Interactive Mode

4.6. Interactive Mode#

FlareInspect includes an interactive shell for running commands without repeating the full CLI prefix each time.

4.6.1. Starting Interactive Mode#

Run flareinspect with no arguments to launch the interactive shell:

flareinspect

You will see a banner and a flareinspect> prompt.

4.6.2. Available Commands#

Command

Description

assess

Run a Cloudflare security assessment (same options as CLI)

export

Export assessment results to a different format

help

Display help information

credits

Display IONSEC.IO information

clear

Clear the terminal screen

exit

Exit interactive mode

4.6.3. Passing Options#

All flags available in CLI mode work inside the interactive shell. For example:

flareinspect> assess --token YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN --zones example.com

4.6.4. When to Use Interactive Mode#

  • Exploratory assessments: Quickly run targeted checks against different zones or categories without re-typing the full command.

  • Debugging: Use --debug interactively to inspect API calls and scoring decisions.

  • Ad-hoc workflows: Chain an assess then an export without leaving the shell.

For CI/CD and scripted environments, use the standard CLI commands instead — interactive mode requires a TTY.