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# evidence authority activate command reference

> Generated syntax and options for evidence authority activate.

{/* Generated from crates/registry-cli-docs/catalog.json and the workspace version in Cargo.toml by scripts/generate-cli-reference.mjs. Run npm run generate. */}

Validate package ceilings and durably commit one target authority snapshot.

## Contract status

This page is generated from the public Clap command tree for Registry Stack source version `0.44.0` and catalog SHA-256 `1577fc2512d840ed27fdd70f4b3829f9f7796ab1a3a9a426c283904b3bf1a885`. Hidden implementation commands are omitted.

## Usage

```text
evidence authority activate [OPTIONS] --runtime-config <FILE> --document <FILE>
```

## Options

| Option | Always required | Default | Values | Environment | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--runtime-config <FILE>` | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | Runtime configuration file |
| `--document <FILE>` | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | Target authority document to validate and activate |
| `--operator-reference <REFERENCE>` | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Operator or change reference; only its hash is retained in activation audit |
| `-h, --help` | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Print help |

## Generation contract

After changing a public command, argument, option, default, environment binding, or help description, run `cargo run --locked -p registry-cli-docs -- --write`, commit `crates/registry-cli-docs/catalog.json`, then run `npm run generate` from `docs/site`.