evidencectl target new command reference
Create target files from explicit settings or a project-local baseline.
Contract status
Section titled “Contract status”This page is generated from the public Clap command tree for Registry Stack source version 0.38.0 and catalog SHA-256 cd13c658f65af295f9df3c6db86dc045ac06e9e040afc1f5f5b27c3184ab653d. Hidden implementation commands are omitted.
evidencectl target new [OPTIONS] <DIRECTORY>Constraints
Section titled “Constraints”| Condition | Requirement |
|---|---|
--project <PROJECT> is present | --local is required. |
Arguments
Section titled “Arguments”| Argument | Always required | Default | Values | Environment | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<DIRECTORY> | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | New target directory to create; missing parent directories are created |
Options
Section titled “Options”| Option | Always required | Default | Values | Environment | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
--settings <SETTINGS> | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Closed settings document with native governance, runtime, and public keys. This command checks target-file shape, logical secret references, and public-key identity. Project-specific bundle and runtime semantics are checked by target explain, fixtures run --target, build --target, and doctor. |
--project <PROJECT> | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Evidence project directory; defaults to the current directory with —local. This command needs an editable project with local signing keys when using —local. Its paths fill only omitted local filesystem settings. |
--local | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Use project-local development paths; requires local assurance governance |
--signing-public-key <SIGNING_PUBLIC_KEY> | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Public signing JWK whose RFC 7638 thumbprint names activePublicJwkFile |
--format <output_format> | No | human | human | n/a | Select human-readable output; this command provides no JSON report |
-h, --help | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Print help (see a summary with ‘-h’) |
Generation contract
Section titled “Generation contract”Run npm run generate from docs/site after changing a public command, argument, option, default, environment binding, or help description.