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---
title: basecamp
homepage: https://github.com/basecamp/basecamp-cli
tagline: |
basecamp: CLI for Basecamp 3 — manage projects, todos, messages, cards, and more from the terminal.
---
To update or switch versions, run `webi basecamp@stable` (or `@v0.7`,
`@beta`, etc).
### Files
These are the files / directories that are created and/or modified with this
install:
```text
~/.config/envman/PATH.env
~/.local/bin/basecamp
~/.local/opt/basecamp-VERSION/bin/basecamp
~/.local/opt/basecamp-VERSION/completions/
```
## Cheat Sheet
> `basecamp` is the official CLI for Basecamp 3. It provides full API coverage
> for projects, todos, messages, cards, schedule, files, and more — all from the
> command line.
### How to authenticate
```sh
basecamp auth login
```
For headless environments (CI, remote servers):
```sh
basecamp auth login --device-code
```
Check auth status:
```sh
basecamp auth status
```
### How to list projects and todos
```sh
basecamp projects list --md
basecamp todos list --assignee me --in PROJECT_ID --md
```
Cross-project view of your assigned work:
```sh
basecamp assignments --md
```
### How to create and complete todos
```sh
basecamp todo "Write release notes" --in PROJECT_ID --list TODOLIST_ID --assignee me --due tomorrow
basecamp done TODO_ID
```
### How to post a message or comment
```sh
basecamp message "Sprint Update" "Shipped v2.1 to production." --in PROJECT_ID
basecamp comment RECORDING_ID "Looks good." --in PROJECT_ID
```
### How to move cards through a workflow
```sh
basecamp cards columns --in PROJECT_ID --md
basecamp cards move CARD_ID --to COLUMN_ID --in PROJECT_ID
```
### How to set up per-project defaults
Create `.basecamp/config.json` in your repo (commit it):
```json
{
"project_id": "12345",
"todolist_id": "67890"
}
```
Then trust it once:
```sh
basecamp config trust
```
After that, you can omit `--in` for most commands in that repo.
### Shell completions
Completions for bash, fish, and zsh ship with the installer. Find them at:
```text
~/.local/opt/basecamp-VERSION/completions/
```
Bash:
```sh
echo "source ~/.local/opt/basecamp-VERSION/completions/basecamp.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
```
Fish:
```sh
ln -s ~/.local/opt/basecamp-VERSION/completions/basecamp.fish ~/.config/fish/completions/
```
Zsh:
```sh
echo "fpath+=( ~/.local/opt/basecamp-VERSION/completions )" >> ~/.zshrc
```