Tabular Editor CLI (te)

To get the te CLI yourself (as the agent), see references/get-te-cli.md.

The te CLI is a single self-contained binary that loads, edits, validates, deploys, refreshes, and tests semantic models against TMDL/BIM files, Power BI Desktop, and cloud workspaces (Power BI, Fabric, Azure AS, SSAS). It is built on the same TOMWrapper that powers Tabular Editor 3, so model edits behave like the desktop app.

Always pass --output-format json when driving te programmatically. The default text/table output uses tables and ANSI styling that mangle in agent transcripts; JSON is parseable and avoids rendering issues.

Limited public preview. Preview builds stop functioning after 2026-10-31. No license is required during preview. Issues and feedback: https://github.com/TabularEditor/CLI

Not the TE2 CLI. This is a different product from the legacy Windows-only TabularEditor.exe (TE2). If the user invokes TE2 flag syntax (-D, -S, -A, -B, -TMDL, -O, -C, -V, -G), route it through the compat layer (TE_COMPAT=te2) or invoke TabularEditor.exe directly. See references/te2-migration.md.

When to use this skill

• The user mentions "te CLI", "the new Tabular Editor CLI", or runs a te <command> in a terminal
• The user wants to scaffold, inspect, edit, validate, deploy, refresh, query, or test a semantic model from the terminal on any OS
• The user wants to convert TMDL, BIM, or PBIP, run BPA, or format DAX from the command line
• The user wants to set up a DAX regression test suite, snapshot baselines, or A/B-compare two deployed models
• The user is building a CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps) that validates, tests, or deploys a semantic model to Power BI / Fabric
• The user is migrating CI/CD pipelines from TabularEditor.exe (TE2) to te

When NOT to use this skill