oci-cli
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure CLI
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. It is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, supports modern Python versions (3.6–3.13), and installs with low friction. The permissive dual license poses no restrictions. Install it as the standard tool for OCI CLI operations.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Oracle Cloud Infrastructure account credentials configured locally (typically via ~/.oci/config file with API key or session token).
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a release 3 days old.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Dual-licensed under Universal Permissive License 1.0 and Apache License 2.0, both permissive licenses with minimal restrictions on use or redistribution.
last release 2026-08-11 (3 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 2,275,253 downloads/mo, #3,175 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install oci-cli
oci --help
oci -i- Whether interactive mode features (-i flag) require additional system dependencies beyond the listed runtime packages
- Performance characteristics or resource overhead when managing large numbers of cloud resources
- Specific Oracle Cloud account setup or authentication requirements beyond standard CLI configuration
What it is and what it does
oci-cli is the official command-line interface for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, maintained by Oracle Corp. It lets you manage OCI resources—compute instances, storage, networking, databases, and more—directly from the terminal. The package installs as a Python CLI tool with 14 runtime dependencies including cryptography, PyYAML, click, and prompt-toolkit to handle authentication, configuration parsing, and interactive command guidance.
The CLI supports interactive mode (via the -i flag) that provides command suggestions, parameter autocompletion, and color-coded guidance to distinguish required from optional parameters. It's designed for developers and operators who need to automate cloud infrastructure tasks, configure services, or integrate OCI management into scripts and CI/CD pipelines. The tool is production-stable and actively maintained.
Use it for
- Automate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provisioning and configuration in deployment scripts or CI/CD pipelines
- Interactively manage compute instances, storage buckets, and networking resources from the command line
- Query and monitor cloud resources using JMESPath filtering (jmespath dependency) for reporting or auditing
- Configure and troubleshoot OCI services without leaving the terminal or using the web console
- Integrate OCI resource management into shell scripts for infrastructure-as-code workflows
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
It is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, supports modern Python versions (3.6–3.13), and installs with low friction. The permissive dual license poses no restrictions. Install it as the standard tool for OCI CLI operations.
Install
oci-cli on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release 3 days old. Supports Python 3.6 through 3.13.
Requires Oracle Cloud Infrastructure account credentials configured locally (typically via ~/.oci/config file with API key or session token).
License in practice
Dual-licensed under Universal Permissive License 1.0 and Apache License 2.0, both permissive licenses with minimal restrictions on use or redistribution.
Quickstart
pip install oci-cli
oci --help
oci -iVerify before relying
- Whether interactive mode features (-i flag) require additional system dependencies beyond the listed runtime packages
- Performance characteristics or resource overhead when managing large numbers of cloud resources
- Specific Oracle Cloud account setup or authentication requirements beyond standard CLI configuration
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 14 packagesociarrowcertificryptographyjmespathpython-dateutilpytzsixterminaltablespyOpenSSLPyYAMLclickprompt-toolkitsetuptools |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 3 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,275,253 / month, #3,175 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseLicense :: OSI Approved :: Universal Permissive License (UPL)Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: oci_cli-3.90.2-py3-none-any.whl
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