Configuration

CLI Configuration

The ZCP CLI uses a YAML configuration file to store credential profiles.

Config file location

Platform	Path
Linux/macOS	`~/.config/zcp/config.yaml`
Windows	`%APPDATA%\zcp\config.yaml`
Custom	Set `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` environment variable

Config file structure

active_profile: default
profiles:
  - name: default
    bearer_token: 'your-token-here'
    api_url: 'https://api.zcp.zsoftly.ca/api'
    region: 'yow-1'
    project: 'default-9'
  - name: staging
    bearer_token: 'staging-token-here'
    api_url: 'https://api.staging.zcp.zsoftly.ca/api'
    region: 'yul-1'
    project: 'default-9'

Profile management

# Add a new profile interactively
zcp profile add

# List all profiles
zcp profile list

# Switch to a different profile
zcp profile use staging

# Show the active profile
zcp profile show

# Update a profile field
zcp profile update --name default --token new-token

# Delete a profile
zcp profile delete staging

Environment variables

Environment variables override the config file. Useful for CI/CD pipelines:

Variable	Description
`ZCP_BEARER_TOKEN`	Authentication token
`ZCP_API_URL`	API base URL
`ZCP_PROFILE`	Profile to use
`ZCP_PROJECT`	Default project
`ZCP_REGION`	Default region
`ZCP_CLOUD_PROVIDER`	Default cloud provider
`ZCP_OUTPUT`	Output format (table, json, yaml)
`ZCP_DEBUG`	Enable debug output (true/false)

Global flags

These flags work on every command:

Flag	Short	Default	Description
`--profile`			Config profile to use
`--output`	`-o`	`table`	Output format: table, json, yaml
`--api-url`			Override API base URL
`--timeout`		`30`	Request timeout in seconds
`--debug`		`false`	Enable debug output to stderr
`--no-color`		`false`	Disable color output
`--pager`		`false`	Pipe table output through less
`--auto-approve`	`-y`	`false`	Skip confirmation prompts