# Authors commands

Signatures, flags and examples for recala authors.

## Use these commands

The real people who sign articles.

Examples assume you have signed in and selected the intended organization. Set shell variables such as `ARTICLE_ID` to ids from the corresponding list command. Set `PUBLICATION_TIME` to a future local time in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM format.

Badges describe the command’s strongest effect; a preview or read-only option may do less. [Guarded writes can require confirmation even without --yes](https://recala.co/developers/agents/#guarded). “Needs a person” covers identity, consent and credentials.

The author alias is included below with its own command anchors.

### [`recala author add`](https://recala.co/developers/cli/authors/#cmd-author-add)

Add a person who signs articles (owners).

needs a person Acts on an organization

```
recala author add [OPTIONS]
```

Replace [OPTIONS] with your flags. Include every flag marked Required in the table below.

| Flag | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `--json` | No | Print one JSON document (errors as JSON on stderr). |
| `--org` | No | Organization name, slug or id (else RECALA_ORG, else recala org use). |
| `--name` | Yes | Full name as it appears on the byline. |
| `--title, --role` | No | Job title, e.g. "Founder". |
| `--link, --bio-link` | No | A public profile or bio link. Repeat for each. |
| `--linkedin` | No | The LinkedIn profile (else the first --link on linkedin.com). |
| `--bio` | No | One or two sentences. |
| `--expertise` | No | A topic this person knows. Repeat for each. |

#### Examples

Run in your terminal with the intended organization selected.

```
recala author add --name "$AUTHOR_NAME" --title "$AUTHOR_TITLE"
```

**Exit codes:** [`0` OK](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-0), [`1` ERROR](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-1), [`2` USAGE](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-2), [`3` NOT_AUTHENTICATED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-3), [`4` FORBIDDEN](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-4), [`5` NOT_FOUND](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-5), [`6` CONFLICT](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-6), [`7` INVALID](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-7), [`8` RATE_LIMITED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-8), [`9` UNAVAILABLE](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-9), [`10` CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-10), [`11` PAYMENT_REQUIRED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-11).

API commands share the CLI’s HTTP error mapping. [Read human and JSON output rules](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#json-output).

### [`recala author list`](https://recala.co/developers/cli/authors/#cmd-author-list)

Every author of the company.

read Acts on an organization

```
recala author list [OPTIONS]
```

Replace [OPTIONS] with the flags you need, or omit it.

| Flag | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `--json` | No | Print one JSON document (errors as JSON on stderr). |
| `--org` | No | Organization name, slug or id (else RECALA_ORG, else recala org use). |

#### Examples

Set the named shell variables to your own values before running.

```
recala author list
```

**Exit codes:** [`0` OK](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-0), [`1` ERROR](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-1), [`2` USAGE](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-2), [`3` NOT_AUTHENTICATED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-3), [`4` FORBIDDEN](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-4), [`5` NOT_FOUND](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-5), [`6` CONFLICT](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-6), [`7` INVALID](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-7), [`8` RATE_LIMITED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-8), [`9` UNAVAILABLE](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-9), [`11` PAYMENT_REQUIRED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-11).

API commands share the CLI’s HTTP error mapping. [Read human and JSON output rules](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#json-output).

### [`recala authors add`](https://recala.co/developers/cli/authors/#cmd-authors-add)

Add a person who signs articles (owners).

needs a person Acts on an organization

```
recala authors add [OPTIONS]
```

Replace [OPTIONS] with your flags. Include every flag marked Required in the table below.

| Flag | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `--json` | No | Print one JSON document (errors as JSON on stderr). |
| `--org` | No | Organization name, slug or id (else RECALA_ORG, else recala org use). |
| `--name` | Yes | Full name as it appears on the byline. |
| `--title, --role` | No | Job title, e.g. "Founder". |
| `--link, --bio-link` | No | A public profile or bio link. Repeat for each. |
| `--linkedin` | No | The LinkedIn profile (else the first --link on linkedin.com). |
| `--bio` | No | One or two sentences. |
| `--expertise` | No | A topic this person knows. Repeat for each. |

#### Examples

Run in your terminal with the intended organization selected.

```
recala authors add --name "$AUTHOR_NAME" --title "$AUTHOR_TITLE"
```

**Exit codes:** [`0` OK](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-0), [`1` ERROR](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-1), [`2` USAGE](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-2), [`3` NOT_AUTHENTICATED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-3), [`4` FORBIDDEN](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-4), [`5` NOT_FOUND](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-5), [`6` CONFLICT](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-6), [`7` INVALID](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-7), [`8` RATE_LIMITED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-8), [`9` UNAVAILABLE](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-9), [`10` CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-10), [`11` PAYMENT_REQUIRED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-11).

API commands share the CLI’s HTTP error mapping. [Read human and JSON output rules](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#json-output).

### [`recala authors list`](https://recala.co/developers/cli/authors/#cmd-authors-list)

Every author of the company.

read Acts on an organization

```
recala authors list [OPTIONS]
```

Replace [OPTIONS] with the flags you need, or omit it.

| Flag | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `--json` | No | Print one JSON document (errors as JSON on stderr). |
| `--org` | No | Organization name, slug or id (else RECALA_ORG, else recala org use). |

#### Examples

See the real people who can sign articles for this organization.

```
recala authors list
```

**Exit codes:** [`0` OK](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-0), [`1` ERROR](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-1), [`2` USAGE](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-2), [`3` NOT_AUTHENTICATED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-3), [`4` FORBIDDEN](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-4), [`5` NOT_FOUND](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-5), [`6` CONFLICT](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-6), [`7` INVALID](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-7), [`8` RATE_LIMITED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-8), [`9` UNAVAILABLE](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-9), [`11` PAYMENT_REQUIRED](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#exit-11).

API commands share the CLI’s HTTP error mapping. [Read human and JSON output rules](https://recala.co/developers/reference/#json-output).