Configuration

The CLI stores its configuration at ~/.dealmachine/config.json. This file is created during dm login and contains your credentials and preferences.

Config File

Location: ~/.dealmachine/config.json

Permissions: 0600 (owner-only read/write)

12345678{
  "apiKey": "dm_sk_live_xxx",
  "keyId": "key_abc123def456",
  "organizationId": 1,
  "organizationName": "My Company",
  "organizationSlug": "my-company",
  "apiEnvironment": "production"
}

Configuration Values

Key	Type	Editable	Description
`apiKey`	string	No	Your API key (set during login)
`keyId`	string	No	API key identifier
`organizationId`	number	No	Internal organization ID
`organizationName`	string	No	Organization display name
`organizationSlug`	string	No	Organization URL slug
`apiEnvironment`	string	Yes	API target: `local`, `staging`, or `production`

Changing the API Environment

Switch between local development and production:

12345678# Target local API server (http://localhost:3001)
dm config set apiEnvironment local

# Target staging (https://api-staging.v2.dealmachine.com)
dm config set apiEnvironment staging

# Target production (https://api.v2.dealmachine.com)
dm config set apiEnvironment production

Environment Variable Overrides

Environment variables take precedence over config file values:

Variable	Priority	Description
`DM_API_URL`	Highest	Full API base URL
`DM_ENV`	Medium	`local`, `staging`, or `production`
Config `apiEnvironment`	Low	Stored preference
Default	Lowest	`production`

12345678# One-off local request
DM_ENV=local dm account

# One-off staging request
DM_ENV=staging dm account

# Point to custom server
DM_API_URL=https://api-staging.v2.dealmachine.com/v1 dm account

The longer forms DEALMACHINE_API_URL and DEALMACHINE_ENVIRONMENT also work.

API URL Resolution

Environment	URL
`local`	`http://localhost:3001/v1`
`staging`	`https://api-staging.v2.dealmachine.com/v1`
`production`	`https://api.v2.dealmachine.com/v1`

Local Development Setup

If you're working on the DealMachine codebase and want to run the CLI against your local API:

12345# 1. Set up the database (if you haven't already)
npm run db:setup

# 2. Set up the CLI (generates API key, builds, links `dm`, auto-logs in)
npm run dm:setup

Then start the API in another terminal:

1npm run api:dev

dm:setup does not start or manage MySQL — it assumes you've already run npm run db:setup. It only generates an API key, builds the CLI, links it globally, and logs you in against localhost:3001.

Updating the CLI

1npm update -g dealmachine

Uninstalling

1npm uninstall -g dealmachine