Plugins

Why plugins are used

Plugins allow the CLI to remain modular and flexible. Instead of installing all functionality by default, you can add only the features you need.

For example:

• Serialization commands (ser) are provided by the serialization plugin
• Publishing commands are provided by the publishing plugin
• Indexing commands are provided by the indexing plugin

Manage plugins

Use the dotnet sitecore plugin command to manage CLI plugins.

To install a plugin:

dotnet sitecore plugin add -n <plugin-name>

To list installed plugins:

dotnet sitecore plugin list

To remove a plugin:

dotnet sitecore plugin remove -n <plugin-name>

Available plugins

The following plugins extend the Sitecore CLI with additional functionality:

• Serialization plugin – enables content serialization commands
• Publishing plugin – enables content publishing commands
• Indexing plugin – enables indexing operations
• Items as Resources plugin – enables packaging items as resources
• XM Cloud plugin – provides commands for working with SitecoreAI environments
• Experience Edge plugin – enables logging in, choosing a tenant, and managing keys for your Experience Edge GraphQL endpoint
• Database Cleanup plugin – enables database cleanup operations
• Tunneling plugin – enables tunneling capabilities for local development

For details about specific commands provided by each plugin, see the CLI Command Reference page and the individual plugin topics.

When to install plugins

You typically install plugins when:

• You need to use a command that is not available by default
• You are working with specific workflows such as serialization or publishing
• You are setting up a development or CI/CD environment