The aikido-doctor CLI

aikido-doctor is a command-line help tool that ships with Aikido Device Protection. It provides utilities to inspect, control, and troubleshoot the agent when something goes wrong.

Usage

macOS

aikido-doctor [global options] command [command options]

Windows

aikido-doctor.exe [global options] command [command options]

Run aikido-doctor help (or aikido-doctor <command> --help) at any time to list the available commands and options. On Windows, use aikido-doctor.exe.

Commands

Not every command is available on both platforms. The Platform column shows where each one works.

Command	Platform	Description
certs	macOS	Manage CA certificates.
certconfig	macOS, Windows	Manage per-tool certificate trust configuration (node, git, java, etc.).
pause	macOS, Windows	Pause Aikido Device Protection for a specified duration. This fully disables all protection on the device while paused.
unpause	macOS, Windows	Resume Aikido Device Protection if it is currently paused.
sbom	macOS, Windows	Inspect the software bill of materials (SBOM) collection.
secretscanning	macOS	Inspect shell-history secret scanning.
diagnostics	macOS, Windows	Collect and submit diagnostics to Aikido. The diagnostics command is the command-line equivalent of the in-app Report Problem flow. See Report a Problem / Device Protection Support for when and how to send diagnostics to Aikido.
restart-daemon	macOS, Windows	Restart the Aikido Device Protection daemon.
version	macOS, Windows	Show the installed Device Protection version, build details, and service state.
help, h	macOS, Windows	Show a list of commands or help for one command.

Global options

Option	Description
--simple	Print only the installed Device Protection version, for scripts.
--help, -h	Show help.
--version, -v	Print the version.