scout context

Manage authentication contexts when working with multiple Scout organizations. Each context stores an account name, authentication endpoint, and Scout API URL.

Usage

scout context <SUBCOMMAND>

Subcommands

Subcommand	Description
list	List all configured contexts
set <NAME>	Set the active context
show	Display details of the current context
delete <NAME>	Delete a context and its credentials
set-api-url <URL>	Set the Scout API URL for a context

scout context list

List all configured contexts. The active context is marked with *.

scout context list

scout context set

Switch to a different account context.

scout context set <NAME>

Arguments:

Argument	Type	Description
NAME	string	Context name to activate

Example:

scout context set staging-org

scout context show

Display details of the current active context, including name, endpoint, account slug, and API URL.

scout context show

scout context delete

Delete a context and remove its stored credentials.

scout context delete <NAME>

Arguments:

Argument	Type	Description
NAME	string	Context name to delete

Example:

scout context delete old-org

scout context set-api-url

Override the Scout API URL for a context. Useful when connecting to a self-hosted Scout instance.

scout context set-api-url <URL>

Arguments:

Argument	Type	Description
URL	string	Scout API endpoint URL

Flags:

Flag	Type	Default	Description
-a, --account	string	active context	Target a specific context instead of the active one

Example:

scout context set-api-url https://scout-api.internal.example.com

Example Workflow

Set up multiple organizations and switch between them:

# Authenticate with two organizations
scout login --account prod-org
scout login --account staging-org

# List contexts
scout context list

# Switch to staging
scout context set staging-org

# Verify
scout context show

See Also

• login — authenticate with Scout
• status — check authentication status
• Global Flags — use -a to override context per-command