# Te CLI

Expert guidance for the cross-platform Tabular Editor CLI (the `te` binary, currently...

- Repository: https://github.com/data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development (1079 stars)
- Category: Testing
- License: GPL-3.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-30
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development --skill te-cli -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development --skill te-cli -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development --skill te-cli -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development --skill te-cli -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development`

## Description

Expert guidance for the cross-platform Tabular Editor CLI (the `te` binary, currently in preview) that manages Power BI / Analysis Services semantic models from the terminal on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Use when the user mentions the `te` CLI or "Tabular Editor CLI" (not the "2"), or runs a `te <command>` to scaffold, inspect, edit, validate, run BPA on, query, deploy, refresh, test, or migrate a semantic model. Not for the legacy Windows-only `TabularEditor.exe` (TE2).

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Tabular Editor CLI (`te`)

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

The rest: https://github.com/data-goblin/power-bi-agentic-development/blob/HEAD/plugins/tabular-editor/skills/te-cli/SKILL.md