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id: cognite-toolkit
version: "0.8.164"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# cognite-toolkit — Official Cognite Data Fusion tool for project templates and configuration deployment

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 85.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

The Cognite Data Fusion Toolkit is a CLI and automation tool for managing Cognite Data Fusion projects. It operates in three modes: as an interactive command-line interface for retrieving and pushing CDF service configurations (datasets, data models, transformations), as a scripting tool for version-controlled YAML-based project lifecycle management with DevOps support, and as a deployment mechanism for official and custom project templates. The tool integrates with the Cognite SDK and uses a rich CLI stack (typer, rich, questionary) to provide an interactive experience, while supporting headless automation through configuration files.

It is designed for both manual administration alongside the CDF web application and for automated infrastructure-as-code workflows across development, staging, and production environments. The package ships with modularized templates following Cognite best practices and is actively maintained with support for modern Python versions (3.10–3.13).

Use it for:

- Initialize and configure new Cognite Data Fusion projects quickly using bundled templates.
- Automate CDF project configuration across multiple environments (dev, staging, prod) using version-controlled YAML files.
- Retrieve current CDF service configurations and push updates without manual web UI interaction.
- Deploy Cognite or partner-provided project templates to standardize CDF setup.
- Integrate CDF administration into CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure-as-code workflows.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

A command-line tool for configuring, administrating, and deploying Cognite Data Fusion projects through interactive commands, scripted YAML workflows, and bundled project templates.

Yes. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive Apache-2.0 license, and installs with low friction. It is the official tool for CDF project administration and template deployment, making it essential for anyone managing Cognite Data Fusion projects at scale or automating their configuration.

## Install

pip install cognite-toolkit
uv add cognite-toolkit
poetry add cognite-toolkit

## Installing cognite-toolkit

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with a release on 2026-08-14 and an active repository. Requires Python 3.10 or later.

License in practice: Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install cognite-toolkit
cdf --help

Requires Python 3.10 or later; authentication to a Cognite Data Fusion project is needed for actual operations.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the tool requires Cognite Data Fusion account credentials or API keys to function beyond --help.
- Whether templates can be customized or extended without modifying the package source.
- Performance characteristics when managing large CDF projects or complex configurations.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 85.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

cognite data fusion cli, cdf project configuration tool, cognite deployment automation, cdf template deployment, cognite project administration, cdf configuration management, cognite devops toolkit, cli-tool, infrastructure-as-code, cognite-ecosystem

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