Concepts overview

The Concepts section explains how UiPath CLI is organized and the four mental models you need before building automations on top of it. Read these once; everything else in the documentation assumes them.

If you are looking to install or run your first command, jump to Get started. The Concepts pages cover the model behind the CLI, not the day-to-day operating manual.

The four pages

页面	What it covers	Read it when
How UiPath CLI is organized	Host + tools, lazy loading, command-resolution flow, output envelope, exit codes. The single-page mental model.	First — every other concept builds on this.
Tools (plugins)	Auto-install whitelist, version pinning, lifecycle (install / update / uninstall), where tools live on disk.	When uip reports "unknown command" or you want strict CI reproducibility.
技能	The parallel extension system that teaches AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, …) how to drive uip. Six supported agents.	When you want an agent to build automations for you.
Sessions and credentials	The .uipath/.auth file, walk-up resolution, env-var auth, refresh behaviour.	When uip can't find your session, or you need per-project credentials.

Recommended reading order

For a developer new to the CLI:

1. How UiPath CLI is organized — sets the host-vs-tool split.
2. Sessions and credentials — explains why uip login matters and how the file is found.
3. Tools (plugins) — explains why some commands are missing and how to add them.
4. Skills — only if you plan to use AI coding agents; skip otherwise.

For someone migrating from uipcli (.NET legacy):

1. How UiPath CLI is organized — the new architecture is fundamentally different.
2. Tools (plugins) — there is no monolithic executable any more.
3. Sessions and credentials — auth model has changed (no implicit env-var reading; sessions persisted to disk).
4. Then jump straight to Migration.

What's not in Concepts

• Per-command behaviour. That lives in Command reference.
• Day-to-day operations — pack, deploy, run tests, manage assets. See How-to guides and CI/CD recipes.
• The auth flow walk-throughs. Concepts page says how sessions work; Authentication gives you the three flows with examples.

另请参阅

• About UiPath CLI — the one-page elevator pitch.
• What's new — the headline shifts vs the legacy CLI.
• Versioning and stability — the contract you can rely on across releases.