seed

hone env seed <id> [options]

Seeds a running clone into a known starting state. Fixtures apply deterministic SQL directly; --ai generates realistic data and creates it through the clone's REST API. For the conceptual difference, see Seeding.

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You must pass at least one. With neither, the command prints Nothing to seed. Pass --fixture <name> and/or --ai. and exits 1.

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Deterministic fixture:

hone env seed slack-a1b2 --fixture acme-corp

AI-generated data:

hone env seed slack-a1b2 --ai

  ✓ seeded slack-a1b2  (ai: 20 (0 rejected))

Both at once (fixture backbone + AI on top):

hone env seed slack-a1b2 --fixture acme-corp --ai

  ✓ seeded slack-a1b2  (fixture: 150 rows · ai: 78 (3 rejected))
    ! signup alice-0: 409 conflict
    ! message: 400 invalid channel

Warnings (prefixed !) are best-effort — rejected records don't fail the seed. Up to five are shown.

AI seeding detailsCopy Anchor Link

• Model: claude-haiku-4-5.
• Auth: reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from your environment.
• Default brief: "a small, fast-moving software startup."
• Default volume medium: 6 users, 4 channels, 20 messages. See the volume table.
• Data is created via real signup → workspace → channels → messages, so auth and referential integrity hold.

Seed on spinCopy Anchor Link

To seed at create time instead, pass --seed to spin:

hone env spin slack --seed acme-corp

Reset replays itCopy Anchor Link

The last seed is recorded on the clone and re-applied automatically by reset.

Errors you might seeCopy Anchor Link