Commands Overview

All available CLI commands for abapGit Agent.

Shortcut Alias: Use abgagt as a shorter alternative to abapgit-agent:
abgagt pull
abgagt ref "CORRESPONDING"
abgagt status

Command Reference

ABAP Integration Commands (Require ABAP Connection)

Command	Status	Description
init	✅	Initialize local configuration (supports –update)
create	✅	Create online repository in ABAP
delete	✅	Delete abapGit repository from ABAP
drop	✅	Physically delete a single ABAP object from the system
import	✅	Import objects from ABAP package to git
pull	✅	Pull and activate objects in ABAP
syntax	✅	Check syntax of local source files (BEFORE commit)
inspect	✅	Syntax check activated ABAP objects (AFTER pull)
tree	✅	Display package hierarchy tree
list	✅	List ABAP objects in package
unit	✅	Run AUnit tests
view	✅	View ABAP object source code from system
where	✅	Where-used list - find object references
preview	✅	Preview table/CDS view data
dump	✅	Query short dumps (ST22) from ABAP system
debug	✅	Interactive ABAP debugger via ADT REST API
run	✅	Execute ABAP program (`--program`) or class implementing `IF_OO_ADT_CLASSRUN` (`--class`)
transport	✅	List, create, check, and release SAP transport requests
status	✅	Status check - verify config and repo existence
health	✅	Health check
upgrade	✅	Upgrade CLI and/or ABAP backend

Offline Commands (No ABAP Connection Required)

Command	Status	Description
lint	✅	Run abaplint static analysis on changed ABAP files (no ABAP connection)
guide	✅	Show full bundled ABAP development guide
ref	✅	Search ABAP reference repositories (topics, patterns, export)

Quick Start

New Project Setup

# 1. Initialize local configuration
abapgit-agent init --package ZMY_PACKAGE

# 2. Edit .abapGitAgent with credentials
vim .abapGitAgent

# 3. Commit and push new files to git
git add . && git commit -m "Initial commit" && git push origin main

# 4. Create online repository in ABAP
abapgit-agent create

# 5. Import objects from ABAP package to git
abapgit-agent import

# 6. Pull new objects imported from ABAP package
git pull origin main

# 7. Activate in ABAP
abapgit-agent pull

Update Existing Project

# Update files (CLAUDE.md, copilot-instructions.md, guidelines) to latest version
abapgit-agent init --update

Daily Development

# Force clean re-installation of a broken object
abapgit-agent drop --files src/zcl_my_class.clas.abap --pull

# Pull changes from git and activate in ABAP (auto-detects git remote)
abapgit-agent pull

# Pull specific files only (faster for small changes)
abapgit-agent pull --files src/zcl_my_class.clas.abap

# Force pull through a conflict (e.g. deliberate branch switch)
abapgit-agent pull --files src/zcl_my_class.clas.abap --conflict-mode ignore

# Syntax check LOCAL source BEFORE commit (fast, no pull needed)
abapgit-agent syntax --files src/zcl_my_class.clas.abap

# Run abaplint static analysis on changed files (offline, no ABAP connection)
abapgit-agent lint
abapgit-agent lint --base main                          # diff against specific branch
abapgit-agent lint --files src/zcl_my_class.clas.abap   # explicit files

# Syntax check ACTIVATED code AFTER pull (uses Code Inspector)
abapgit-agent inspect --files src/zcl_my_class.clas.abap

# Run unit tests
abapgit-agent unit --files src/zcl_my_test.clas.testclasses.abap

# Display package hierarchy
abapgit-agent tree --package '$MY_PACKAGE'

# List objects in package with filtering
abapgit-agent list --package '$MY_PACKAGE'
abapgit-agent list --package '$MY_PACKAGE' --type CLAS,INTF
abapgit-agent list --package '$MY_PACKAGE' --name 'ZCL_*'

# View object definitions (classes, interfaces, tables, data elements)
abapgit-agent view --objects ZCL_MY_CLASS
abapgit-agent view --objects SFLIGHT --type TABL
abapgit-agent view --objects ZCL_MY_CLASS --full          # all sections, clean source
abapgit-agent view --objects ZCL_MY_CLASS --full --lines  # with dual line numbers for debugging

# Find where an object is used (where-used list)
abapgit-agent where --objects ZCL_SUT_AUNIT_RUNNER
abapgit-agent where --objects ZIF_ABGAGT_COMMAND
abapgit-agent where --objects ZCL_AGENT --type CLAS

# Preview table/CDS view data
abapgit-agent preview --objects SFLIGHT
abapgit-agent preview --objects ZC_MY_CDS_VIEW --type DDLS

# Query short dumps (ST22) - investigate runtime errors
abapgit-agent dump --date TODAY
abapgit-agent dump --user DEVELOPER --date TODAY --detail 1

# Execute an ABAP program or class (IF_OO_ADT_CLASSRUN) — no SAP GUI needed
abapgit-agent run --program ZMY_REPORT
abapgit-agent run --class ZCL_MY_RUNNER

# Debug ABAP code interactively via ADT
abapgit-agent debug set --files abap/zcl_my_class.clas.abap:42
abapgit-agent debug attach                    # human REPL mode
abapgit-agent debug attach --json             # scripted AI mode (emits JSON, starts daemon)
abapgit-agent debug stack --json
abapgit-agent debug vars --json
abapgit-agent debug step --type over --json
abapgit-agent debug step --type continue --json

# Check configuration
abapgit-agent status

# Verify ABAP connection
abapgit-agent health

Offline Reference

# Read the full bundled ABAP development guide
abapgit-agent guide

# Print only the path to the guide file
abapgit-agent guide --path

# Search for ABAP syntax patterns (no ABAP connection needed)
abapgit-agent ref "CORRESPONDING"
abapgit-agent ref "FILTER #"
abapgit-agent ref "CX_SY_"

# View specific topic documentation
abapgit-agent ref --topic exceptions
abapgit-agent ref --topic sql
abapgit-agent ref --topic unit-tests
abapgit-agent ref --topic internal-tables

# List all available topics
abapgit-agent ref --list-topics

# List all reference repositories
abapgit-agent ref --list-repos

# Get JSON output for scripting
abapgit-agent ref "VALUE #(" --json

Command Workflow

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  init                                           │
│  └── Creates .abapGitAgent, CLAUDE.md, /src/   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                        │
                        ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  git add && git commit && git push              │
│  └── Push initial files to git                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                        │
                        ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  create                                         │
│  └── Creates online repo in ABAP               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                        │
                        ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  import                                         │
│  └── Stages, commits, pushes objects to git    │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                        │
                        ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  git pull                                       │
│  └── Pull imported objects from ABAP package   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                        │
                        ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  pull                                          │
│  └── Activates objects in ABAP                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Repository Lifecycle

# Create online repository in ABAP
abapgit-agent create

# Delete repository from ABAP (uses current git remote)
abapgit-agent delete

Common Options

Global Parameters

All commands read configuration from:

.abapGitAgent file in current directory
Environment variables (ABAP_HOST, ABAP_USER, ABAP_PROTOCOL, etc.)

File Patterns

Pattern	Description
`zcl_my_class.clas.abap`	ABAP class source
`zif_my_intf.intf.abap`	ABAP interface source
`zcl_my_test.clas.testclasses.abap`	ABAP test class
`zc_my_view.ddls.asddls`	CDS View/Entity
`zmy_table.tabl.abap`	Table definition
`zmy_prog.prog.abap`	ABAP program