# Dex CLI Command Reference

Every MCP tool maps to a CLI subcommand. CLIHub generates subcommand names by replacing `_` with `-` in the MCP tool name.

## Command Mapping

| MCP Tool | CLI Command |
|----------|------------|
| `dex_search_contacts` | `dex dex-search-contacts --query "..."` |
| `dex_list_contacts` | `dex dex-list-contacts --limit 100` |
| `dex_get_contact` | `dex dex-get-contact --id "..."` |
| `dex_create_contact` | `dex dex-create-contact --first-name "..." --last-name "..."` |
| `dex_update_contact` | `dex dex-update-contact --id "..." --company "..."` |
| `dex_delete_contacts` | `dex dex-delete-contacts --contact-ids "id1,id2"` |
| `dex_merge_contacts` | `dex dex-merge-contacts --contact-id-groups '[["id1","id2"]]'` |
| `dex_list_tags` | `dex dex-list-tags` |
| `dex_get_tag` | `dex dex-get-tag --tag-id "..."` |
| `dex_create_tag` | `dex dex-create-tag --name "..."` |
| `dex_update_tag` | `dex dex-update-tag --tag-id "..." --name "..."` |
| `dex_delete_tag` | `dex dex-delete-tag --tag-id "..."` |
| `dex_add_tags_to_contacts` | `dex dex-add-tags-to-contacts --tag-ids "id1,id2" --contact-ids "c1,c2"` |
| `dex_remove_tags_from_contacts` | `dex dex-remove-tags-from-contacts --tag-ids "id1" --contact-ids "c1"` |
| `dex_list_groups` | `dex dex-list-groups` |
| `dex_get_group` | `dex dex-get-group --group-id "..."` |
| `dex_create_group` | `dex dex-create-group --name "..." --emoji "🚀"` |
| `dex_update_group` | `dex dex-update-group --group-id "..." --name "..."` |
| `dex_delete_group` | `dex dex-delete-group --group-id "..."` |
| `dex_add_contacts_to_group` | `dex dex-add-contacts-to-group --group-id "..." --contact-ids "c1,c2"` |
| `dex_remove_contacts_from_group` | `dex dex-remove-contacts-from-group --group-id "..." --contact-ids "c1"` |
| `dex_list_group_contacts` | `dex dex-list-group-contacts --group-id "..." --limit 20` |
| `dex_list_notes` | `dex dex-list-notes --contact-id "..."` |
| `dex_get_note` | `dex dex-get-note --note-id "..."` |
| `dex_list_note_types` | `dex dex-list-note-types` |
| `dex_create_note` | `dex dex-create-note --content "..." --contact-id "..."` |
| `dex_update_note` | `dex dex-update-note --note-id "..." --content "..."` |
| `dex_delete_note` | `dex dex-delete-note --note-id "..."` |
| `dex_list_reminders` | `dex dex-list-reminders` |
| `dex_get_reminder` | `dex dex-get-reminder --reminder-id "..."` |
| `dex_create_reminder` | `dex dex-create-reminder --text "..." --due-at-date "2026-03-15"` |
| `dex_update_reminder` | `dex dex-update-reminder --reminder-id "..." --is-complete true` |
| `dex_delete_reminder` | `dex dex-delete-reminder --reminder-id "..."` |
| `dex_list_custom_fields` | `dex dex-list-custom-fields` |
| `dex_create_custom_field` | `dex dex-create-custom-field --name "..." --field-type "autocomplete"` |
| `dex_update_custom_field` | `dex dex-update-custom-field --custom-field-id "..." --name "..."` |
| `dex_delete_custom_field` | `dex dex-delete-custom-field --custom-field-id "..."` |
| `dex_set_custom_field_values` | `dex dex-set-custom-field-values --updates '[{"contact_id":"c1","custom_field_id":"cf1","text_value":"val"}]'` |

## Usage Notes

- Use `--output json` for machine-readable output, `--output text` (default) for human-readable
- Run `dex --help` for all commands, or `dex <command> --help` for command-specific help
- For complex/array parameters, use `--from-json` to pass the full JSON input: `dex dex-delete-contacts --from-json '{"contact_ids":["id1","id2"]}'`
- Timeout default is 30 seconds, override with `--timeout <ms>`
- The exact flag names for each command are generated by CLIHub — run `dex <command> --help` to see available flags