CLI Reference
Required Options
| Option | Short | Description |
|---|---|---|
--source | -s | Root directory to scan |
--bolt | -b | Memgraph Bolt URL, for example bolt://localhost:7687 |
--project | -P | Logical project namespace for graph nodes |
Common Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--apply-schema | false | Apply Memgraph constraints and indexes before ingestion |
--wipe-project-code | false | Delete this project's code graph before ingesting |
--wipe-project-memories | false | Delete this project's memory graph before ingesting |
--watch | false | Watch the source tree and re-ingest changed files |
--threads | 1 | Parser threads feeding one serialized Memgraph writer; 4 to 8 is usually useful for large projects |
--embedding-model | default | Embedding model preset for CodeChunk and MemoryChunk vectors: default (all-MiniLM-L6-v2) or strong (all-mpnet-base-v2); dimensions are discovered by Memgraph |
--with-memories | false | Include Memory workflow instructions and refresh MemoryChunk rows |
--init-instructions | false | Write or replace managed agent instructions and exit |
--instructions-agent | codex | Agent preset: codex, claude, gemini, github, or copilot |
--instructions-file | preset file | Instruction file to update |
--no-mcp | false | Install mgtools CLI instruction templates for agents without MCP access; implies --init-instructions |
--help | Print CLI help | |
--version | Print CLI version |
Runtime Options
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--js-runtime-mode | managed | managed, system, or offline |
--js-runtime-cache | ~/.cache/memgraph-ingester | Cache for managed Node.js and TypeScript downloads |
--check-js-runtime | false | Run a JS parser runtime smoke check without connecting to Memgraph |
--python-runtime-mode | managed | managed, system, or offline |
--python-runtime-cache | ~/.cache/memgraph-ingester | Cache for managed CPython downloads and private venvs |
--check-python-runtime | false | Run a Python parser runtime smoke check without connecting to Memgraph |
--ctags-runtime-mode | managed | managed, system, or offline |
--check-ctags-runtime | false | Run a ctags runtime smoke check without connecting to Memgraph |
Exit Codes
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
0 | Success |
1 | Invalid arguments or runtime setup failure |
2 | One or more files failed to parse or ingest |
More Detail
The project README remains the exhaustive command reference: README.md.