pdsx

general-purpose cli for atproto record operations

📚 documentation

installation

uv add pdsx
# or run directly
uvx pdsx --help
# or from GitHub (latest)
uvx --from git+https://github.com/zzstoatzz/pdsx pdsx --help

quick start

important: flags like -r, --handle, --password go BEFORE the command (ls, get, etc.)

# read anyone's posts (no auth needed)
uvx pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post -o json | jq -r '.[].text'

# update your bio (requires auth)
export ATPROTO_HANDLE=your.handle ATPROTO_PASSWORD=your-app-password
uvx pdsx edit app.bsky.actor.profile/self description='new bio'

features

• crud operations for atproto records (list, get, create, update, delete)
• batch operations: delete multiple records concurrently with progress tracking
• blob upload: upload images, videos, and other binary content
• cursor pagination: paginate through large collections
• MCP server: expose operations via model context protocol for AI agents
• optional auth: reads with --repo flag don't require authentication
• shorthand URIs: use app.bsky.feed.post/abc123 when authenticated
• multiple output formats: compact (default), json, yaml, table
• unix-style aliases: ls, cat, rm, edit, touch/add
• jq-friendly json output
• python 3.10+, type-safe

MCP server

pdsx includes an MCP server for AI agent integration (e.g., claude code, cursor).

# add to claude code (read-only)
claude mcp add-json pdsx '{"type": "http", "url": "https://pdsx-by-zzstoatzz.fastmcp.app/mcp"}'

# with authentication for writes
claude mcp add-json pdsx '{
  "type": "http",
  "url": "https://pdsx-by-zzstoatzz.fastmcp.app/mcp",
  "headers": {
    "x-atproto-handle": "your.handle",
    "x-atproto-password": "your-app-password"
  }
}'

get an app password at: https://bsky.app/settings/app-passwords

📚 full MCP documentation - local setup, custom PDS, available tools, filtering, and more

running the MCP server locally

run the MCP server locally with uvx:

uvx --from 'pdsx[mcp]' pdsx-mcp

to add it to claude code as a local stdio server:

claude mcp add pdsx -- uvx --from 'pdsx[mcp]' pdsx-mcp

for authenticated writes, use the -e flag:

claude mcp add pdsx -e ATPROTO_HANDLE=your.handle -e ATPROTO_PASSWORD=your-app-password -- uvx --from 'pdsx[mcp]' pdsx-mcp

usage examples

read operations (no auth with -r)

# list records from any repo (note: -r goes BEFORE ls)
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 5 -o json

# read someone's bio
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.actor.profile -o json | jq -r '.[0].description'

pagination

# get first page (note: -r before ls, --cursor after)
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 2

# output includes cursor if more pages exist, copy it for next command
# next page cursor: 3m5335qycpc2z

# get next page (use actual cursor from previous output)
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 2 --cursor 3m5335qycpc2z

post with image (end-to-end)

# download a test image
curl -sL https://picsum.photos/200/200 -o /tmp/test.jpg

# upload image and capture blob reference
pdsx upload-blob /tmp/test.jpg
# copy the blob reference from output, example:
# {"$type":"blob","ref":{"$link":"bafkreif..."},"mimeType":"image/jpeg","size":6344}

# create post with uploaded image (paste your actual blob reference)
pdsx create app.bsky.feed.post \
  text='Posted via pdsx!' \
  'embed={"$type":"app.bsky.embed.images","images":[{"alt":"test image","image":{"$type":"blob","ref":{"$link":"PASTE_YOUR_CID_HERE"},"mimeType":"image/jpeg","size":6344}}]}'

write operations (auth required)

# update your bio
pdsx edit app.bsky.actor.profile/self description='Building with pdsx!'

# create a simple post
pdsx create app.bsky.feed.post text='Hello from pdsx!'

# delete a post (use the rkey from create output)
pdsx rm app.bsky.feed.post/PASTE_RKEY_HERE

batch operations

# delete multiple records (runs concurrently)
pdsx rm app.bsky.feed.post/abc123 app.bsky.feed.post/def456 app.bsky.feed.post/ghi789

# delete from file via stdin (the Unix way)
cat uris.txt | pdsx rm

# control concurrency (default: 10)
pdsx rm uri1 uri2 uri3 --concurrency 20

# fail-fast mode (stop on first error)
pdsx rm uri1 uri2 uri3 --fail-fast

note: when authenticated, use shorthand URIs (collection/rkey) instead of full AT-URIs (at://did:plc:.../collection/rkey)

output formats

both ls and cat/get support four output formats:

compact (default for ls)

app.bsky.feed.post (3 records)
3m4ryxwq5dt2i: {"created_at":"2025-11-04T07:25:17.061883+00:00","text":"..."}

json

pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post -o json | jq '.[].text'
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io cat app.bsky.feed.post/3m5335qycpc2z -o json

yaml

pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 3 -o yaml
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io cat app.bsky.actor.profile/self -o yaml

table (default for cat/get)

pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io ls app.bsky.feed.post --limit 5 -o table
pdsx -r zzstoatzz.io cat app.bsky.actor.profile/self  # default

development

git clone https://github.com/zzstoatzz/pdsx
cd pdsx
uv sync
uv run pytest
uv run ty check

license

mit