foundry - Man Page

a command line development environment

Synopsis

foundry [OPTION]... COMMAND [COMMAND-OPTIONS]...

Description

foundry is a development environment and build system designed for the GNOME desktop. It provides project management, build pipeline integration, SDK management, and various development tools for building applications and libraries.

Commands

Project Commands

init

Initialize a new project in the current directory.

Environment Commands

enter

Enter the environment of the project in the current directory.

devenv [-- command]

Enter the build environment for the project similar to the build pipeline.

shell [-- command]

Start a shell in the project environment or run command.

File Commands

guess-language

Detect the programming language of a file.

grep

Grep files using the search and replace mechanism of Foundry.

symbol-tree FILE

List symbols in FILE as a tree.

find-symbol-at FILE LINE LINE_OFFSET

Find the symbol at a specific position in FILE at LINE and LINE_OFFSET (both starting from 1). Use --tree to print parent symbols as a tree.

ctags FILE

Index FILE using the ctags service and output the ctags data to stdout.

Build Commands

build

Build the current build pipeline.

run [-- command]

Run a project command in the runtime environment.

Pipeline Commands

pipeline info

Show information about the build pipeline.

pipeline flags

Show build flags for the build pipeline.

pipeline targets

List build targets for the build pipeline.

pipeline which

Show which pipeline is active.

pipeline invalidate

Invalidate the pipeline cache.

pipeline link PHASE PROJECT_DIRECTORY LINKED_PHASE

Link a workspace to the build pipeline. The stage will run at PHASE of the current pipeline and execute the linked pipeline at LINKED_PHASE.

pipeline unlink PHASE PROJECT_DIRECTORY

Unlink a workspace from the build pipeline. Removes entries matching PHASE and PROJECT_DIRECTORY from the linked workspaces.

Configuration Commands

config list

List available configurations.

config switch

Change the active configuration.

SDK Commands

sdk list

List available SDKs.

sdk install SDK_ID

Install a specific SDK.

sdk switch SDK_ID

Change the active SDK for the build pipeline. This will update your current configuration to use the SDK when possible.

sdk shell SDK_ID

Enter a shell in the SDK environment.

sdk which PROGRAM

Show where

Dependencies Commands

dependencies list

List project dependencies.

dependencies update

Update project dependencies. This does not build the dependencies. Use foundry build to build the dependencies.

Device Commands

device list

List available devices.

device switch

Switch the current target device.

Deployment Commands

deploy

Deploy the project to the active device.

Test Commands

test list

List available unit tests.

test run TEST_ID

Run a unit test.

Search Commands

search

Use global search engine to search across project.

show FILE

Open FILE in the preferred file browser.

Settings Commands

settings get SCHEMA KEY

Get a setting value applying the priority of settings from the user overrides, project settings, and application-wide settings in that order.

settings set SCHEMA KEY VALUE

Set a setting value. Use --global to make the setting the user default. Use --project to make the setting the project default including other users who clone the project. Otherwise, the setting applies to the current user for the current project only.

Secret Commands

secret get-api-keyHOSTNAMESERVICE

Get an API key from the secret store. For example, foundry secret get-api-key gitlab.gnome.org gitlab

secret check-expires-atHOSTNAMESERVICE

Check when an API key expires for a service on a specific hostname. The expiration date will be printed in local timezone.

secret rotateHOSTNAMESERVICE

Rotate an API key for a service on a specific hostname. The API key will be rotated using a registered key rotator plugin and the new key will be stored securely.

secret set-api-keyHOSTNAMESERVICEAPI_KEY

Store an API key in the secret store.

Diagnosis Commands

diagnose FILE

Diagnose issues with FILE

Conditional Commands

The following commands are only available when certain features are enabled at build time:

Git Commands (requires feature-git)

clone

Clone a repository into a new project directory.

Documentation Commands (requires feature-docs)

doc bundle install

Install a specific documentation bundle.

doc bundle list

List available documentation bundles.

doc query KEYWORD

Search for documentation.

Forge Commands (requires feature-forge)

forge list

List available forge integrations.

forge issues list

List issues from the forge.

forge merge-requests list

List merge requests from the forge.

forge project

Show information about the forge project.

forge switch FORGE_ID
forge switch --clear

Switch the active forge integration. Use --clear to clear the forge setting instead of setting it.

forge user

Show information about the forge user.

Text Editing Commands (requires feature-text)

grep

Search for text patterns in source files.

LLM Commands (requires feature-llm)

llm list-models

List available language models.

llm list-resources

List available resources.

llm list-tools

List available LLM tools.

llm complete

Complete text using a language model.

MCP Commands (requires feature-mcp)

mcp

Run MCP server. The server communicates via stdin/stdout using the Model Context Protocol.

LSP Commands (requires feature-lsp)

lsp list

List available language server plugins.

lsp prefer

Set preferred LSP for a language.

lsp run

Run a language server for a specific language.

Template Commands (requires feature-templates)

template create

Create a new project from a template.

template list

List available project templates.

Version Control Commands (requires feature-vcs)

vcs blame

Show blame information for files.

vcs fetch

Fetch changes from remote repositories.

vcs ignored

List ignored files.

vcs list

List version control information.

vcs list-branches

List branches in the repository.

vcs list-files

List files tracked by version control.

vcs list-remotes

List remote repositories.

vcs list-tags

List tags in the repository.

vcs log FILE

Show commit history for FILE.

vcs switch

Switch branches or checkouts.

Options

--shared

Use shared mode for the command.

-h,  --help

Show help information for the command.

Examples

Initialize a new project:

foundry init

Build the project:

foundry build

Run a project command:

foundry run

Enter the build environment:

foundry devenv

List available SDKs:

foundry sdk list

Install an SDK:

foundry sdk install org.gnome.Sdk/x86_64/master

Start a language server:

foundry lsp run python3

Features

Foundry may be compiled with various features disabled or removed. Some commands may be unavailable if the underlying feature was not compiled into your version of Foundry.

See Also

For further information, visit the website https://devsuite.app/

Bugs

Bug reports can be found and filed at https://gitlab.gnome.org/chergert/foundry/issues

Info

November 2025