger-build

Start a new build from the tracked branch. Use when the fix is committed code — creates a new deployment.

mcloud environments trigger-build <environment-id-or-handle> \
  --organization <org-id> \
  --project <project-id-or-handle> \
  --json

Arguments:

• environment — Environment ID or handle (required)

Options:

• -o/--organization <id>, -p/--project <id-or-handle>, --json

Redeploy vs Trigger-Build Decision

| Command | When to use | |---------|-------------| | redeploy | Fix is environment-side (variable change, infra config) — reruns existing build | | trigger-build | Fix is in source code on the tracked branch — starts a new build |

Examples

# List all environments
mcloud environments list --json

# Get environment details and check type before deleting
mcloud environments get staging --json | jq '{id, name, type, status}'

# Create a new environment tracking the develop branch
mcloud environments create --name "Staging" --branch develop --json

# Delete a non-production environment
mcloud environments delete staging --yes

# Redeploy after a variable change
mcloud environments redeploy production --json

# Trigger a fresh build from source
mcloud environments trigger-build production --json

# Find environment handles by name
mcloud environments list --json \
  | jq -r '.[] | select(.name == "Production") | .handle'

# Verify new build started
mcloud deployments list --environment production --limit 5 --json \
  | jq '.[] | {id, backend_status, updated_at}'