CLI Reference

pookiedocs init

Scaffolds a new docs project in the current directory.

pookiedocs init

Project name: My Project
Created docs/index.md
Created pookiedocs.config.py
Run: pookiedocs dev

Creates: - docs/index.md with a minimal welcome page - pookiedocs.config.py with the project name and sensible defaults

Fails if docs/ or pookiedocs.config.py already exist.

pookiedocs dev

Starts the live-reload development server. Serves pages from memory — does not write to outputDir.

pookiedocs dev
pookiedocs dev --port 4000
pookiedocs dev --host 0.0.0.0

pookiedocs dev server
http://localhost:3000
Live reload: on

Option	Default	Description
--host	localhost	Host to bind to
--port	3000	Port to listen on
--config	pookiedocs.config.py	Path to config file

pookiedocs serve

Builds the site then serves the output directory as a production HTTP server. This is the command to use in Docker, on a VPS, or on any platform that runs a persistent process.

pookiedocs serve
pookiedocs serve --port 8080
pookiedocs serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

Building...
Converted 12 pages
Generated search index
Copied theme assets
Output: dist/
pookiedocs
http://0.0.0.0:3000

Option	Default	Description
--host	0.0.0.0	Host to bind to
--port	3000	Port to listen on
--config	pookiedocs.config.py	Path to config file

pookiedocs build

Builds the static site and exits. Use this when deploying to a static file host (Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, GitHub Pages).

pookiedocs build
pookiedocs build --output myfolder

Building...
Converted 12 pages
Generated search index
Copied theme assets
Output: dist/

Option	Default	Description
--output	value from config	Override outputDir for this run only
--config	pookiedocs.config.py	Path to config file

pookiedocs version

Prints the installed pookiedocs version.

pookiedocs version
pookiedocs 0.1.0