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CLI Reference

A complete catalog of every command group provided by the forge CLI. Detailed parameters and output examples for each group are documented on the per-group pages linked below.

Core Command Groups

The commands you'll use most often in real strategy development. Each has a dedicated page.

Group Description Details
strategy Create, register, and manage strategy JSON strategy →
backtest Run backtests and analyze results backtest →
optimize Parameter optimization (Bayesian, grid, walk-forward) optimize →
explore Autonomous exploration loop (backtest → optimize → WFT) —
live Live trading analysis and records live →
pine Convert between strategy JSON and TradingView Pine Script —
journal Track run history, tags, and verdicts journal →
idea Manage and search investment ideas —
data Historical / alternative / TradingView MCP data data →

Auxiliary Groups

Group Subcommands Description
analyze indicator / ml / pairs Strategy-analysis utilities
system init / auth / docs Operational utilities

All Commands at a Glance

Implementation-derived catalog covering every group and subcommand.

Group Subcommands
backtest run batch diagnose list report migrate compare portfolio chart signal-count monte-carlo
optimize run cross-symbol portfolio multi-portfolio walk-forward apply sensitivity history grid
strategy list create save show migrate delete purge validate
data fetch list trend update alt fetch alt list alt info tv-mcp <sub>
journal list show runs compare tag note verdict
live list events convert-check import-events trades summary compare doctor sync-events
explore run index import log status recommend coverage
pine generate preview import
idea add list show status link tag note search
analyze indicator list indicator show pairs scan pairs scan-all pairs build ml dataset build ml dataset feature-sets ml train ml models ml walk-forward
system init auth login auth logout auth status auth check op docs list docs show

Built-in Help

Every command supports --help.

forge --help                         # Top-level command list
forge backtest --help                # Subcommands of the backtest group
forge backtest run --help            # Detailed parameters for a specific subcommand