CLI reference

Everything kite does, in one place.

Commands

Command	Description
`kite init`	Interactively scaffold a new site (content, themes, config, sample post)
`kite new hello.md`	Create a post with stamped frontmatter (`--draft` starts it as a draft)
`kite build`	Build with the `defaultTheme` from `config.yaml`
`kite build <theme>`	Build with a specific theme, e.g. `kite build gruvbox`
`kite serve`	Build + serve `output/` at `http://localhost:8000` with live reload
`kite serve --port 8080`	Serve on a custom port
`kite serve <theme>`	Preview a specific theme, e.g. `kite serve rose-pine`
`kite list-themes`	List themes in `./themes`
`kite check`	Check `output/` for broken internal links (CI: `kite build && kite check`)

Theme resolution order: explicit argument → defaultTheme in config.yaml → modern-light.

All keys in config.yaml:

Key	Purpose
`siteTitle`	`<title>` of the home page, RSS feed title
`authorName`	Hero name, footer, RSS author
`authorRole`	Hero subtitle
`authorBio`	Hero paragraph, RSS description
`defaultTheme`	Theme used when none is passed on the CLI
`siteUrl`	Base URL used for absolute links in `feed.xml`

output/
  index.html        # home page
  feed.xml          # RSS, regenerated every build
  <slug>/index.html

Point any static file server at output/ and you’re live.